inside cover: ionic liquids can be more hydrophobic than chloroform or benzene (chemphyschem...
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On p. 3102 ff. , Ludwig et al. report infrared measurements on trace amounts ofwater dissolved in ionic liquids. Using water as a sensitive probe they show thationic liquids can be more hydrophobic than molecular liquids. This is a surprisingresult, given that the liquid material consists solely of ions.