Synthesis, characterization and the antimicrobial activity of new eco-friendly ionic liquids

• Main Authors: Messali, Mouslim, Moussa, Ziad, Hammouti, Belkheir, Judeh, Zaher M. A., Alzahrani, Abdullah Y., El-Naggar, Moustafa Y., ElDouhaibi, Ahmad S.
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biochemical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99646; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17693
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A green microwave-assisted procedure for the preparation of a series of 24 new 1-alkyl-3-ethylimidazolium ionic liquids with different functional groups in the alkyl chain is described. Moreover, the synthesis of a variety of ten new geminal dicationic ionic liquids is reported. Their structures were characterized by FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 11B, 19F, 31P, and mass spectrometry. Several ionic liquids were selected for antimicrobial activity studies, yielding very interesting and promising results.