More than “just a drop”: the enigmatic role of liquid additives in mechanochemistry
Ilenia D'Abbrunzo, Dritan Hasa
Abstract
We debate the role of liquid additives in liquid-assisted mechanochemistry, highlighting how minuscule amounts of liquid profoundly and mostly inexplicably affect the mechanism and outcomes of mechanochemical reactions.
Topics & Concepts
MechanochemistryChemistryMechanism (biology)Liquid crystallineNanotechnologyChemical engineeringLiquid liquidAffect (linguistics)Materials scienceOrganic chemistryForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsCrystallography and molecular interactionsMineralogy and Gemology Studies