Comment on ‘Chitosan dissolution with sulfopropyl imidazolium Brønsted acidic ionic liquids’

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ELSEVIER
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021, 328
Issue Date:
2021-04-15
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This comment identifies misinterpreted data associated with a reported synthesis of Brønsted acidic ionic liquids 1-alkyl-3-(3-sulfopropyl)imidazolium acetate for the dissolution of chitosan. Relying on the Brønsted-Lowry theory, NMR analyses, and density functional calculations, we demonstrate that such ionic liquids are unlikely to be produced.
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