title: Complexes of ionic liquids with poly(ethylene glycol)s.
abstract: The self-assembly behavior of ionic liquids with acyclic polyethers was studied. The cations of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium salts and 1-alkylpyridinium salts could form complexes at a ratio of 1:1 with poly(ethylene glycol)-800 (PEG800) and poly(propylene glycol)-1000 (PPG1000) in which the chain length was suitable to wrap around the cations. On the basis of the investigation by NMR, mass spectrometry, UV-vis spectroscopy, and TG analysis, the formation and characteristics of the novel complexes were discussed.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
authors.forename: Shuping
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Shuai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yifeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Aibao
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Guangcun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaohua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Danqian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xu