1,1-Dimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsilole as a Molecular Rotor Probe to Investigate the Microviscosity of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids

Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 431-441

  Scalise, Regina E ^a   Caradonna, Peter A ^a   Tracy, Henry J ^b   Mullin, Jerome L ^a   Keirstead, Amy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionic liquids; Microviscosity; Photoluminescence; Siloles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893928686     PISSN: 15741443     EISSN: 15741451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10904-013-9993-8     Document Type: Article

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