Microstructure of Deep Eutectic Solvents: Current Understanding and Challenges

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c07934
• Publication Date: 2020-11-05T16:01:55Z
• Authors: Supreet Kaur; Monika Kumari; Hemant K. Kashyap
• Keywords: Structuring

In the past decade, researchers have put forth a lot of efforts to conceive precise structural arrangement and properties deep eutectic solvents (DESs) that provide designer pathways in order broaden application domain these solvents. However, contributions are limited few experimental computational techniques. this review, we encompassed techniques employed establish structure–property relationship bulk DESs along with recent growth witnessed from perspective. The nanostructuring plays an important role various task specific applications DESs. These found exhibit unique heterogeneity at nanolength scales, origin which is primarily depends on constituent species involved. hygroscopic nature some makes it crucial explore anatomy hydrated Hence, opens another subdomain impact hydration microscopic structure DES know whether destructuring or structuring respect neat This review highlights successes attained developing thorough microstructural understanding