The result is a strange "shape-recovering liquid" that forms a Grecian urn shape no matter how much it is shaken. Certain liquids do not want to play together: for an easy example, oil and water.

Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. The primary objectives of the present study are –to identify ...

It appears that catalysis happens through the creation of a nucleophilic N-heterocyclic carbene, as the basic ionic liquid, 1,3-dimethylimidazolium acetate, was a far less efficient catalyst under ...