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Inside Cover: Naphthalene‐Functionalized, Photoluminescent Room Temperature Ionic Liquids Bearing Small Counterions (Chem. Eur. J. 18/2016)
Author(s) -
Zhu Hongxia,
Zhang Geping,
Chen Mengjun,
Zhou Shengju,
Li Guihua,
Wang Xiaolin,
Zhu Qingzeng,
Li Hongguang,
Hao Jingcheng
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201601037
Subject(s) - counterion , ionic liquid , intramolecular force , photoluminescence , cationic polymerization , ionic bonding , alkyl , naphthalene , fluorescence , polymer chemistry , materials science , chemistry , chemical engineering , ion , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , catalysis
π‐Conjugated room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) with small counterions (Br − ) can be facilely synthesized through attaching branched alkyl chains to the cationic backbone of the target compounds. This ingenious design provides an effective method to tune inter‐ and intramolecular interactions, making the investigated compounds liquid at room temperature. The presence of the naphthyl imparts them photoluminescent properties. The molecular structure and photoluminescent property of the compounds are reminiscent of the watasenia scintillans, which has long tentacles and is also fluorescent. More information can be found in the Full Paper by H. Li et al. on page 6286 ff.