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Title: Could you make kool-aid using an ionic liquid as a solvent?
Post by: Thirsty Premed on November 06, 2018, 09:47:21 PM
Working on a lab report about ionic liquids (specifically ([C6-mim]PF6)) and I was just curious... :P

Title: Re: Could you make kool-aid using an ionic liquid as a solvent?
Post by: wildfyr on November 07, 2018, 12:48:37 AM
I can't even understand this question. Koolaid is dye, sugar, and artificial flavoring in water. If you dissolve those things in an ionic liquid, its not Kool-aid anymore, its just toxic.
Title: Re: Could you make kool-aid using an ionic liquid as a solvent?
Post by: Thirsty Premed on November 07, 2018, 07:33:38 PM
Says who?
Title: Re: Could you make kool-aid using an ionic liquid as a solvent?
Post by: wildfyr on November 07, 2018, 09:28:50 PM
Well biology uses water, not ionic liquids, because they are harmful to biology

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0043135409006137.

So you can put kool-aid ingredients in an ionic liquid, but you'll be the only one who wants to call it Kool-aid and drink it.
Title: Re: Could you make kool-aid using an ionic liquid as a solvent?
Post by: Thirsty Premed on November 07, 2018, 10:18:31 PM
Sheesh, poisoning myself and getting to drink kool-aid... that just sounds like a win-win to me  >:D