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6643128 
Journal Article 
Ionic liquids as moderators in exothermic polymerization reactions 
Vijayaraghavan, R; Surianarayanan, M; Macfarlane, DR; , 
2004 
Yes 
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
ISSN: 1433-7851
EISSN: 1521-3773 
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH 
WEINHEIM 
43 
40 
5363-5366 
Highly exothermic polymerization reactions of monomers have been carried out in ionic liquids (ILs) by employing an accelerating-rate calorimeter (ARC) to assess the role of the IL. The results indicate that the IL acts as an ideal heat sink in controlling the potential for the reactions to reach thermal runaway as well as contributing to a significant pressure reduction (see the acrylonitrile (AN) example depicted).