Intermolecular Dynamics, Interactions, and Solvation in Ionic Liquids

Ionic liquids can simultaneously assume multiple solvent roles, because they are strongly polar and polarizable solvents and binary solutions and frequently contain very hydrophobic components. When the cation and anion functional groups are tuned appropriately, ionic liquids can be used as designer...

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Published in:Accounts of chemical research 2007-11, Vol.40 (11), p.1217-1227
Main Authors: Castner, Edward W, Wishart, James F, Shirota, Hideaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calorimetry
Cations - chemistry
Coumarins - chemistry
Ionic Liquids - chemistry
Models, Chemical
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure
Solubility
Temperature
Time Factors
Viscosity
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Summary:Ionic liquids can simultaneously assume multiple solvent roles, because they are strongly polar and polarizable solvents and binary solutions and frequently contain very hydrophobic components. When the cation and anion functional groups are tuned appropriately, ionic liquids can be used as designer solvents for a broad range of applications. In this Account, we discuss our spectroscopic studies on the intermolecular interactions, dynamics, solvation, transport, and friction in ionic liquids, as compared with information obtained from macroscopic experiments including viscometry and calorimetry.
ISSN:0001-4842
1520-4898
DOI:10.1021/ar700169g