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. 2023 Apr 29;6:84. doi: 10.1038/s42004-023-00875-9

Table 1.

Ionic liquids investigated.

Ionic Liquid Abbreviation Cation Anion
1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate [BMIM][BF4] graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Taba_HTML.gif graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabb_HTML.gif
1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Acetate [BMIM][CO2CH3] graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabc_HTML.gif graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabd_HTML.gif
1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Triflate [BMIM][SO3CF3] graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabe_HTML.gif graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabf_HTML.gif
1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Trifluoroacetate [BMIM][CO2CF3] graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabg_HTML.gif graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabh_HTML.gif
1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Acetate [EMIM][CO2CH3] graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabi_HTML.gif graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabj_HTML.gif
1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Triflate [EMIM][SO3CF3] graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabk_HTML.gif graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabl_HTML.gif
1-Butyl-2,3-Dimethylimidazolium Acetatea - graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabm_HTML.gif graphic file with name 42004_2023_875_Tabn_HTML.gif

aThis IL was used only to confirm the proposed mechanism of reaction of [BMIM] [CO2CH3] and [EMIM][CO2CH3].