Deep Eutectic Solvents

Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

Diego J. Ramón, Gabriela Guillena

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9783527345182
• eBook ISBN: 9783527818495
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Organic Chemistry

A useful guide to the fundamentals and applications of deep eutectic solvents

Deep Eutectic Solvents contains a comprehensive review of the use of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as an environmentally benign alternative reaction media for chemical transformations and processes. The contributors cover a range of topics including synthesis, structure, properties, toxicity and biodegradability of DESs. The book also explores myriad applications in various disciplines, such as organic synthesis and (bio)catalysis, electrochemistry, extraction, analytical chemistry, polymerizations, (nano)materials preparation, biomass processing, and gas adsorption.

The book is aimed at organic chemists, catalytic chemists, pharmaceutical chemists, biochemists, electrochemists, and others involved in the design of eco-friendly reactions and processes. This important book:

-Explores the promise of DESs as an environmentally benign alternative to hazardous organic solvents
-Covers the synthesis, structure, properties (incl. toxicity) as well as a wide range of applications
-Offers a springboard for stimulating critical discussion and encouraging further advances in the field

Deep Eutectic Solvents is an interdisciplinary resource for researchers in academia and industry interested in the many uses of DESs as an environmentally benign alternative reaction media.

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Synthesis and Properties

Karine De Oliveira Vigier and François Jérôme

Université de Poitiers, B1, ENSIP, IC2MP UMR CNRS 7285, 1 rue Marcel Doré, TSA 41105, 86073, Poitiers Cédex, France

1.1 Introduction

At the beginning of this century, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) appeared as a new class of green solvents [1] and they are considered as a new class of ionic liquids (ILs) due to their similar characteristics and properties. However, they are two different types of solvents. An ionic liquid is an association of a cation and an anion. In contrast, DES is a combination of two or more solids that form, through hydrogen bond formation, a eutectic liquid mixture at a temperature lower than the melting point of each compound that is part of the DES [2]. The intersection of the eutectic temperature and the eutectic composition gives the eutectic point (E in Figure 1.1). E is the point where the eutectic mixture is a unique composition of two or more nonmiscible phases of solid components that after association form a liquid at a defined temperature.

Figure 1.1 Representation of a eutectic point.

The interest in DESs increased considerably at industrial or academic level as shown by the number of publications dedicated to DESs. This is due to their great convenience of synthesis, their low production costs by using safe components, and the...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• 1 Synthesis and Properties
• 2 Structure and Implications
• 3 Toxicity and Biodegradability of Deep Eutectic Solvents and Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents
• 4 Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents: From Their Discovery to Their Applications
• 5 Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents
• 6 Deep Eutectic Solvents: Exploring Their Role in Nature
• 7 Organic Synthesis in DESs
• 8DES as Catalyst
• 9 Metal‐Promoted Organic Transformation in DES
• 10 Polymerizations
• 11 Extraction of Bioactive Compounds
• 12 Processing of Biomass in Deep Eutectic Solvents
• 13 Enzyme Catalysis: In DES, with DES, and in the Presence of DES
• 14 Nanoscale and Functional Materials
• 15 Carbon Dioxide Capture
• 16DES‐Mediated Approaches Toward Green Analytical Chemistry
• 17 Electrochemistry
• Index
• End User License Agreement