Ionic liquids: dissecting the enthalpies of vaporization

Thorsten Köddermann1, Dietmar Paschek, Ralf Ludwig

  • 1Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Physikalische Chemie, Universität Rostock, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 1, 18059 Rostock, Germany.

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