Ionic liquid-in-oil microemulsions

J Am Chem Soc. 2005 May 25;127(20):7302-3. doi: 10.1021/ja051155f.

Abstract

Phase stability and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) data show that surfactant-stabilized nanodomains of a typical ionic liquid (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [bmim][BF4]) may be dispersed by the nonionic surfactant Triton-X100 in cyclohexane. Analyses of these SANS data are consistent with the formation of ionic liquid-in-oil microemulsion droplets.