Effect of Hydroxyl Groups in a Cation Structure on the Properties of Ionic Liquids

Two series of imidazolium ionic liquids with the bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide anion were synthesized, which differ by the presence of a hydroxyl group at the ω-position of the alkyl substituent in the cation structure (n_C = 2–8). The properties of the liquids were studied by DSC, TGA, and IR and NMR spectroscopy. Their thermal stability was studied, and the melting points, viscosity, and volatility in vacuum were measured. The effect of OH groups in the structure of the ionic liquid on its properties was evaluated.     

ZnO Nanoparticle Functionalization by Organosilanes Catalyzed with Ethylene Diamine for Production of Stable Nanodispersions in Water

A simple method that was used to obtain stabilized ZnO nanoparticles and their dispersions in water is presented. It yields anisotropic (trigonal prismatic) nanocrystals with dimensions below 50 nm. The Partial Profile Relaxation (PPR) technique was applied in the analysis of X-ray diffraction data with complex anisotropic broadening. Ethylene diamine catalyzed silanization was utilized for the covalent surface functionalization, which allowed us to obtain stable waterborne dispersions when aminosilanes were used. The difference in the surface structure of ZnO nanoparticles for different variants of functionalization was investigated by ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy. The combination of X-ray diffraction and dynamic light scattering data indicates minimal degree of particle agglomeration in the dispersions.     

Selective mono- and 1,2-difunctionalisation of cyclopentene derivatives via Mg and Cu intermediates

A single Br/Mg exchange of 1,2-dibromocyclopentene with iPrMgCl LiCl provides the corresponding beta-bromocyclopentenylmagnesium reagent, which can then be reacted with various electrophiles (yields: 65-82 %). In the presence of a secondary alkylmagnesium halide and Li2CuCl4 (2 mol %), these 2-bromoalkenylmagnesium compounds undergo bromine substitution and can then further react with electrophiles to give 1,2-difunctionalised cyclopentenes (63-79 %). The mechanism of this process is discussed.     

The enthalpies of vaporisation of ionic liquids: new measurements and predictions

The enthalpies of vaporisation, Δ(vap)H(298), of seven ionic liquids (ILs) (four imidazoliums, a pyridinium, a phosphonium and an isouronium) have been determined by temperature programmed desorption using line of sight mass spectrometry. They were: 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(pentafluoroethyl)phosphinate, [C(2)C(1)Im][PO(2)(C(2)F(5))(2)]; 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium octylsulfate, [C(4)C(1)Im][C(8)OSO(3)]; 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, [C(4)C(1)Im][BF(4)]; 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tris(pentafluoroethyl)trifluorophosphate, [C(6)C(1)Im][FAP]; 1-butylpyridinium methylsulfate, [C(4)Py][C(1)OSO(3)]; trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium tetrafluoroborate, [P(6,6,6,14)][BF(4)] and O-ethyl-N,N,N',N'-tetramethylisouronium trifluoromethanesulfonate, [C(2)(C(1))(4)iU][TfO]. The values were found to be consistent with a previously proposed, predictive, model in which Δ(vap)H(298) is decomposed into a Coulombic component (computable from the IL density) and van der Waals components from the anion and cation. Two previously predicted values of Δ(vap)H(298) were found to be within 6 kJ mol(-1) of the measured experimental values. Values for the van der Waals components are tabulated for eleven cations and twelve anions. Predictions are made for Δ(vap)H(298) for 13 ILs with as yet unmeasured Δ(vap)H(298) values (using experimental molar volumes), and for a further 44 ILs using estimated molar volumes.     

Shape resonances in slow electron scattering by aromatic molecules. I. Anthraquinone derivatives

A series of anthraquinone (C(14)O(2)H(8)) derivatives has been studied by means of electron capture negative ion mass spectrometry (ECNI-MS), photoelectron spectroscopy (PES), and AM1 quantum chemical calculations. Mean lifetimes of molecular negative ions M(-.) (MNI) have been measured. The mechanism of long-lived MNI formation in the epithermal energy region of incident electrons has been investigated. A simple model of a molecule (a spherical potential well with the repulsive centrifugal term) has been applied for the analysis of the energy dependence of cross sections at the first stage of the electron capture process. It has been shown that a temporary resonance of MNI at the energy approximately 0.5 eV corresponds to a shape resonance with lifetime 1-2.10(-13) s in the f-partial wave (l = 3) of the incident electron. The next resonant state of MNI at the energy approximately 1.7 eV has been associated with the electron excited Feshbach resonance (whose parent state is a triplet npi* transition). In all cases the initial electron state of the MNI relaxes into the ground state by means of a radiationless transition, and the final state of the MNI is a nuclear excited resonance with a lifetime measurable on the mass spectrometry timescale. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.