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 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.
Castner
Edward W
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Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8087, USA.
Wishart
James F
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Shirota
Hideaki
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D002151:Calorimetry; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D003374:Coumarins / Q000737:chemistry; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012995:Solubility; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014783:Viscosity
D002412:Cations; D003374:Coumarins; D052578:Ionic Liquids; C030123:coumarin