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Ionic Liquids Then and Now: From Solvents to Materials to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Ionic liquids (ILs) have evolved from salts studied primarily for their physical properties (low melting salts which could be used as solvents) to tunable materials based upon the physical, chemical, and now even biological properties that can be introduced through either ion. In this perspective, we follow this interesting evolution with respect to our work in this growing field, and discuss possible future directions, such as the use of ILs as active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).

Source: Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.80.2262

Authors: Whitney L Hough, Robin D Rogers

Institutions: University of Alabama, Queen's University Belfast

Language: English

Topic: Ionic liquids properties and applications

Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1976839014

FWCI: 7.103

Cites: 44

Cited by: 371

Related to: 10