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From Molecules to Materials: Engineering New Ionic Liquid Crystals Through Halogen Bonding
Published on: March 24, 2018
Highly fluorinated phosphonium ionic liquids: novel media for the generation of superhydrophobic coatings
Jocelyn J Tindale1, Paul J Ragogna
1Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, ON N6A 5B7, Canada.
Abstract:
A new class of highly fluorinated phosphonium ionic liquids (HFPILs) that are thermally stable, non-volatile, tuneable small molecules has been synthesized; they are uniquely suited for creating novel superhydrophobic coatings, offering a new paradigm in the application of ionic liquids.
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