Ionic liquids—media for unique phosphorus chemistry

Ionic liquids have been shown to offer hitherto unseen control as both a storage solvent for PCl3 and POCl3 and reaction media for fluorination and mixed anhydride formation under benign conditions.

Chemistry in the Circumstellar Medium: Unveiling the Dust Formation Zone

The growth of dust grains in the inner regions of late-type stars is shrouded in mystery due to the difficulty of understanding the growth of heterogeneous particles from simple atoms and molecules and the lack of observational data. This article reviews the molecular processes important in circumstellar envelopes and discusses how ALMA might be used to probe the dust formation zone either directly or indirectly.