@article { WOS:000585561000001,
	title = {Revisiting Ionic Liquid Structure-Property Relationship: A Critical Analysis},
	journal = {International Journal of Molecular Sciences},
	volume = {20},
	number = {{20}},
	year = {2020},
	note = {<p>n/a</p>
},
	month = {{OCT}},
	pages = {7745},
	abstract = {<p>{In the last few years, ionic liquids (ILs) have been the focus of extensive studies concerning the relationship between structure and properties and how this impacts their application. Despite a large number of studies, several topics remain controversial or not fully answered, such as: the existence of ion pairs, the concept of free volume and the effect of water and its implications in the modulation of ILs physicochemical properties. In this paper, we present a critical review of state-of-the-art literature regarding structure-property relationship of ILs, we re-examine analytical theories on the structure-property correlations and present new perspectives based on the existing data. The interrelation between transport properties (viscosity, diffusion, conductivity) of IL structure and free volume are analysed and discussed at a molecular level. In addition, we demonstrate how the analysis of microscopic features (particularly using NMR-derived data) can be used to explain and predict macroscopic properties, reaching new perspectives on the properties and application of ILs.}</p>
},
	doi = {{10.3390/ijms21207745}},
	url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/20/7745},
	author = {Silva, Wagner and Zanatta, Marcileia and Ferreira, Ana Sofia and Corvo, Marta C. and Cabrita, Eurico J.}
}
