硝基苯在离子液体BMimBF4-H2O中的电还原

采用循环伏安法和恒电位电解法研究了离子液体BMimBF4-H2O 中硝基苯在微铂电极上的电还原特性. 实验表明, 在BMimBF4中, 随着硝基苯和水的浓度变化, 循环伏安曲线的峰电位和峰电流呈现复杂的变化规律; 硝基苯在铂电极上的电还原反应为双分子8 电子3 步骤电化学过程, 第一步反应为准可逆单分子单电子转移步骤, 产生阴离子自由基, 第二步为2 电子转移步骤, 并伴有随后的双分子不可逆自由基偶合化学反应, 主要产物为氧化偶氮苯, 第三步是2 电子转移产生偶氮苯的过程.     

离子液体BMIMBF4-H2O中邻氯硝基苯的电化学还原性能

以离子液体BMIMBF4为溶剂和支持电解质, H2O为氢源, 采用循环伏安法、交流阻抗法研究邻氯硝基苯在Cu微盘电极上的电化学还原性能. 研究结果表明, 邻氯硝基苯在离子液体中是一个受扩散控制的反应; 由不同极化电位下的电化学阻抗谱可看出, 在高频区主要是以电化学极化控制为主, 在低频区出现直线表明电化学反应受反应物质扩散控制, 表明该电化学反应是受电化学极化和反应物扩散联合控制, 随电位负移, 电极表面电荷传质的容抗弧逐渐减小, 反应更易进行; 在电解合成实验中, 在最优条件下(E=-0.9 V, c=74.4 mmol/L, Q=517.6 C)得到的产率(86.2%)最高, 比同类反应中电化学合成文献报道值高.     

咪唑型离子液体对4–甲氧基甲苯的电氧化性能研究

通过紫外光谱研究了EMIMBF₄、BMIMBF₄、BMIMHSO₄和BMIMAc四种咪唑型离子液体(ILs)与4–甲氧基甲苯（p-MT）之间的相互作用,采用循环伏安法（CV）和计时电流法（CP）研究了p-MT在四种离子液体中的电化学氧化行为,探讨了咪唑型离子液体对反应的影响. 实验结果表明,在离子液体水溶液中p-MT的紫外光谱出现明显的红移,其溶剂分子和反应底物p-MT之间相互作用,这有利于p-MT产生相对稳定的激发态. p-MT在离子液体水溶液中的电氧化受扩散控制,且p-MT在EMIMBF₄水溶液中的扩散系数和电解产物的产率和选择性最佳.     

硝基苯在离子液体EMimBF4中的选择性电还原

采用循环伏安法和恒电位电解法研究了离子液体EMimBF4中硝基苯在微铂电极上的选择性电还原特性. 研究结果表明, 硝基苯在铂电极上的电还原反应为双分子八电子三步骤电化学过程: 第一步反应为准可逆单电子转移步骤, 产生阴离子自由基; 第二步为二电子转移步骤, 并伴有随后的双分子不可逆自由基偶合反应和快速质子化及脱水反应, 主要产物为氧化偶氮苯; 第三步是二电子转移产生偶氮苯的过程. 通过控制电位, 可以选择性地合成氧化偶氮苯和偶氮苯; 在EMimBF4中, 硝基苯和水的浓度变化对电化学行为产生较大影响.     

固相萃取-紫外光谱法测定水样中咪唑类离子液体的含量

为了消除无机盐对紫外法测定离子液体的干扰,采用固相萃取(SPE)预富集,再利用紫外光谱法测定了水样中3种离子液体[C4mim][PF6]、[C6mim][PF6]、[C4mim][BF4]的含量。在波长190～300 nm范围内研究了3种离子液体的最大吸收波长,同时还考察了几种常见无机盐对离子液体紫外光谱吸收的影响。采用SPE方法富集100 mL水样时,富集倍数F=100/3,对三种离子液体的富集率分别为90%,91%和51%,并且溶液的pH与盐的浓度对富集率有一定的影响。当离子液体加标浓度分别为0.01、0.05和0.10 mg/L时,该方法的回收率大于90%。     

不同离子液体中硝基苯的电化学还原

研究了硝基苯在N-甲基咪唑对甲基苯磺酸([Mim][PhSO3])和1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸([Bmim][PF6])两种离子液体中的电化学还原反应.循环伏安法测试显示,硝基苯在[Mim][PhSO3]中只出现一个还原峰,是一个受扩散控制的不可逆电化学反应,而在[Bmim][PF6]中出现两对氧化还原峰,表明其还原产物随离子液体性质的不同而异.     

NMR自扩散研究脂肪酸与α-环糊精的相互作用

用脉冲梯度场NMR测量自扩散系数的方法研究了乙酸、丙酸和丁酸与α-环糊精在低于临界浓度条件下的相互作用.研究发现,3种脂肪酸的扩散系数均随着环糊精含量增加而减小,其减小趋势与烷基的大小有关,烷基越大,其扩散系数减小越快.利用测得的扩散系数计算出3种脂肪酸和环糊精形成复合物的平衡常数,发现平衡常数随烷基链增长而增大,该结果与2D-ROESY(RotatingFrameOverhauserEffectSpec-troscopy)谱均表明,在脂肪酸与α-环糊精相互作用过程中,烷基与环糊精内腔的疏水相互作用起主导作用,不同脂肪酸和α-环糊精的结合比均为1:1.     

接枝微粒PMAA/SiO2在水介质中对杀虫剂抗蚜威的吸附机理

以硅胶表面接枝聚甲基丙烯酸(PMAA)的复合型功能微粒PMAA/SiO2为固体吸附剂, 对水介质中的抗蚜威进行了静态吸附实验, 通过考察温度、pH值及盐度(NaCl浓度)对吸附容量的影响, 重点研究了PMAA/SiO2对抗蚜威的吸附机理. 为确认所提出的机理的正确性, 还采用紫外光谱吸收法, 研究了单体甲基丙烯酸与抗蚜威之间的相互作用, 也考察了在非水介质CCl4中PMAA/SiO2对抗蚜威的吸附作用. 研究结果表明, PMAA/SiO2对抗蚜威具有强的吸附作用, 吸附的驱动力是氢键、静电以及疏水相互作用三种作用的协同, 其中主驱动力是静电相互作用. 温度升高, 吸附容量减小; 盐度增大, 吸附容量降低; 当pH<8时, 吸附容量随pH升高而增大; 当pH>8时, 吸附容量随pH升高而减小; 当pH=8 时,吸附容量最大.     

咪唑型离子液体与牛血清蛋白的缔合特性

通过紫外-可见光谱、荧光光谱、同步荧光光谱、圆二色谱、衰减全反射红外光谱、负染-透射电镜、等温滴定微量热等实验方法系统地探讨了咪唑型离子液体与牛血清蛋白(BSA)的缔合特性.结果发现,离子液体[Bmim]Cl的加入使得BSA的紫外吸收强度增加,同时也会导致其荧光猝灭,并且这种猝灭是静态猝灭.同步荧光的研究结果表明,[Bmim]Cl分子可与蛋白质中接近色氨酸残基的区域发生相互作用,使蛋白质的构象和内部的疏水结构发生改变;负染色法透射电镜直观地显示了加入离子液体后形成的蛋白质-离子液体复合物结构逐渐变大;圆二色谱和衰减全反射红外光谱表明:在离子液体与BSA缔合过程中,离子液体的加入使得BSA二级结构中的α-螺旋和β-折叠的含量降低,从而引起蛋白质二级结构的变化;表面张力法和等温滴定微量热法进一步证实上述缔合作用为静电作用和疏水作用共同作用的结果,但离子液体的烷基链与BSA疏水内腔之间的疏水作用是离子液体与BSA缔合的主要驱动力.     

用三电极系统研究水/硝基苯界面上的电荷转移反应

将含有氧化还原电对的水溶液滴涂在铂电极上, 然后将该电极插入到硝基苯溶液中, 与参比电极和对电极构成常规的三电极系统. 利用该系统研究了水相与硝基苯相之间界面上的离子转移和电子转移反应. 以铁氰化钾/亚铁氰化钾为电对观察到钾离子在水/硝基苯界面上的转移反应以及铁氰化钾与二茂铁之间的电子转移反应；以硫酸铁/硫酸亚铁为电对观察到锂离子、钠离子、氢离子、铵离子和钾离子在水/硝基苯界面的转移. 利用该方法得到的离子的转移式电位和Gibbs转移能与用四电极系统和其他方法所测定的结果相接近.     

Effect of water and organic solvents on the ionic dissociation of ionic liquids

The effect of water and several organic solvents on the density, viscosity, and conductivity of ionic liquids (ILs) 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([bmim][PF6]), 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([bmim][BF4]), and 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoroacetate ([bmim][CF3CO2]) was studied at 298.15 K in wide composition ranges. The density, viscosity, and conductivity of the three neat ILs were also determined at various temperatures. Upon the basis of the molar conductivity of the mixtures and that of the neat ILs of the same viscosity, the degree of dissociation of ILs in the solutions was investigated. It can be deduced that the organic solvents enhance the ionic association of the ILs, the effect depending on the solvent dielectric constant, while water promotes dissociation significantly due to its high dielectric constant and its ability to form strong hydrogen bonds with the anions of the ILs.     

Effect of the structure of imidazolium cations in [BF4](-)-type ionic liquids on direct electrochemistry and electrocatalysis of horseradish peroxidase in Nafion films

The direct electrochemistry and bioelectrocatalysis of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in Nafion films at glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was investigated in three [BF(4)](-)-type room-temperature ionic liquids (ILs) to understand the structural effect of imidazolium cations. The three ILs are 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Emim][BF(4)]), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim][BF(4)]) and 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Hmim][BF(4)]). A small amount of water in the three ILs is indispensable for maintaining the electrochemical activity of HRP in Nafion films, and the optimum water contents decrease with the increase of alkyl chain length on imidazole ring. Analysis shows that the optimum water contents are primarily determined by the hydrophilicity of ILs used. In contrast to aqueous medium, ILs media facilitate the direct electron transfer of HRP, and the electrochemical parameters obtained in different ILs are obviously related to the nature of ILs. The direct electron transfer between HRP and GCE is a surface-confined quasi-reversible single electron transfer process. The apparent heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant decreases gradually with the increase of alkyl chain length on imidazole ring, but the changing extent is relatively small. The electrocatalytic reduction current of H(2)O(2) at the present electrode decreases obviously with the increase of alkyl chain length, and the mass transfer of H(2)O(2) via diffusion in ILs should be responsible for the change. In addition, the modified electrode has good stability and reproducibility; the ability to tolerate high levels of F(-) has been greatly enhanced due to the use of Nafion film. When an appropriate mediator is included in the sensing layer, a sensitive nonaqueous biosensor could be fabricated.     

Association of methanol and water in ionic liquids elucidated by infrared spectroscopy using two-dimensional correlation and multivariate curve resolution

Water and methanol associations in ionic liquids (ILs) have been studied by means of FTIR spectroscopy. Spectra at different concentrations of water or methanol in ILs were obtained by means of on-line dilution using a flow injection analysis system. Spectral features in the OH stretching region revealed that most of the water and methanol molecules tended to be isolated from each other and to interact with the anion of the IL via H bonding. By means of two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy, the formation of methanol and water dimers was also detected. Multivariate curve resolution was used to recover pure spectra and concentration profiles of the different species. Methanol dimers form at concentrations higher than 0.8% (w/w) in the three studied ILs, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (emimBF4), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (bmimBF4), and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (bmimPF6). Self-association of water molecules takes place in emimBF4 and bmimBF4 at a molar ratio similar to that of methanol molecules; however, water dimers cannot be detected in bmimPF6, the most hydrophobic IL studied. No evidence was found that bigger water clusters are formed in these ILs at the studied cosolvent concentrations.     

Interaction between room temperature ionic liquid [bmim]BF4 and DNA investigated by electrochemical micromethod

Ionic liquids (ILs) as a kind of novel green solvent are being widely used in various researches related to the life sciences and chemistry, which demands the knowledge of interaction between ILs and biomacromolecules. However, the almost completely inert optical, electric, thermal properties of ILs make it difficult to directly obtain information about the interactions. Herein, by using a hydrophilic ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([bmim]BF4) as a model, the electrostatic interaction between ILs and calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) was investigated by a surface electrochemical micromethod. A convenient and simple method was established to obtain the thermodynamic and kinetic information about the DNA-IL interaction only with microscale sample consumption. The quantitative thermodynamic and kinetic parameters about the interaction of [bmim]BF4 and ctDNA, such as the binding constant (K), the Gibbs energy of surface binding (DeltaGb), and the dissociation rate constant (k), were obtained for the first time.     

Vesicles in ionic liquids

The formation of vesicles from 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) in several room-temperature ionic liquids, namely, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BmimBF(4)), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BmimPF(6)), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (EmimNTf(2)), and N-benzylpyridinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (BnPyNTf(2)), as well as in a water/BmimBF(4) mixture, was investigated. In pure ionic liquids, observations by staining transmission electron microscopy demonstrated clearly the formation of spherical structures with diameters of 200-400 nm. The morphological characteristics of these vesicles in ionic liquids, in particular, the membrane thicknesses, were first investigated by small-angle neutron scattering measurements. The mean bilayer thickness was found to be ～63 ± 1 ? in a deuterated ionic liquid (BnPyNTf(2)-d). This value was similar to that observed in water. The effect of ILs on the modification of the phase physical properties of multilamellar vesicles (MLVs) was then investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. In pure IL as in water, DPPC exhibited an endothermic pretransition followed by the main transition. These transition temperatures and the associated enthalpies in ILs were higher than those in water because of a reduction of the electrostatic repulsion between zwitterionic head groups. To better understand the effect of ionic liquid on the formation of multilamellar vesicles, mixtures of BmimBF(4) and water, which are miscible in all proportions, were analyzed (BmimBF(4)/water ratio from 0% to 100%). SANS and DSC experiments demonstrated that the bilayer structure and stability were strongly modified by the IL content. Moreover, matching SANS experiments showed that BmimBF(4) molecules prefer to be located inside the DPPC membrane rather than in water.     

Study of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids:Temperature-dependent Fluorescence and Molecular Dynamics Simulation

The steady-state fluorescence spectra and molecular dynamics simulations were explored to investigate the temperature dependent organization in some imidazolium ionic liquids:1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluo-rophosphate([bmim][PF6]),1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate([emim][EtSO4]) and 1-butyl-3-methylimida-zolium tetrafluoroborate([bmim][BF4]).The pure room temperature ionic liquids(ILs) exhibit a large red shift at more than an excitation wavelength of around 340 nm,which demonstrates the hetero...     

The confinement and anion type effect on the physicochemical properties of ionic liquid/halloysite nanoclay ionogels

This work is the first attempt to study the physicochemical properties of ionogels - quasi-solid hybrid materials formed by ionic liquids (ILs) − 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium (BMIm⁺) salts with dicyanamide- (DCA⁻), bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide- (TFSI⁻), and trifluoromethanesulfonate- (Otf⁻) anions - and halloysite, a powdered clay filler with nanotube particles (at the IL:Hal molar ratio of 2:1) in order to find possible new applications of ionic liquids and industrial minerals. The electron microscopy, TG, and DSC analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, conductometry and cyclic voltammetry methods are used to investigate the anion effect on the IL interaction with halloysite. It has, for the first time, been found that the distinguishing feature of halloysite interaction with an IL determining the structural changes in the clay mineral and electrochemical characteristics of the ionogels is partial dehydration of the clay and absorption of the released water by the ionic liquid. It is shown that the halloysite dehydration effect depends on the IL hydrophilicity determined by the anion type, corresponds to the series: BMImDCA > BMImOtf > BMImTFSI. The electrochemical and thermal behaviour of ILs confined within a halloysite matrix differs from that of bulk ILs and is controlled by the anion type. Temperature dependences of the structural resistance of the halloysite filler are radically different for the ILs with high and low hydrophilicity. The effects resulting from the formation of halloysite-based ionogels can be of interest to those who develop quasi-solid ionic conductors that can work within a wide temperature range.     

[Bmim]PF6 and BF4 ionic liquids as novel and recyclable reaction media for aromatic amination

Activated aryl halides undergo smooth nucleophilic substitution reactions with secondary amines in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([bmim]PF₆) or 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([bmim]BF₄) ionic liquids (ILs) at room temperature to afford the corresponding arylamines in excellent yields under mild and neutral conditions.     

Reversed-phase liquid chromatographic separation of antiretroviral drugs on a monolithic column using ionic liquids as mobile phase additives

The use of 3-methylimidazolium cation-based ionic liquids (ILs) was evaluated as mobile phase additives for separation of antiretroviral drugs on a monolithic column by RP-HPLC. Separation of eight commonly used antiretroviral drugs was achieved on a Chromolith Flash, RP-18e column (25 × 4.6 mm, porous material) using water (pH 4.0 adjusted with acetic acid)/methanol v/v as a mobile phase containing ILs in a gradient elution mode. The effects of concentrations of ILs on retention, resolution and peak shape were studied and a regression equation correlating the interactions between stationary phase and the ILs was established. The retention of all the drugs was decreased notably by using 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, while 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate reduced gradient drift drastically when compared to triethylamine.