Ionic thermotropic liquid crystal dendrimers

The synthesis and characterization of two families of ionic liquid crystal dendrimers consisting of the ammonium salts of the commercially available poly(amidoamine) (G = 0-5) and poly(propylene imine) (G = 1-5) dendrimers and three long-chain carboxylic acids are reported. The liquid crystalline behavior was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing light optical microscopy, and X-ray diffractometry. The thermal stability of the ionic materials was further studied by NMR. Most of the dendrimers show lamellar mesomorphism, and two of them exhibit columnar mesomorphism. On the basis of the experimental results, we propose models both at the molecular level and in the mesophase for all the materials.     

Characterization of PVdF(HFP) gel electrolytes based on 1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl imidazolium ionic liquids

Poly(vinylidenefluoride)-hexafluoropropylene (PVdF(HFP))-ionic liquid gel electrolytes were prepared using ionic liquids based on 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate and 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl imidazolium hexafluorophosphate. A conventional metathesis reaction was used to prepare these ionic liquids, which have high purity and exhibit a liquid state at room temperature. The prepared polymer-ionic liquid gel proved to be a free-standing and rubbery film in which the degree of transparency differed according to the ratio and type of ionic liquid used. TGA and FTIR analyses confirmed that the solvent, N,N-Dimethylacetamide (DMAC), used for mixing PVdF(HFP) polymer with ionic liquid was almost totally removed during the gelling and drying processes. SEM photographs were taken of the surface structure of the PVdF(HFP)-ionic liquid gel in order to evaluate the morphology of the film's surface according to the mixing ratio and the nature of the ionic liquid. The thermal behaviors of PVdF(HFP)-ionic liquid gels were observed to be similar to those of neat ionic liquids through DSC analysis, and the compatibility between the polymer and ionic liquid was investigated by XRD analysis. The ionic conductivities of all the gels were 10(-3)-10(-5) S cm(-1) in a temperature range of 20-70 degrees C.     

Improving the performance of all-solid-state supercapacitors by modifying ionic liquid gel electrolytes with graphene nanosheets prepared by arc-discharge

Ionic liquid gel polymers have widely been used as the electrolytes in all-solid-state supercapacitors, but they suffer from low ionic conductivity and poor electrochemical performance. Arc discharge is a fast, low-cost and scalable method to prepare multi-layered graphene nanosheets, and as-made graphene nanosheets （denoted as ad-GNSs） with few defects, high electrical conductivity and high thermal stability should be favorable conductive additive materials. Here, a novel ionic liquid gel polymer electrolyte based on an ionic liquid （EM1MNTF2） and an copolymer （P（VDF-HFP）） was modified by the addition of ad-GNSs as an ionic conducting promoter. This modified gel electrolyte shows excellent thermal stability up to 400 ℃ and a wide electrochemical window of 3 V. An all-solid-state supercapacitor based on commercial activated carbon was fabricated using this modified ionic liquid gel polymer electrolyte, which shows obviously improved electrochemical behaviors compared with those of the corresponding all-solid-state supercapacitor using pure ionic liquid gel polymer electrolyte. Specially, smaller internal resistance, higher specific capacitance, better rate performance and cycling stability are achieved. These results indicate that the ionic liquid gel polymers modified by ad-GNSs would be promising and suitable gel electrolytes for high performance all-solid-state electrochemical devices.     

Conductive networked polymer gel electrolytes composed of poly(meth)acrylate,lithium salt,and ionic liquid

Self‐standing films of (meth)acrylate‐based polymer gel electrolytes with high ionic liquid content (80 wt %) were prepared by in situ thermally or photo induced radical copolymerization of mono‐functional and di‐functional (meth)acrylates in an ionic liquid in the presence/absence of a lithium salt. Their ionic conductivity, thermal property, mechanical property, and flammability were examined. 1‐Ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (EMImTFSI) or 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (EMImFSI) was used as the ionic liquid, and lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide LiTFSI was used as the lithium salt. The obtained films were semitransparent and flexible with good to moderate thermal stability and mechanical strength with high ionic conductivity. The EMImFSI‐containing gel electrolytes showed higher ionic conductivity than the corresponding EMImTFSI‐containing gel electrolytes. The ionic conductivity in the acrylate‐based gel electrolytes was slightly increased by addition of lithium salt, while that in the corresponding methacrylate‐based electrolytes was decreased significantly. The flame test showed the ionic liquid containing networked polymer gel electrolytes to have low if any flammability and was therefore confirmed to be highly safe. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Microwave-enhanced ionothermal CuAAC for the synthesis of glycoclusters on a calix[4]arene platform

A tetra-azido calix[4]arene derivative was allowed to react with ethynyl tetra- O-benzyl- C-galactoside in the presence of CuI and i-Pr 2EtN in three different ionic liquids, that is, [C 8dabco][N(CN) 2], [C 8dabco][Br], and Ammoeng 110. Reactions were performed at 80 degrees C by thermal and MW dielectric heating. In all cases, multiple cycloadditions took place to give a triazole-linked tetra- C-galactosyl-calix[4]arene in up to 90% yield. The [C 8dabco][N(CN) 2] ionic liquid was also used to perform the multiclick reactions with propargyl O-lactoside and S-sialoside.     

Structural and characteristic analysis of carbon nanotubes-ionic liquid gel biosensor

The structure and characteristic of carbon nanotubes-ionic liquid gel biosensor were studied by voltammetry, microscopy and spectroscopy. Various biomolecules were electrochemically detected with this gel biosensor such as glucose oxidase and NADH. The excellent electrochemical behavior of this gel biosensor might be due to the following three main factors: (1) the inherently perfect electrochemical characteristic of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs); (2) the better solvent effect and conductivity of ionic liquid as well as the proper interactions between MWNTs and ionic liquid; (3) the proper mixing ratio of MWNTs to ionic liquid. Meanwhile, the interactions between MWNTs and ionic liquid were carefully studied as well. It can be concluded that the non-covalent (π–π) interaction between the imidazole loop of ionic liquid and MWNTs side wall should play an important role. This work gives a further understanding of what results in the high sensitivity and selectivity of such a biosensor to some biomolecules, and provides a simple and easy approach to design new biosensors with various nano-particles and versatile ionic liquid.     

Solvent systems for countercurrent chromatography: an aqueous two phase liquid system based on a room temperature ionic liquid

A new aqueous two phase liquid system (ATPS) based on the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride (BMIM Cl), potassium dibasic phosphate (K(2)HPO(4)) and water was recently proposed in the literature. The full phase diagram of this ATPS was prepared and some tie lines were fully determined. It was compared to classical ATPSs based on polyethylene glycol with an average molecular mass of 1000 (PEG 1000) and 10,000 (PEG 10000) and K(2)HPO(4). Two countercurrent chromatography (CCC) columns, a hydrostatic Sanki and a J type hydrodynamic CCC columns were used to test the liquid phase retention of these ATPSs in all possible configurations. It was found that the BMIM Cl ATPS liquid phases were much easier to retain in the two CCC columns than the PEG 1000 ATPS phases. Using protein and alcohol solutes, it was established that the BMIM Cl ATPS has a polarity completely different from that of the PEG 1000 ATPS. For example, ovalbumin partitions equally between the two phases of the PEG 1000 ATPS (K(D)=1.4) when it is completely located in the BMIM Cl upper phase of the ionic liquid ATPS (K(D)=180). The discrimination factor of the ionic liquid system and its intrinsic hydrophobicity were respectively found three times higher and ten times lower than the respective values of the PEG 1000 ATPS.     

Speciation of copper(II) complexes in an ionic liquid based on choline chloride and in choline chloride/water mixtures

A deep-eutectic solvent with the properties of an ionic liquid is formed when choline chloride is mixed with copper(II) chloride dihydrate in a 1:2 molar ratio. EXAFS and UV-vis-near-IR optical absorption spectroscopy have been used to compare the coordination sphere of the cupric ion in this ionic liquid with that of the cupric ion in solutions of 0.1 M of CuCl(2)·2H(2)O in solvents with varying molar ratios of choline chloride and water. The EXAFS data show that species with three chloride ions and one water molecule coordinated to the cupric ion as well as species with two chloride molecules and two water molecules coordinated to the cupric ion are present in the ionic liquid. On the other hand, a fully hydrated copper(II) ion is formed in an aqueous solution free of choline chloride, and the tetrachlorocuprate(II) complex forms in aqueous choline chloride solutions with more than 50 wt % of choline chloride. In solutions with between 0 and 50 wt % of choline chloride, mixed chloro-aquo complexes occur. Upon standing at room temperature, crystals of CuCl(2)·2H(2)O and of Cu(choline)Cl(3) formed in the ionic liquid. Cu(choline)Cl(3) is the first example of a choline cation coordinating to a transition-metal ion. Crystals of [choline](3)[CuCl(4)][Cl] and of [choline](4)[Cu(4)Cl(10)O] were also synthesized from molecular or ionic liquid solvents, and their crystal structures were determined.     

离子液体凝胶聚合物电解质的三元组分相互作用研究

采用Raman光谱、傅里叶转换红外光谱和X-射线衍射光谱研究N-甲基-N-丙基哌啶双三氟甲磺酸亚胺离子液体（PP13TFSI）和双三氟甲磺酸亚胺锂盐（LiTFSI）对PVDF-HFP聚合物聚合方式的影响,结果表明,PP13TFSI、LiTFSI和PVDF-HFP是共混存在的,同时加入PP13TFSI和LiTFSI会使聚合物的聚合方式由晶体结构转变为无定形结构. 通过对电解质及其各组分的线性扫描伏安曲线和热重曲线分析可知,溶剂N-甲基吡咯烷酮（NMP）容易残留在凝胶聚合物电解质（ILGPE）中,这会降低ILGPE的电化学稳定性和热稳定性. 作者对固态LiFePO₄|ILGPE|Li电池的倍率性能进行了研究,实验结果表明其具有较好的倍率性能,当电池倍率由C/10增大至2C,然后再回到C/10时,其容量可以恢复到原来的90.9%左右. 该研究结果对理解PP13TFSI和LiTFSI在ILGPE中的作用机理具有重要的意义.     

Ionic-Liquid-Based Nanofluids and Their Heat-Transfer Applications: A Comprehensive Review

Due to the improved thermophysical characteristics of ionic liquids (ILs), such as their strong ionic conductivity, negligible vapor pressure, and thermal stability at high temperatures, they are being looked at viable contender for future heat transfer fluids. Additionally, the dispersing nanoparticles can further improve the thermophysical characteristics and thermal performance of ionic liquids, which is one of the emerging research interests to increase the heat transfer rates of the thermal devices. The latest investigations about the utilization of ionic liquid nanofluids as a heat transfer fluid is summarized in this work. These summaries are broken down into three types: (a) the thermophysical parameters including thermal conductivity, viscosity, density, and specific heat of ionic liquids (base fluids), (b) the thermophysical properties like thermal conductivity, viscosity, density, and viscosity of ionic liquids based nanofluids (IL nanofluids), and (iii) utilization of IL nanofluids as a heat transfer fluid in the thermal devices. The techniques for measuring the thermophysical characteristics and the synthesis of IL nanofluids are also covered. The suggestions for potential future research directions for IL nanofluids are summarized.     

染料敏化纳米薄膜太阳电池中离子液体基电解质的研究进展

综述了离子液体基电解质在染料敏化纳米薄膜太阳电池中的研究及应用进展，详细论述了多种离子液体基电解质系统对染料敏化纳米薄膜太阳电池性能的影响，并比较了这些系统的优缺点. 根据胶凝剂的不同分别论述了离子液体基电解质的固化及其对电池性能的影响. 评述了离子液体基电解质在大面积电池中的应用，并对离子液体基电解质未来发展方向进行了展望.     

热分析法研究离子液体催化体系中氨基甲酸酯热裂解合成异氰酸酯

采用热分析方法对离子液体催化体系中非光气法合成异氰酸酯过程,即氨基甲酸酯热裂解过程进行了系统评价.利用热重分析(TGA)快速简单的特点,对1,6-己二氨基甲酸甲酯(MHDC)热裂解过程的条件进行了优化,包括离子液体及催化剂类型筛选,催化剂用量,反应温度,反应时间等.同时,发展了Bi_2O_3/Fe_2O_3和HTi_xO_y两种高活性催化剂,并对其进行了详细的表征.此外,合成的HTi_xO_y催化剂不仅具有催化热裂解的作用,而且具有抑制副反应的作用.     

Determination of Solubility Parameters of Ionic Liquids and Ionic Liquid/Solvent Mixtures from Intrinsic Viscosity

The total and partial solubility parameters (dispersion, polar and hydrogen‐bonding solubility parameters) of ten ionic liquids were determined. Intrinsic viscosity approaches were used that encompassed a one‐dimensional method (1D‐Method), and two different three‐dimensional methods (3D‐Method1 and 3D‐Method2). The effect of solvent type, the dimethylacetamide (DMA) fraction in the ionic liquid, and dissolution temperature on solubility parameters were also investigated. For all types of effect, both the 1D‐Method and 3D‐Method2 present the same trend in the total solubility parameter. The partial solubility parameters are influenced by the cation and anion of the ionic liquid. Considering the effect on partial solubility parameters of the solvent type in the ionic liquid, it was observed that in both 3D methods, the dispersion and polar parameters of a 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium acetate/solvent (60:40 vol %) mixture tend to increase as the total solubility parameter of the solvent increases.     

Protic ionic liquids with fluorous anions: physicochemical properties and self-assembly nanostructure

A series of 11 new protic ionic liquids with fluorous anions (FPILs) have been identified and their self-assembled nanostructure, thermal phase transitions and physicochemical properties were investigated. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time that fluorocarbon domains have been reported in PILs. The FPILs were prepared from a range of hydrocarbon alkyl and heterocyclic amine cations in combination with the perfluorinated anions heptafluorobutyrate and pentadecafluorooctanoate. The nanostructure of the FPILs was established by using small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS and WAXS). In the liquid state many of the FPILs showed an intermediate range order, or self-assembled nanostructure, resulting from segregation of the polar and nonpolar hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon domains of the ionic liquid. In addition, the physicochemical properties of the FPILs were determined including the melting point (T(m)), glass transition (T(g)), devitrification temperature (T(c)), thermal stability and the density ρ, viscosity η, air/liquid surface tension γ(LV), refractive index n(D), and ionic conductivity κ. The FPILs were mostly solids at room temperature, however two examples 2-pyrrolidinonium heptafluorobutyrate (PyrroBF) and pyrrolidinium heptafluorobutyrate (PyrrBF) were liquids at room temperature and all of the FPILs melted below 80 °C. Four of the FPILs exhibited a glass transition. The two liquids at room temperature, PyrroBF and PyrrBF, had a similar density, surface tension and refractive index but their viscosity and ionic conductivity were very different due to dissimilar self-assembled nanostructure.     

Selectivity of guanidinium ionic liquid for capillary gas chromatography

<正>A guanidinium ionic liquid,N,N,N',N'-tetrahexyl-N",N"-dimethylguanidinium bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonylimide(THDMGNTf_2), was synthesized and used as stationary phase for capillary gas chromatography.In comparison with imidazolium ionic liquid stationary phase,the present new stationary phase exhibits quite different selectivity and behaves more like a low polar stationary phase.The guanidinium ionic liquid of THDMG-NTf_2 exhibited better separation of Grab test mixture than imidazolium ionic liquid of 1-octyl-3-butylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonylimide(OBIM-NTf_2).Solvation parameter model was also used to evaluate the selectivity of THDMG-NTf_2.Additionally,essential oil of Magnolia biondii Pamp was analyzed to further evaluate the selectivity of THDMG-NTf_2 for a sample of complicated components.Satisfactory separation of the essential oil was achieved on a THDMG-NTf_2 column(10 m) while using a commercial column(30 m) as reference.The present study shows that the guanidinium ionic liquid possesses novel chromatographic selectivity and has great potential for wide applications.     

过渡金属离子液体EMIFeCl3的性质研究

在干燥高纯氩气氛的手套箱内, 直接将摩尔比为1∶1的高纯无水FeCl3与氯化1-甲基-3-乙基咪唑(EMIC)混合, 得到棕色透明的离子液体EMIFeCl4. 在293.15~343.15 K温度范围内测定了该离子液体的密度和表面张力. 利用Glasser经验方程和空隙模型研究了EMIFeCl4的性质, 并与离子液体EMIAlCl4进行比较, 指出空隙模型具有一定的合理性.     

Enhancing the Thermal Stability of Ionogels: Synthesis and Properties of Triple Ionic Liquid/Halloysite/MCC Ionogels

In this study, an ionic liquid (IL), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate, was used to prepare ionogels with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and halloysite (Hal). SEM, XRD, TG, DSC, FTIR spectroscopy, conductometry and mechanical tests were used to study the morphology, structure, thermal behaviour and electrophysical and mechanical characteristics of synthesised ionogels. XRD analysis showed a slight decrease in the interlayer space of halloysite in ionogels containing MCC, which may have been associated with the removal of residual water molecules resulting from hydrophilic IL anions and polymer macromolecules. A change in conductivity and glass-transition temperature of the ionic liquid was revealed due to intercalation into halloysite (a confinement effect) and modification with cellulose. For triple IL/Hal/MCC ionogels, the characteristic thermal degradation temperatures were higher than the corresponding values for IL/Hal composites. This indicates that the synthesised IL/Hal/MCC ionogels are characterised by a greater thermal stability than those of IL/Hal systems.     

Poly(ethylene glycol)-lipase complexes that are highly active and enantioselective in ionic liquids

Lipase-catalyzed alcoholysis between vinyl acetate and 2-phenyl-1-propanol was investigated in dialkylimidazolium-based ionic liquids. Although native lipase powder exhibited very low activity in an ionic liquid, forming a poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG)-lipase complex improved the lipase activity in the ionic liquid. The activity of the PEG-lipase complex was higher in ionic liquids than in common organic solvents (n-hexane, isooctane and dimethylsulfoxide). Fluorescence measurements using 4-aminophthalimide revealed that the ionic liquids were more hydrophilic than the organic solvents used for non-aqueous enzymology. A kinetic study of lipase-catalyzed alcoholysis in an ionic liquid ([Bmim][PF6]) revealed that the Michaelis constant (Km) for 2-phenyl-1-propanol in the ionic liquid was half that in n-hexane, suggesting that the ionic liquid stabilized the enzyme-substrate complex. Finally, we carried out enantioselective alcoholysis of 1-phenylethanol in ionic liquids employing the PEG-lipase complex, and obtained high enantioselectivity, comparable to that in n-hexane.     

Efficient Heck reactions catalyzed by a highly recyclable palladium(II) complex of a pyridyl-functionalized imidazolium-based ionic liquid

The reactions of 2-(2-pyridyl)imidazole with alkyl iodides at 25 degrees C in the presence of base gave rise to 1-alkyl-2-(2-pyridyl)imidazole. Subsequent neat reactions with alkyl or polyfluoroalkyl halides at 100 degrees C, followed by anion exchange with LiN(SO(2)CF(3))(2), generated the mono-quaternary ionic liquids. All of them have excellent thermal stability and wide liquid range. Most of the salts with asymmetric N-substituents are liquid at room temperature. The effect of N-substituent variation and symmetry on NMR, TGA and DSC is discussed. Reaction of with palladium(II) chloride produced a mononuclear palladium ionic liquid complex, the structure of which was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The Heck cross-coupling reactions using in ionic liquid demonstrated excellent stability and recyclability.     

Determination of metal ions in tea samples using task‐specific ionic liquid‐based ultrasound‐assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction coupled to liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection

Task‐specific ionic liquid‐based ultrasound‐assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction was used for the preconcentration of cadmium(II), cobalt(II), and lead(II) ions in tea samples, which were subsequently analyzed by liquid chromatography with UV detection. The proposed method of preconcentration is free of volatile organic compounds, which are often used as extractants and dispersing solvents in classic techniques of microextraction. A task‐specific ionic liquid trioctylmethylammonium thiosalicylate was used as an extractant and a chelating agent. Ultrasound was used to disperse the ionic liquid. After microextraction, the phases were separated by centrifugation, and the ionic liquid phase was solubilized in methanol and directly injected into the liquid chromatograph. Selected microextraction parameters, such as the volume of ionic liquid, the pH of the sample, the duration of ultrasound treatment, the speed and time of centrifugation, and the effect of ionic strength, were optimized. Under optimal conditions an enrichment factor of 200 was obtained for each analyte. The limits of detection were 0.002 mg/kg for Cd(II), 0.009 mg/kg for Co(II), and 0.013 mg/kg for Pb(II). The accuracy of the proposed method was evaluated by an analysis of the Certified Reference Materials (INCT‐TL‐1, INCT‐MPH‐2) with the recovery values in the range of 90–104%.