Protic ionic liquids from di- or triamines: even cheaper Brønsted acidic catalysts
Alina Brzęczek‐Szafran, Justyna Więcławik, Natalia Barteczko, Anna Szelwicka, Emily L. Byrne, Anna Kolanowska, Małgorzata Swadźba‐Kwaśny, Anna Chrobok
Abstract
Dicationic and tricationic ionic liquids, synthesised by proton transfer from sulfuric acid and corresponding di- and triamines, were characterised and used as Brønsted acidic catalysts in biodiesel production.
Topics & Concepts
Ionic liquidCatalysisChemistrySulfuric acidBrønsted–Lowry acid–base theoryProtonOrganic chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsIonic liquids properties and applicationsChemical Synthesis and ReactionsCatalysis for Biomass Conversion