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Recent progress in studies on polarity of ionic liquids

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Although many ionic liquids have been reported, their polarity is not completely understood. Different empirical polarity scales for molecular solvents always lead to different polarity orders when they are applied on ionic liquids. Based on a literature survey, this review summarizes the recent polarity scales of ionic liquids according to the following 4 classes: (1) equilibrium and kinetic rate constants of chemical reactions; (2) empirical polar parameters of ionic liquids; (3) spectral properties of probe molecules; (4) multiparameter approaches. In addition, their interrelations are presented. A systematic understanding of the relationship between different polarity parameters of ionic liquids is of great importance for finding a universal set of parameters that can be used to predict the polarities of ionic liquids quantitatively. The potential utilization of the electron paramagnetic resonance in this field is also addressed.

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    Xinyu Wang, Jia Yao & Haoran Li

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Wang, X., Chen, K., Yao, J. et al. Recent progress in studies on polarity of ionic liquids. Sci. China Chem. 59, 517–525 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-016-5579-y

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