Interion Coulomb interactions, ionic liquid

Motion in ionic liquids is predominantly collective. The strength of interion Coulomb interactions makes independent motion of ions impossible, and transport modes are collective. Further, solvation dynamics involve... 

In this context, interactions between ionic liquids and solutes are understood as intermolecular (and in extension interionic) solvation forces, which can be categorised according to Reichardt [4] (Fig. 2) as non-specific induction and dispersion (Coulomb) forces, and specific directional stoichiometric forces (hydrogen bond acceptor and donor, electron pair acceptor and donor) [4],... 

The VBT approach assumes that the dominant interionic interaction is coulombic. Despite this, the correlation in most cases for salts with p q of 1 1, 2 1 and 1 2 is sufficiendy good for there to be value in pursuing this with ionic liquids, as has already been described by Glasser [586]. Lattice potential energies for such salts are included in the tables. Values of 17l calculated using both cell volumes, C/l(V), and crystal densities, Dl(D), are provided in Tables 11.1.11.2 and 11.3. Some inconsistencies between these values point to the possible need to re-examine the original crystal data in some cases. 

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