Synthesis, physico-chemical and antimicrobial studies of ionic liquid

Abstract

A novel ammonium salt, an ionic liquid (ILs) was synthesized at room temperature. Its structure was elucidated by elemental analyses and various spectroscopic techniques like FT-IR, 1H and 13C NMR and ESI-MS spectrometry. Thermal studies were also carried out to get thermal stability of the ionic compound. X-ray crystallographic study was carried out to ascertain the structure of ammonium cation which is bonded to three anion via O-H Cl intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Synthesized compound was also investigated for in vitro antimicrobial study against number microbes and results showed excellent results.