Water was originally inimical to ionic liquids (ILs) especially in the analysis of their detailed
properties. Various data on the properties of ILs indicate that there are two ways to design …

In the third issue of the then new journal Green Chemistry (2001, 3, 156–164), we published
our first paper describing the physical properties of a few hydrophilic and hydrophobic ionic …

Simple ionic liquids have long been held to be designer solvents, based upon the ability to
independently vary their cations and anions. The formation of mixtures of ionic liquids …

Whether an ionic liquid (IL) is water-miscible or immiscible depends on the particular ions
that constitute it. We propose an explanation, based on molecular simulations, how ions …

Phase separation between ionic liquids (ILs) and molecular liquids is of interest physico-
chemically, and also has industrial relevance. IL/water mixtures are of great interest in many …

Solvents and solutions are ubiquitous in chemistry. For instance, in synthesis the solvent
allows reagents to mix intimately so that reactions between these may occur. Consequently …

Ionic liquids challenge conventional descriptions of fluids in a variety of ways. In the past, it
has been common to oversimplify their behaviour and to ignore the complexity that was …

The structures of mixtures of ionic liquids (ILs) featuring a common 1-butyl-3-
methylimidazolium ([C4C1im]+) cation but different anions have been investigated both …

Ionic liquids have earned the reputation of being 'designer solvents' due to the wide range of
accessible properties and the degree of fine-tuning afforded by varying the constituent ions …

It has been almost 10 years since Michael Freemantle wrote an article for Chemical &
Engineering News entitled “Designer Solvents-Ionic Liquids May Boost Clean Technology …