Abstract
Molten salts have a long and important history in industrial chemistry, but ionic liquids have found industrial applications more recently. The "modern" history of ionic liquids started with the development of aluminum chloride-based salts for electroplating in 1948. Since then basic research efforts have shown that ionic liquids may be used for batteries, organic synthesis, extractions, and alloy electrodepositions. The most commonly used type of cation in ionic liquids is the 1,3-dialkylimidazolium ion.
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Ionic liquidIonic bondingMolten saltChlorideIonInorganic chemistryChemistryAlloyMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryCatalysis
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- 2002
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- 214-229
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John S. Wilkes
(2002).
Ionic Liquids in Perspective: The Past with an Eye Toward the Industrial Future.
ACS symposium series
, 214-229.
https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2002-0818.ch017
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- 10.1021/bk-2002-0818.ch017