Solventens
Solventens are a proposed class of engineered solvents designed to provide customizable solvation power while minimizing volatility and environmental impact. The concept emphasizes modular design, allowing scientists to tailor polarity, hydrogen-bonding ability, and thermal stability for specific chemical tasks. The term appears in contemporary discussions of next-generation media for synthesis, catalysis, and separation processes.
Chemically, Solventens are built around modular cores—such as polyethers, heterocycles, or sulfone-containing rings—with variable substituents. This
Production and properties: Solventens are produced by targeted functionalization of a core scaffold or by polymeric
Applications include use as reaction media in organic synthesis, electrolytes for electrochemical devices, and extraction or
Safety and environmental considerations are a focus of ongoing research, with assessments of aquatic and mammalian