Article
On the dissolution of non-metallic solid elements (sulfur, selenium, tellurium and phosphorus) in ionic liquids
Chemical Communications
(2010)
Abstract
Ionic liquids are shown to be good solvents for elemental sulfur, selenium, phosphorus and tellurium, and can be designed to maximise the solubility of these elements. The presence of the [S3]˙− radical anion in diluted solutions of sulfur in some ionic liquids has been confirmed, and is the origin of their intense blue colour (cf. lapis lazuli).
Disciplines
Publication Date
2010
Publisher Statement
Copyright 2010 Royal Society of Chemistry
Citation Information
Eva Boros, Martyn J. Earle, Manuela A. Gilea, Andreas Metlen, et al.. "On the dissolution of non-metallic solid elements (sulfur, selenium, tellurium and phosphorus) in ionic liquids" Chemical Communications Vol. 46 (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anja_mudring/33/