Methods and compositions are provided for synthesizing ionic liquids from lignin derived compounds comprising: contacting a starting material comprising lignin with a depolymerization agent to depolymerize the lignin and form a mixture of aldehyde containing compounds; contacting the mixture of aldehyde containing compounds with an amine under conditions suitable to convert the mixture of aldehyde containing compounds to a mixture of amine containing compounds; and contacting the mixture of amine containing compounds with an acid under conditions suitable to form an ammonium salt, thereby preparing the ionic liquid.
提供了一种从
木质素衍生化合物合成
离子液体的方法和组合物,包括:将含有
木质素的起始材料与解聚剂接触,以解聚
木质素并形成含有醛基化合物的混合物;将含有醛基化合物的混合物与胺在适宜的条件下接触,以转化为含有胺基化合物的混合物;将含有胺基化合物的混合物与酸在适宜的条件下接触,以形成
铵盐,从而制备
离子液体。