{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8(63)"],"submitter":["Zhao H"],"funding":["University of Northern Colorado","Research Corporation for Science Advancement"],"pubmed_abstract":["Enzymatic ring-opening polymerization (ROP) is a benign method for preparing polyesters, such as polylactides and other polylactones. These reactions are typically carried out at relatively high temperatures (60-130 °C), however, there is a deficiency of enzyme-compatible solvents for such thermally-demanding biocatalytic processes. In this study, we have prepared a series of short-chained glycol-grafted ionic liquids (ILs) based on a phosphonium, imidazolium, pyridinium, ammonium, or piperidinium cationic headgroup. Most of these glycol-grafted ILs exhibit relatively low dynamic viscosities (33-123 mPa s at 30 °C), coupled with excellent short-term thermal stabilities with decomposition temperatures (<i>T</i> <sub>dcp</sub>) in the 318-403 °C range. Significantly, the long-term thermal st"],"journal":["RSC advances"],"pagination":["36025-36033"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9088744"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Glycol-functionalized ionic liquids for high-temperature enzymatic ring-opening polymerization."],"pmcid":["PMC9088744"],"pubmed_authors":["Afriyie LO","Baker GA","Zhao H","Larm NE"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Glycol-functionalized ionic liquids for high-temperature enzymatic ring-opening polymerization.","description":"Enzymatic ring-opening polymerization (ROP) is a benign method for preparing polyesters, such as polylactides and other polylactones. These reactions are typically carried out at relatively high temperatures (60-130 °C), however, there is a deficiency of enzyme-compatible solvents for such thermally-demanding biocatalytic processes. In this study, we have prepared a series of short-chained glycol-grafted ionic liquids (ILs) based on a phosphonium, imidazolium, pyridinium, ammonium, or piperidinium cationic headgroup. Most of these glycol-grafted ILs exhibit relatively low dynamic viscosities (33-123 mPa s at 30 °C), coupled with excellent short-term thermal stabilities with decomposition temperatures (<i>T</i> <sub>dcp</sub>) in the 318-403 °C range. Significantly, the long-term thermal st","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Oct","modification":"2025-04-04T21:32:47.679Z","creation":"2025-04-04T21:32:47.679Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9088744","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35558444"],"doi":["10.1039/c8ra07733a"]}}