Recent fast-growing research activity in ionic liquids has provided analytical chemists with tremendous possibilities for applying this new family of materials in areas such as, chromatography, extraction, mass spectrometry, and electroanalytical chemistry.
Extensive theoretical and experimental investigations of the properties of ionic liquids by chemists and physicists in the last five years, has uncovered many intriguing features. However, in applying ionic liquids to analytical chemistry, we have yet to introduce many of the unprecedented findings associated with the uniqueness of ionic liquids, but almost everyday, progress made by utilizing new facets of ionic liquids is being introduced .
It is important and necessary to summarize the recent achievements and exchange views and opinions future opportunities for applications of ionic liquids to analytical chemistry or analytical science and indeed in technology, in general. Equally important is to emphasize the role of analytical chemistry in studying the unique properties of ionic liquids relevant to trace analysis, spectroscopy, and voltammetry etc. Pacifichem2010 offers a timely opportunity for those who are involved with ionic liquids to get together to look at perspectives associated with future challenges and advances in this area.
