Predicting Density and Elucidating the Thermodynamic Drivers of Viscosity in Carboxy-Functionalized Imidazolium Ionic Liquids
The rational design of ionic liquids (ILs) is often hindered when promising candidates, such as carboxy-functionalized imidazolium chlorides, exhibit properties like extreme viscosity that preclude direct experimental measurement. In this study, we synthesized a series of these ILs and addressed this “experimental gap”...