2., completely revised and enlarged Edition - October 2007
302.- Euro
2007. LII, 724 Pages, 2 Volumes, Hardcover
385 Fig. (5 Colored Fig.), 36 Tab. 
- Monograph -
ISBN-10: 3-527-31239-0
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31239-9 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim








Short description
This second, completely revised and enlarged edition brings together the latest developments in this fascinating field, supplemented by numerous practical tips, providing those working in both research and industry with an indispensable source of information.

From the contents
Preface
A Note From The Editors
THE EARLY YEARS OF IONIC LIQUIDS
SYNTHESIS AND PURIFICATION
Synthesis
Quality Aspects and other Questions Related to Commercial Ionic Liquid Production
Synthesis of Task-specific Ionic Liquids
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Melting Points
Viscosity and Density
Solubility and Solvation in Ionic Liquids
Gas Solubilities
Polarity
Electrochemistry
STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS
Order in the Liquid State and Structure
Computational Modelling of Ionic Liquids
Translational Diffusion
Molecular Reorientational Dynamics
ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
Ionic Liquids in Organic Synthesis: Effects on Rate and Selectivity
Stoicheiometric Organic Reactions and Acid-catalysed Reactions in Ionic Liquids
Transition Metal Catalysis in Ionic Liquids
Ionic Liquids in Multiphasic Reactions
Task Specific Ionic Liquids (TSILs): A New Generation of Soluble Supports for Supported Organic Synthesis (SPOS)
Supported Ionic Liquid Phase Catalysts
Multiphasic Catalysis Using Ionic Liquids in Combination with Compressed CO2
INORGANIC SYNTHESIS
Directed Inorganic and Organometallic Synthesis
Making of Inorganic Materials by Electrochemical Methods
Ionic Liquids in Material Synthesis: Functional Nanoparticles and Other Inorganic Nanostructures
POLYMER SYNTHESIS IN IONIC LIQUIDS
BIOCATALYTIC REACTIONS IN IONIC LIQUIDS
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF IONIC LIQUIDS
CONLUDING REMARKS AND OUTLOOK