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Fused Salts and Their Use as Reaction Media
Author(s) -
Sundermeyer W.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.196502221
Subject(s) - aqueous medium , salt (chemistry) , ionic liquid , electrochemistry , catalysis , electrolyte , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , aqueous solution , ionic bonding , organic chemistry , ion , electrode
Apart from being of interest for physicochemical investigations, ionic liquids are a very important supplement to the non‐aqueous and water‐like solvents. The present discussion of the physical properties and current ideas on the structure of fused salts is followed by a report on the solubilities of gases, salts and metals. Our knowledge of fused salt baths and their use in electrochemical and electrometallurgical processes has recently been considerably expanded. Special attention is drawn to chemical reactions in fused electrolytes. Fused salts can also act as catalysts, so that they may often be advantageous reaction media for synthesis, if not the only media which can be used.