Phosphonium-based ionic liquids and uses

US8920673B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC · US

Inventors

• Rico Del Sesto · Santa Fe, US
• Andrew T. Koppisch · Flagstaff, US
• Katherine Lovejoy · Silver Spring, US
• Geraldine M. Purdy · Chamita, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 2, 2010
• Grant date: Dec 30, 2014
• Expiry date: Sep 25, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C09B69/02
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Phosphonium-based room temperature ionic liquids (“RTILs”) were prepared. They were used as matrices for Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry and also for preparing samples of dyes for analysis.