(S)-Histidine: the ideal precursor for a novel family of chiral aminoacid and peptidic ionic liquids

(S)- Histidineis shown to be a powerful chiralprecursor for the construction of a new series of imidazolium-containing chiral ionic liquids, in which the chiral bifunctionalunit of the aminoacid remains unchanged. These ionic materials can be used as building blocks for the synthesis of peptidic ionic liquids.