Themed collection Ionic Liquids
Ionic liquid/water mixtures: from hostility to conciliation
Water, initially a sworn enemy to analysis of pure ionic liquids (ILs), is currently an excellent partner for designing functionalised ILs.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 7119-7130
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31638B
Optically responsive switchable ionic liquid for internally-referenced fluorescence monitoring and visual determination of carbon dioxide
Excimer-forming and solvatochromic molecular probes in a switchable ionic liquid correspondingly permit ratiometric fluorescence monitoring and naked-eye detection of CO2.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 7043-7045
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC32164E
An elegant access to formation and vaporization enthalpies of ionic liquids by indirect DSC experiment and “in silico” calculations
We used DSC for determination of the reaction enthalpy of the synthesis of the ionic liquid [C4mim][Cl].
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 6915-6917
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31504A
Formic acid electro-synthesis from carbon dioxide in a room temperature ionic liquid
The novel synthesis of formic acid has been achieved in a room temperature ionic liquid via the reaction of electro-activated carbon dioxide and protons on pre-anodised platinum.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 6487-6489
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC32011H
Fluorescence monitoring of ionic liquid -facilitated biopolymer mobilization and reorganization
Confocal fluorescence monitoring of ionic liquid-facilitated biopolymer mobilization and reorganization reveals limited polymer mobility and distinct interfacial biopolymer interactions.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 6417-6419
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31507F
Direct visualization of solution morphology of cellulose in ionic liquids by conventional TEM at room temperature
The solution morphology and dissolution process of cellulose in ILs have been characterised directly by conventional TEM at room temperature for the first time. The fresh cellulose–IL solutions are in a nonuniform state.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 6283-6285
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31483E
Phosphine oxide functionalised imidazolium ionic liquids as tuneable ligands for lanthanide complexation
A series of novel, phosphine oxide functionalised ionic liquids have been synthesised and their application as tuneable lanthanide complexing agents is demonstrated.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 6115-6117
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31544K
The formal potentials and electrode kinetics of the proton /hydrogen couple in various room temperature ionic liquids
A quantitative study of the thermodynamics and kinetics of the Proton/Hydrogen Couple in Various Room Temperature Ionic Liquids.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 5572-5574
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31402A
Pharmaceutically active ionic liquids with solids handling, enhanced thermal stability, and fast release
Biologically active ionic liquids supported on mesoporous silica provide solid handling with fast and complete release in an aqueous environment.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 5422-5424
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC30959A
Ionic galleries: a bilayered host–guest cocrystal of C-propyl pyrogallol[4]arene with an ionic liquid
We report the debut instance of a cocrystal assembled from a C-alkyl pyrogallol[4]arene and an ionic liquid, a fascinating bilayer topology comprising two distinctive host–guest assemblies.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 5262-5264
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31510F
SAXS anti-peaks reveal the length-scales of dual positive–negative and polar–apolar ordering in room-temperature ionic liquids
Same wavenumber peaks and anti-peaks in SAXS structure functions reveal multiple length-scale alternations in Ionic Liquids.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 5103-5105
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC30609C
Micellar catalysis in aqueous–ionic liquid systems
We present the application of ionic liquid–aqueous micellar solutions as reaction media for Diels–Alder reaction and found that reaction rates could be significantly increased compared to the reaction in water.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 5013-5015
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31503C
Comparing intermediate range order for alkyl - vs. ether -substituted cations in ionic liquids
Pairs of ionic liquids that differ only by alkyl vs. isoelectronic ether substituents have very different intermediate range order.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 4959-4961
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31550E
Hypergolic ionic liquids to mill, suspend, and ignite boron nanoparticles
Boron nanoparticles can be dispersed through milling techniques into hypergolic ionic liquids to provide an enhancement of the ignition.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 4311-4313
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC30957B
Effects of cations and anions of ionic liquids on the production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from fructose
Effects of aggregations and hydrogen bonds of ILs on HMF preparation are studied by experiment and simulations.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 4103-4105
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC30357D
Inorganic salts in purely ionic liquid media: the development of high ionicity ionic liquids (HIILs)
New liquid and purely ionic media, composed of commonly used ionic liquids and simple inorganic salts, were developed and characterized.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 3656-3658
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC30374D
Ionic liquids with metal chelate anions
Stable (air, water stable and with good thermal stability) and hydrophobic ionic liquids with metal chelate anions were synthesized with β-diketonate anions as bidentate ligands, which were shown to be effective, mild, and easy to recycle catalysts at the same time stable solvents for the oxidation of cyclohexene.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 2334-2336
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC16906A
Regenerated silk fibroin using protic ionic liquids solvents : towards an all-ionic-liquid process for producing silk with tunable properties
We report on the use of protic ionic liquids as coagulation solvents to regenerate silk fibrion, and the impact this has on the composition of the silk. Towards developing silk with highly tuneable properties.
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 1278-1280
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC17143K
About this collection
The peer-reviewed articles in this ChemComm web themed issue highlight recent cutting edge achievements from prominent scientists working on all aspects of ionic liquid chemistry. Contributions range from new fundamental knowledge to novel applications of ionic liquids which take advantage of their unique attributes.
The guest editors for this issue are Robin D. Rogers (University of Alabama), Douglas MacFarlane (Monash University) and Suojiang Zhang (Institute of Process Engineering).
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