J.H.D. thanks Chevron for partial support of this research. R.E.S. gratefully acknowledges the National Science Foundation for their generous support (NSF CAREER grant, CHE-0846680).
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The Fluid-Mosaic Model, Homeoviscous Adaptation, and Ionic Liquids: Dramatic Lowering of the Melting Point by Side-Chain Unsaturation†
Article first published online: 8 MAR 2010
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200906169
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Murray, S., O'Brien, R., Mattson, K., Ceccarelli, C., Sykora, R., West, K. and Davis, J. (2010), The Fluid-Mosaic Model, Homeoviscous Adaptation, and Ionic Liquids: Dramatic Lowering of the Melting Point by Side-Chain Unsaturation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 49: 2755–2758. doi: 10.1002/anie.200906169
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 26 MAR 2010
- Article first published online: 8 MAR 2010
- Manuscript Revised: 28 JAN 2010
- Manuscript Received: 2 NOV 2009
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- Chevron
- National Science Foundation. Grant Number: CHE-0846680
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Keywords:
- fluid-mosaic model;
- homeoviscous adaptation;
- ionic liquids;
- lipids;
- phase transitions
Graphical Abstract
Defying conventional wisdom: Ionic liquids (ILs) with long, unsaturated alkyl appendages (see top structure) defy established trends that link long ion-bound alkyl groups to higher melting points. The new ILs are also less viscous than a saturated standard (see bottom structure) at the same temperature. These features parallel those that underpin homeoviscous adaptation in certain organisms and are indirectly supportive of a fluid-mosaic-like nanoscale character.