TY - JOUR
T1 - Intermolecular dynamics, interactions, and solvation in ionic liquids
AU - Castner, Edward W.
AU - Wishart, James F.
AU - Shirota, Hideaki
PY - 2007/11/1
Y1 - 2007/11/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1021/ar700169g
DO - 10.1021/ar700169g
M3 - Article
C2 - 18020400
AN - SCOPUS:37349091177
VL - 40
SP - 1217
EP - 1227
JO - Accounts of Chemical Research
JF - Accounts of Chemical Research
SN - 0001-4842
IS - 11
ER -