Patent ID: 7807852

Claim:
An ionic liquid monomer salt having the general formula: wherein A=H or CH 3 ; X═—COY—, -p-C 6 H 4 —, -o-C 6 H 4 —, -m-C 6 H 4 —, —O—, or —CH 2 —; Y═—O(CH 2 ) n — where n=1 to 4, or —(OCH 2 CH 2 ) n where n=1 to 6, or —NHCH(CH 3 )—, —NHC(CH 3 ) 2 —, —N(C 12 H 25 )CH 2 CH 2 —, —NHC(CH 3 )CH 2 —, or —NHCH(C 6 H 5 )CH 2 —, wherein R, R′, and/or R″ are each independently selected from H or —(CH 2 ) n CH 3 where n=1 to 12, or —(CH 2 CH 2 O) n CH 3 where n=1 to 4, or —(CH) 3 (Si(CH 3 ) 2 O) n CH 3 where n=1 to 6, or —(CF 2 ) n CF 3 , —CH 2 (CF 2 ) n CF 3 where n=1 to 8.