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Using Multifunctional Ionic Liquids in the Synthesis of Crystalline Metal Phosphites and Hybrid Framework Solids
Ting Li1, Xiujuan Qi2, Jing Li1
1College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , Chengdu 610064 , China.
Abstract:
Several crystalline metal phosphites and related hybrid framework solids were prepared under ionothermal conditions using ionic liquids as the reactant, templating agent, and solvent. These compounds display different structures and some appealing properties such as proton conduction. A variety of ionic liquids, metal ions, and additional synthetic variants (e.g., F- and organic ligands) can be introduced into the metal phosphite systems, demonstrating the versatility of the synthetic strategy.
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