Effect of Water on a Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvent

• Published in: The journal of physical chemistry. B Vol. 126; no. 2; pp. 513 - 527
• Main Authors: Kivelä, Henri, Salomäki, Mikko, Vainikka, Petteri, Mäkilä, Ermei, Poletti, Fabrizio, Ruggeri, Stefano, Terzi, Fabio, Lukkari, Jukka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 20.01.2022
• Subjects: ammonium chloride; B: Liquids; Chemical and Dynamical Processes in Solution; decanoic acid; hydrogen bonding; hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; solvents; tetrabutylammonium compounds; viscosity; water content; water vapor

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) formed by hydrogen bond donors and acceptors are a promising new class of solvents. Both hydrophilic and hydrophobic binary DESs readily absorb water, making them ternary mixtures, and a small water content is always inevitable under ambient conditions. We present a tho...