title: Ionic liquid buffers: a new class of chemicals with potential for controlling pH in non-aqueous media.
abstract: Ionic liquids with buffering characteristics, synthesized by the reaction of [RMIM]OH base moieties with phthalic and tartaric acid, respectively, are potential reagents for controlling pH in non-aqueous media; remarkable [Base]/[Acid] molar ratio dependence of the catalytic activities has been observed in the hydrogenation of olefins with [RuCl2(PPh3)3] complex in DMF and [BMIM][BF4].
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
authors.forename: Guang-nan
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Ming-xia
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jia-rong
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: She
authors.forename: You-zhu
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D002021:Buffers; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D013644:Tartrates / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002021:Buffers; D007093:Imidazoles; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D010795:Phthalic Acids; D013644:Tartrates; C032279:phthalic acid; C029768:tartaric acid