Characterization of [P4444]CF3COO in water by the 1-propanol probing methodology

Publication date: 15 March 2020Source: Journal of Molecular Liquids, Volume 302Author(s): Midori Matsushita, Takeshi Morita, Keiko Nishikawa, Yoshikata KogaAbstractOur earlier study indicated that [P4444]CF3COO salt in binary aqueous solution was found an extremely strong hydrophobe. Here, we examine its hydrophobicity by the 1-propanol probing methodology we have developed earlier. The results indicated contrary to our expectation the salt was in fact the most significant amphiphile with a strong hydrophobic and an equally strong hydrophilic contributions; indeed the strongest ones we have encountered. We discuss a possible interpretation why and how such surprising results came about.
Source: Journal of Molecular Liquids - Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: research