Do the Ionic Bonds in Ionic Liquids Provide Access to Unique Solid State Chemistry?

这项研究的主要目标是了解离子液体(ILS，低温下为液体的盐)和多离子流体中离子键的性质，以便能够开发出成为普遍接受的合成方法的工具和策略，补充对共价键的传统操作以及分子试剂和溶剂的使用。这项研究围绕三个主要的科学问题进行设计，在这些问题中，独特的离子-离子相互作用和固态化学的结合可以产生新的固态材料，或者可以驱动新的化学反应，并提供关键信息，特别是与核、采矿和制药行业相关的信息。

The overarching goal of this research is to understand the nature of ionic bonding in Ionic Liquids (ILs, salts which are liquid at low temperatures) and multi-ion fluids such that tools and strategies can be developed which become generally accepted synthetic methodologies, complementing conventional manipulations of the covalent bond and the use of molecular reagents and solvents. The research is designed around three major scientific questions where the combination of unique ion-ion interactions and solid state chemistry can lead to new solid state materials or can drive new chemical reactions and provide key information, particularly of relevance for the nuclear, mining, and pharma industries.