the reagents studied
in the present investigation (bromoacetic acid, n-octanol, n-hexane, ethyl acetate, chloroform, N-methyl imidazole, methanol, NaCl, MgCl2, CaCl2, sodium alginate, p-toluene sulphonic acid
monohydrate, sodium salicylate, CV, MO, AR, RB, and curcumin) were
of analytical grade, purchased from Sigma-Aldrich, and used as received.