Organometallic Ionic Liquids Containing Sandwich Complexes: Molecular Design,Physical Properties,and Chemical Reactivities |
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Authors: | Prof. Dr. Tomoyuki Mochida |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501 Japan |
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Abstract: | Ionic liquids (ILs) are salts with low melting points and are useful as electrolytes and solvents. We have developed ILs containing cationic metal complexes, which form a family of functional liquids that exhibit unique physical properties and chemical reactivities originating from metal complexes. Our study explores the liquid chemistry in the field of coordination chemistry, where solid-state chemistry is currently the main focus. This review describes the molecular design, physical properties, and reactivities of organometallic ILs containing sandwich or half-sandwich complexes. This paper mainly covers stimuli-responsive ILs, whose magnetic properties, solvent polarities, colors, or structures change by the application of external fields, such as light, heat, and magnetic fields, or by reaction with coordinating molecules. |
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Keywords: | ionic liquids sandwich complexes metallocenes materials science coordination polymers |
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