An Introduction to Ionic Liquids: RSC [Hardcover]

The rapidly expanding field of ionic liquids is now a major topic of academic and industrial interest with numerous existing and potential applications. This is the first introductory book on ionic liquids and is aimed at students, teachers and others in the wider community of chemists and scientists who are unfamiliar with the topic. The book covers the following aspects: - What are ionic liquids? - Why do chemists find them interesting? - An outline of the history of ionic liquids. - The chemical and physical properties of ionic liquids. - The existing and potential use of ionic liquids as designer solvents and advanced materials in organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry and a wide range fascinating applications. If there ever was a case of a reporter becoming part of the story, it would have to be Michael Freemantle?s pivotal role in the growth of the field now known as ionic liquids. Robin D.RogersMichael Freemantle is a science writer. From 2007 to 2009 he was Science Writer in Residence, Queen's University Belfast. Prior to that, he was Information Officer for IUPAC (International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry) from 1985-94 and his duties included editing the IUPAC news magazine Chemistry International. From 1994 to 2007, he was European Science Editor/Senior Correspondent for Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) - the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society. Since 1994, he has written over 700 news reports and articles on chemistry, science, research, education, and science policy for C&EN. They include over 50 articles and news reports on ionic liquids. He is also the author or editor of some ten books on chemistry, including the A level chemistry textbook Chemistry in Action (Macmillan) and the GCE/CSE/16+ book Essential Science: Chemistry (Oxford University Press).Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: History; Chapter 3: Synthesis of Ionic Liquids; Chapter 4: Properties of Ionic Liquids; Chapter 5: Ionic Liquids as Designer Solvents; ChaplcB