Use of ionic liquids in the study of fruit ripening by high-resolution 13C NMR spectroscopy: ‘green’ solvents meet green bananas

Abstract
Banana pulps at any ripening stage can be completely dissolved in solvent systems based on the ionic liquid (IL) 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C4mim]Cl), and variations in the carbohydrate composition of the fruit analyzed directly on the resulting solutions using high-resolution 13C NMR spectroscopy.