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Unexpected Reactivity of Red Phosphorus in Ionic Liquids
Author(s) -
Groh Matthias F.,
Paasch Silvia,
Weiz Alexander,
Ruck Michael,
Brunner Eike
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201500893
Subject(s) - chemistry , reactivity (psychology) , ionic liquid , phosphorus , ionic bonding , colloid , inorganic chemistry , molecule , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , spectroscopy , organic chemistry , ion , catalysis , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
Invited for the cover of this issue are the groups of Michael Ruck and Eike Brunner at the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. The cover image shows the enhanced reactivity of red phosphorus in the employed ionic liquid. Dissolved iodine molecules (yellow spheres) etch red phosphorus to form either molecular iodides like PI 3 or phosphorus nanoparticles. The formation of the different species is monitored by liquid‐ (top) and solid‐phase (bottom) NMR spectroscopy.