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From Molecules to Materials: Engineering New Ionic Liquid Crystals Through Halogen Bonding
Published on: March 24, 2018
Controlled Synthesis of Polyions of Heavy Main-Group Elements in Ionic Liquids
Matthias F Groh1, Alexander Wolff2, Matthias A Grasser3
1Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany. matthias.groh@chemie.tu-dresden.de.
Abstract:
Ionic liquids (ILs) have been proven to be valuable reaction media for the synthesis of inorganic materials among an abundance of other applications in different fields of chemistry. Up to now, the syntheses have remained mostly "black boxes"; and researchers have to resort to trial-and-error in order to establish a new synthetic route to a specific compound. This review comprises decisive reaction parameters and techniques for the directed synthesis of polyions of heavy main-group elements (fourth period and beyond) in ILs. Several families of compounds are presented ranging from polyhalides over carbonyl complexes and selenidostannates to homo and heteropolycations.
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