We present a short review of recent computational and experimental studies of surfaces
of inorganic salt solutions with polar non-aqueous solvents. These investigations complement
our knowledge about aqueous interfaces, showing that liquids such as formamide, liquid
ammonia, or ethylene glycol can also surface segregate large polarizable anions like iodide,
albeit less efficiently than water. For liquids the surface of which is plagued with hydrophobic
groups (such as methanol) the surface ion effect all but disappears. Based on the present data
a general picture of inorganic ion solvation at the solution/vapor interface of polar liquids is
outlined.