title: Intermolecular dynamics, interactions, and solvation in ionic liquids.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8087, USA.
authors.forename: Edward W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Castner
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wishart
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shirota
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D003374:Coumarins; D052578:Ionic Liquids; C030123:coumarin