Electrochemical studies of iodine in an aluminium chloride-butylpyridinium chloride ionic liquid part II. Neutral and basic solvent composition |
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Authors: | Zenon J Karpinski Robert A Osteryoung |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The electrochemical behavior of iodine in an ambient temperature molten salt system, aluminum chloride-N-(1-butyl)pyridinium chloride (BuPyCl), have been studied in basic (excess BuPyCl) and neutral (1.0:1.0 AlCl3: BuPyCI mole ratio) melt compositions. Acid-base interactions of iodine in different oxidation states with the ionic solvent are observed. High stability of triiodide ion in neutral butylpyridinium tetrachloroaluminate indicates relatively weak intermolecular interactions in this solvent. In basic solutions polyhalogen equilibria involving iodine in different oxidation states and chloride ions are established. In iodine and tetraethylammonium triiodide solutions a mixture of ICI2?, I2Cl?, I3? and I? ions forms. The formation constants of I2Cl? and I3? and the equilibrium constant for I2Cl? disproportionation are estimated. |
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