Inorganic salts in purely ionic liquid media: the development of High Ionicity Ionic Liquids (HIILs)

Ana B Pereiro; João M M Araújo; Filipe S Oliveira; Carlos E S Bernardes; José M S S Esperança; José N Canongia Lopes; Isabel M Marrucho; Luís P N Rebelo

doi:10.1039/c2cc30374d

Inorganic salts in purely ionic liquid media: the development of High Ionicity Ionic Liquids (HIILs)

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Apr 14;48(30):3656-8. doi: 10.1039/c2cc30374d. Epub 2012 Mar 6.

Authors

Ana B Pereiro¹, João M M Araújo, Filipe S Oliveira, Carlos E S Bernardes, José M S S Esperança, José N Canongia Lopes, Isabel M Marrucho, Luís P N Rebelo

Affiliation

¹ Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, UNL, Av da Republica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal. anab@itqb.unl.pt

PMID: 22392359
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc30374d

Abstract

This work explores the possibility of increasing the ionicity of ionic liquids via the solubilization of inorganic salts in their midst. The resulting purely ionic media-distinct ionic liquid plus inorganic salt mixtures-are liquid in an extensive concentration range and can be aptly denominated High Ionicity Ionic Liquids (HIILs).