Carbene formation in ionic liquids: Spontaneous, induced, or prohibited?

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 5898-5907

  Hollóczki, Oldamur ^a,b   Firaha, Dzmitry S ^a,b   Friedrich, Joachim ^c   Brehm, Martin ^a,b   Cybik, Richard ^b   Wild, Martin ^b   Stark, Annegret ^b   Kirchner, Barbara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; GASES; IONIC LIQUIDS; NEGATIVE IONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHYSISORPTION; POSITIVE IONS;

1-ETHYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM ACETATES; CATION INTERACTIONS; CHARGE SCREENING; CHEMICAL ABSORPTION; ELECTROPHILICITY; NEUTRAL SPECIES; PROTON ABSTRACTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84878026833     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4004399     Document Type: Article

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