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Reline aqueous solutions behaving as liquid mixtures of H-bonded co-solvents: Microphase segregation and formation of co-continuous structures as indicated by Brillouin and 1H NMR spectroscopies

Publicated to:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 19 (26): 17103-17110 - 2017-01-01 19(26), DOI: 10.1039/c7cp02180a

Authors: Posada E; López-Salas N; Jiménez Riobóo RJ; Ferrer ML; Gutiérrez MC; Del Monte F

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Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid-ICMM; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-CSIC; Campus de Cantoblanco; Madrid; 28049; Spain - Author

Abstract

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) offer a suitable alternative to conventional solvents in terms of both performance and cost-effectiveness. Some DESs also offer certain green features, the greenness of which is notoriously enhanced when combined with water. Aqueous DES dilutions are therefore attracting great attention as a novel green medium for biotechnological processes, with the aqueous dilutions of reline-a DES composed of urea and choline chloride-being one of the most studied systems. Despite their macroscopic homogeneous appearance, both 1H NMR spectroscopic studies and molecular dynamics simulations have revealed the occurrence of certain dynamic heterogeneity at a microscopic molecular level. Ultrasonic measurements were also used with the aim of getting further insights but nonconclusive results were obtained. Herein, we have studied aqueous reline dilutions by Brillouin spectroscopy given its proved suitability for detecting local structure rearrangements in liquid mixtures of H-bonded co-solvents. Brillouin spectroscopy revealed the formation of a co-continuous structure resulting from local structure rearrangements and micro-segregation into aqueous and DES phases. Interestingly, there is agreement between 1H NMR and Brillouin spectroscopy when pointing to the DES content where microphase segregation and formation of co-continuous structures occurred. © 2017 the Owner Societies.

Keywords

Astronomia / físicaBiodiversidadeBiotecnologíaChemistry, physicalCiência da computaçãoCiência de alimentosCiências agrárias iCiências ambientaisCiências biológicas iCiências biológicas iiEngenharias iiEngenharias iiiEngenharias ivEnsinoFarmaciaGeneral medicineGeneral physics and astronomyGeociênciasInterdisciplinarMatemática / probabilidade e estatísticaMateriaisMedicina iMedicina iiOdontologíaPhysical and theoretical chemistryPhysics and astronomy (all)Physics and astronomy (miscellaneous)Physics, atomic, molecular & chemicalQuímica

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2017, it was in position 9/37, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.87, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 5.54 (source consulted: Dimensions Sep 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-09-23, the following number of citations:

  • Scopus: 51

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-09-23:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 62 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (POSADA SANCHEZ, ELENA) .