Issue 26, 2013

The making of iLiquids – the chemist's equivalent of the iPhone

Abstract

In this viewpoint we discuss the contributions from John S. Wilkes and Michael J. Zaworotko concerning the discovery of stable ionic liquids (ILs) and their accompanying structural studies (J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1992, 965) and Robin D. Rogers and James H. Davis et al. who described the rational modification of ILs for specific applications – so-called task-specific ionic liquids (TSILs) (Chem. Commun., 2001, 135). These were quite simply groundbreaking discoveries that inspired the scientific community, leading to enormous growth in the field and the wide and diverse range of ILs and their applications. The multitude of ‘apps’ of ILs warrants an analogy with the iPhone and our use of the term iLiquids.

Graphical abstract: The making of iLiquids – the chemist's equivalent of the iPhone

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Article information

Article type
Viewpoint
Submitted
03 Dec 2012
Accepted
05 Feb 2013
First published
06 Feb 2013
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 2594-2596

The making of iLiquids – the chemist's equivalent of the iPhone

Z. Fei and P. J. Dyson, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 2594 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC38671F

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