Abstract
Thirteen novel chiral ionic liquids (CILs) containing the (−)-menthyl group can be easily prepared from isonicotinic acid with yields of 35–90%. The properties and characterization of these compounds were discussed and the alternation of optical rotation was analyzed.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Y406470).