Conventional synthesis of functional materials relies heavily on water and organic solvents. Alternatively, the synthesis of functional materials using or in the presence of ionic liquids represents a burgeoning direction in materials chemistry[1]. Ionic liquids are a family of non-conventional molten salts that can act as both templates and precursors to functional materials, as well as solvent. They offer many advantages, such as negligible vapor pressures, wide liquidus ranges, good thermal stability, tunable solubility of both organic and inorganic molecules, and much synthetic flexibility. The unique solvation environment of these ionic liquids provides new reaction media for controlling formation of functional materials and tailoring morphologies of advanced materials targeted for analytical chemistry. The resulting materials can be used in gas separation, sensing, and energy storage. Challenges and opportunities in this research area will be discussed. [1] Ma, Z.; Yu, J. H.; Dai, S., Preparation of Inorganic Materials Using Ionic Liquids. Adv. Mater. 2010, 22, 261-285.

Ionic liquids for controlled synthesis of functional materials for applications in analytical chemistry

255th National Meeting (2018)

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