“…To date, ionic liquids have shown broad application prospects in the area of separation science due to the variety of available structures, their good thermal stability, their excellent solubility, their high efficiency, their ideal recyclability, and because they have fewer effects on humans and the environment. 11,12 In addition, the designable structures and properties of ionic liquids enable the selective extraction, separation, and purification of certain natural active ingredients, and they also meet the requirements of green chemistry. 13,14 For alkaloids, allylmethylimidazolium bromide ([Amim][Br]), 15 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([C 4 mim][BF 4 ]), 16 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloridoferrate ([C 2 OHmim][FeCl 4 ]), 17 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C 4 mim][Cl]), 18 and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acesulfamate ([C 4 C 1 im][Ace]) 19 have been used, but ionic liquids other than substituted imidazoles have been rarely studied; moreover, theophylline has not been separated via liquid–liquid extraction with ILs.…”