Issue 5, 2001

How polar are room-temperature ionic liquids?

Abstract

The solvent strength and polarity of four imidazolium and pyridinium based ionic liquids, as measured using two different fluorescent probes, indicate that these liquids are more polar than acetonitrile but less polar than methanol.

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 Sept. 2000
Accepted
18 Janv. 2001
First published
09 Febr. 2001

Chem. Commun., 2001, 413-414

How polar are room-temperature ionic liquids?

S. N. V. K. Aki, J. F. Brennecke and A. Samanta, Chem. Commun., 2001, 413 DOI: 10.1039/B008039J

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