Ionic Liquids: Just Molten Salts After All?

Molecules

Hon Man Yau¹  Si Jia Chan¹  Stephen R. D. George¹  James M. Hook³  Anna K. Croft² 

[1] School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia;School of Chemistry, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK;Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia

关键词: ionic liquid;    molten salt;    reaction outcome;    electrostatic interactions;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules14072521

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

While there has been much effort in recent years to characterise ionic liquids in terms of parameters that are well described for molecular solvents, using these to explain reaction outcomes remains problematic. Herein we propose that many reaction outcomes in ionic liquids may be explained by considering the electrostatic interactions present in the solution; that is, by recognising that ionic liquids are salts. This is supported by evidence in the literature, along with studies presented here.

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