Patent ID: 8778219

Claim:
An ionic liquid comprising (i) a cationic portion containing a complex of a silver (I) ion and one or more neutral ligands selected from the group consisting of organoamines and olefins, and (ii) an anionic portion having the chemical formula: wherein m and n are independently 0 or an integer of 1 or above, and p is 0 or 1, provided that when p is 0, the group —N—SO 2 —(CF 2 ) n CF 3 subtended by p is replaced with an oxide atom connected to the sulfur atom, and when p is 1, the shown perfluoroalkyl groups can optionally crosslink to form a cyclic anion; further provided that said organoamines exclude saturated primary amines containing up to four carbon atoms, and said olefins exclude olefins containing up to six carbon atoms, and when the neutral ligand is a saturated primary amine or an olefin, then m and n are not both 0.