Imidazolium-based polymeric ionic liquids with diverse carboxylates: precision synthesis and LCST- and UCST-type thermoresponsivity in water†
Abstract
Polymeric ionic liquids containing imidazolium salt moieties with suitable alkyl and aromatic carboxylate counteranions were demonstrated to exhibit LCST- and UCST-type thermoresponsivity, respectively, in water.