Chemical Communications 2013-09-21

Vesicles and reverse vesicles of an ionic liquid in ionic liquids.

K Srinivasa Rao, Soonyong So, Arvind Kumar

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 49(73) , 8111-3, (2013)

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Abstract

First evidence and the mechanism of formation of closed bilayer structures by a single chain amino acid ionic liquid (IL), L-proline isopropylester laurylsulfate in both hydrophilic and hydrophobic ILs, is reported. Such ionic self-assemblies are shown to be guided by fine balance of solvophobic effects and ionic arrangements via hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions.