“…More recently, ionic liquids (ILs) have emerged as a potential antimicrobial, therefore, we have also performed and compared the docking results of various classes of antiviral compounds with the results obtained from molecular docking of CoV protease with ILs containing cyclic ring ( pyrrolidinium, piperidinium, pyridinium, imidazolium ) to explore the applicability of ILs as antiviral compounds. ILs are formed by the combination of various organic/inorganic cation and anion, feebly attached by the non-covalent interactions [ 22 ], provides a range of properties that makes ILs a potential candidate for diverse applications such as catalyst/solvent in organic chemistry [ 23 ], electrochemical industries [ 24 ], drug delivery system [ 25 ], pharma industries [ 26 ], and self-assembled nanostructure formation [ [27] , [28] , [29] ]. The tunable nature of ILs makes them a desirable molecule for various applications.…”