title: From dysfunction to bis-function: on the design and applications of functionalised ionic liquids.
abstract: Some of the recent developments concerning the synthesis, properties and applications of functionalised ionic liquids are highlighted. Various strategies are presented, including functionalisation of the cation, anion or both cation and anion in the same ionic liquid, leading to what has been termed dual-functionalised ionic liquids. Particular attention is given to the application of functionalised ionic liquids as reaction media, to stabilise nanoparticles/modify surfaces and to generate porous materials.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Zhaofu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.forename: Tilmann J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Geldbach
authors.forename: Dongbin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dyson