| API | Active pharmaceutical ingredient |
| CQ | Chloroquine |
| CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| DIEA | N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine |
| DMF | Dimethylformamide |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| DMSO-d6 | Hexadeuterated dimethylsulfoxide |
| eq | Molar equivalent |
| ESI-IT MS | Electrospray ionization-ion trap mass spectrometry |
| IC50 | Half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IL | Ionic liquid |
| MeOH | Methanol |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| Pf | Plasmodium falciparum |
| PQ | Primaquine |
| RT | Room temperature |
| RTIL | Room temperature ionic liquid |
| SAIL | Surface-active ionic liquid |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SM | Supplementary materials |
| STA | Simultaneous thermogravimetric analysis |
| TBTU | O-(benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate |