title: Detection of small differences in the hydrophilicity of ions using the LCST-type phase transition of an ionic liquid-water mixture.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Shohei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saita
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kohno
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohno
mesh_terms: D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D044367:Phase Transition; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D052578:Ionic Liquids; D007477:Ions; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D012492:Salts; D014867:Water; C050172:tetrabutylphosphonium