- Detection of small differences in the hydrophilicity of ions using the LCST-type phase transition of an ionic liquid-water mixture.
Detection of small differences in the hydrophilicity of ions using the LCST-type phase transition of an ionic liquid-water mixture.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2012-11-21)
Shohei Saita, Yuki Kohno, Hiroyuki Ohno
PMID23164982
ABSTRACT
The phase separation temperature of the tetrabutylphosphonium trifluoroacetate-water mixture, which undergoes a lower critical solution temperature-type phase transition, is highly sensitive to the hydrophilicity of added salts; this system can be used to compare the hydrophilicity of the added ions.