Ionic Solvation in Aqueous and Nonaqueous Solutions

Summary.  The history of studies on ionic solvation is briefly reviewed, and structural and dynamic properties of solvated ions in aqueous and nonaqueous solutions are discussed. An emphasis is placed on ionic solvation in nonaqueous mixed solvents in which preferential solvation of ions takes place. A new parameter for expressing the degree of preferential solvation of an ion is proposed. Received January 16, 2001. Accepted January 31, 2001     

The Standard Partial Molar Volumes of Ions in Solution. Part 3. Volumes in Solvent Mixtures Where Preferential Solvation Takes Place

Standard partial molar volumes of 1:1 salts in aqueous mixtures of ethanol (EtOH), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and acetonitrile (MeCN) at 298.15 K were obtained from the literature. In such mixtures there is evidence that preferential solvation occurs in the solvent shell around the ion where electrostriction takes place. Specifically, the anions are better solvated by the water whereas the cations are generally solvated by both the water and the nonaqueous component of the mixtures to various extents. There are no clear-cut criteria for how the measured volumes are to be apportioned between the ions in such mixtures. Various solvation models were used to estimate the volumes of the salts by calculation of the electrostriction around the ions. Only the taking into account of the preferential solvation of the ions in the solvation shell yielded calculated results of the standard partial molar volumes of the salts in agreement with the experimental data.     

Ionic components of the real and chemical Gibbs energy of transport of potassium and chloride ions from water to water-methanol mixtures

With the method of volta-potential differences at 298.15 K the ionic components of the standard real and chemical thermodynamic properties of the resolvation of potassium and chloride ions were determined in mixtures of water and methanol (MeOH). The value of the surface potential at the methanol/gas phase boundary (Δχ^MeOH = ?0.18 V) is obtained. The characteristics of the solvation of these ions in a water-methanol medium are identified, and a comparison with literature data for other nonaqueous mixtures is carried out.     

The ionic work function and its role in estimating absolute electrode potentials

The experimental determination of the ionic work function is briefly described. Data for the proton, alkali metal ions, and halide ions in water, originally published by Randles (Randles, J. E. B. Trans Faraday Soc. 1956, 52, 1573) are recalculated on the basis of up-to-date thermodynamic tables. These calculations are extended to data for the same ions in four nonaqueous solvents, namely, methanol, ethanol, acetonitrile, and dimethyl sulfoxide. The ionic work function data are compared with estimates of the absolute Gibbs energy of solvation obtained by an extrathermodynamic route for the same ions. The work function data for the proton are used to estimate the absolute potential of the standard hydrogen electrode in each solvent. The results obtained here are compared with those published earlier by Trasatti (Trasatti, S. Electrochim. Acta 1987, 32, 843) and more recently by Kelly et al. (Kelly, C. P.; Cramer, C. J.; Truhlar, D. G. J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 16066. Kelly, C. P.; Cramer, C. J.; Truhlar, D. G. J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 408). A comparison of the ionic work function with the absolute Gibbs solvation energy permits an estimation of the surface potential of the solvent. The results show that the surface potential of water is small and positive whereas the surface potential of the nonaqueous solvents considered is negative. The sign of the surface potential is consistent with the known structure of each solvent.     

Variation of thermodynamic parameters of crown ether-metal complex formation and reactant solvation in binary nonaqueous solvent mixtures

General trends in the variation of thermodynamic parameters of complex formation of crown ethers with d-metal ions in binary nonaqueous solvent mixtures were determined. An equation was proposed for predicting variation of the stability of coordination compounds upon replacement of one nonaqueous solvent by another on the basis of the change in the Gibbs energy of solvation of the central ion. Calculation of the Gibbs energies for the formation of the [Ag18C6]⁺ ion in acetonitrile and a number of nonaqueous solvents confirmed the predictive ability of the proposed equation.     

Solution viscosity behavior of polystyrene-based cationic ionomers: Effects of quaternary-group structure and counter ion

The dilute solution viscosity was investigated for several polystyrene-based cationic io-nomers. It was found that intramolecular aggregation among the ionic groups was strongly dependent on the sizes of quaternary onium groups and counter anions. The extent of the aggregation was controled by the solvent polarity and the solvation to the ionic groups. When there was a strong selective soivation to small counter ions, the structure of onium groups shows a minor effect on the viscosity behavior, indicating little aggregation among the ionic groups. A strong solvation to small quaternary cations also eliminates the intra-molecular aggregation and the influence of counter ions was barely observable. When the selective solvation to counter ions was disabled by the enlarged size of the counter ions, however, the viscosity depended on onium group structure or spacer chain length. If the solvent solvates neither counter ions nor quaternary groups, the smaller the sizes of onium cation and counter anion, the lower the reduced viscosity due to an enhancement of the ionic aggregate formation. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Kamlet–Taft's Solvatochromic Parameters for Nonaqueous Binary Mixtures between n-Hexane and 2-Propanol, Tetrahydrofurane, and Ethyl Acetate

The π*, α, and β Kamlet–Taft solvatochromic solvent parameters have been determined for nonaqueous binary mixtures commonly used in normal-phase liquid chromatography (NPLC), such as ethyl acetate n-hexane, tetrahydrofurane n-hexane, and 2-propanol n-hexane from spectroscopic data by using several UV-visible absorbing probes. Because preferential solvation is almost nonexistent for the π* probes in the different binary mixtures, we conclude that the measured values reflect quite well the dipolarity–polarizability of the bulk solution. However, strong preferential solvation for the different α and β probes in all mixtures studied here shows that the solvent parameters obtained reflect the properties of the solvation shell more than the bulk properties. This observation does not necessarily mean that the α and β values obtained will not be useful in multiple linear regressions (MLR), but results should be interpreted with care and will depend on the particular situation. Actually, results will make sense only if the particular solute under study preferentially solvates in a fashion similar to that of the α and β solvatochromic probes.     

Experimental and theoretical investigations of solvation dynamics of ionic fluids: appropriateness of dielectric theory and the role of DC conductivity

An analysis is provided of the subnanosecond dynamic solvation of ionic liquids in particular and ionic solutions in general. It is our hypothesis that solvation relaxation in ionic fluids, in the nonglassy and nonsupercooled regimes, can be understood rather simply in terms of the dielectric spectra of the solvent. This idea is suggested by the comparison of imidazolium ionic liquids with their pure organic counterpart, butylimidazole (J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 10245-10255). It is borne out by a calculation of the solvation correlation time from frequency dependent dielectric data for the ionic liquid, ethylammonium nitrate, and for the electrolyte solution of methanol and sodium perchlorate. Very good agreement is obtained between these theoretically calculated solvation relaxation functions and those obtained from fluorescence upconversion spectroscopy. Our comparisons suggest that translational motion of ions may not be the predominant factor in short-time solvation of ionic fluids and that many tools and ideas about solvation dynamics in polar solvents can be adapted to ionic fluids.     

离子液中溶剂化电子的结构及其演化动力学

本文综述了离子型液体介质中过剩电子的结构、存在状态及其时间演化动力学特征。基于从头算分子动力学模拟及计算结果,重点阐述了咪唑型、吡啶型、碱金属离子型熔盐氯化物离子液中与过剩电子溶剂化密切相关的溶剂化能量学、结构特征、可能的存在状态以及态-态转化稳态动力学机制,分析了此类离子型介质中电子高效传导的内在本质及离子液组成离子的重要作用。阳离子的最低未占轨道组成的导带结构是离子液中过剩电子的溶剂化态及其稳定性的决定因素,任何能影响或改变其导带结构的因素均能显著影响过剩电子溶剂化。但快速的态-态转化及电子迁移并不明显取决于其组成离子扩散动力学,而是敏感地受离子液涨落所控制。这种基于溶剂化电子的迁移模式构成了此类离子型介质甚至其它液态介质中电子转移的新途径。     

First study on the thermo-solvatochromism in aqueous 1-(1-Butyl)-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate: a comparison between the solvation by an ionic liquid and by aqueous alcohols

The thermo-solvatochromic behaviors of 2,6-diphenyl-4-(2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium-1-yl) phenolate, RB; 2,6-dichloro-4-(2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium-1-yl) phenolate, WB; 2,6-dibromo-4-[( E)-2-(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)ethenyl] phenolate, MePMBr 2; 2,6-dibromo-4-[( E)-2-(1-n-octylpyridinium-4-yl)ethenyl] phenolate, OcPMBr 2, have been investigated in binary mixtures of the ionic liquid, IL, 1-(1-butyl)-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluorborate, [BuMeIm][BF 4], and water (W), in the temperature range from 10 to 60 degrees C. Plots of the empirical solvent polarities, E T (probe) in kcal mol (-1), versus the mole fraction of water in the binary mixture, chi w, showed nonlinear, i.e., nonideal behavior. Solvation by these IL-W mixtures shows the following similarities to that by aqueous aliphatic alcohols: The same solvation model can be conveniently employed to treat the data obtained; it is based on the presence in the system-bulk medium and probe solvation shell of IL, W, and the "complex" solvent 1:1 IL-W. The origin of the nonideal solvation behavior appears to be the same, preferential solvation of the probe, in particular by the complex solvent. The strength of association of the IL-W complex, and the polarity of the IL are situated between the corresponding values of aqueous methanol and aqueous ethanol. Temperature increase causes a gradual desolvation of all probes employed. A difference between solvation by IL-W and aqueous alcohols is that probe-solvent hydrophobic interactions appear to play a minor role in case of the former mixture, probably because solvation is dominated by hydrogen-bonding and Coulombic interactions between the ions of the IL and the zwitterionic probes.     

Insights into uranyl chemistry from molecular dynamics simulations

First-principles and purely classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations for complexes of the uranyl ion (UO(2)(2+)) are reviewed. Validation of Car-Parrinello MD simulations for small uranyl complexes in aqueous solution is discussed. Special attention is called to the mechanism of ligand-exchange reactions at the uranyl centre and to effects of solvation and hydration on coordination and structural properties. Large-scale classical MD simulations are surveyed in the context of liquid-liquid extraction, with uranyl complexes ranging from simple hydrates to calixarenes, and nonaqueous phases from simple organic solvents and supercritical CO(2) to ionic liquids.     

Solvatochromism and preferential solvation of Brooker's merocyanine in water–methanol mixtures

The excitation energy of Brooker's merocyanine in water–methanol mixtures shows nonlinear behavior with respect to the mole fraction of methanol, and it was suggested that this behavior is related to preferential solvation by methanol. We investigated the origin of this behavior and its relation to preferential solvation using the three‐dimensional reference interaction site model self‐consistent field method and time‐dependent density functional theory. The calculated excitation energies were in good agreement with the experimental behavior. Analysis of the coordination numbers revealed preferential solvation by methanol. The free energy component analysis implied that solvent reorganization and solvation entropy drive the preferential solvation by methanol, while the direct solute–solvent interaction promotes solvation by water. The difference in the preferential solvation effect on the ground and excited states causes the nonlinear excitation energy shift. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Excess Volume of Mixing of 1:1 Electrolyte Solutions at 298.15 K in the Aquo-1,4-Dioxane Mixed-Solvent System

Excess volumes of mixing for six possible binary combinations of solutions of NaCl, KCl, NaBr and KBr have been determined at constant ionic strengths of 1.000 and 2.000 mol-kg^{− 1} at 298.15 K using a dilatometer in the water + 1,4-dioxane mixed-solvent system. Pitzer’s ion-interaction model has been utilized to obtain binary and triplet interaction parameters, i.e., θ^V and ψ^V. The data were also analyzed by the Friedman Model and it is suggested that interactions between solvated ions are dictated not only by coulombic interactions but also by appreciable asymmetric effects. The data are dependent on the nature of the common ion and do not support Young’s cross-square rule. The deviation from the cross-square rule is considered to arise from preferential solvation of the ions and ion clusters in the mixed-solvent system as reflected by the appreciable contribution of triplet interactions.     

Solvation and rotational dynamics of coumarin 153 in ionic liquids: comparisons to conventional solvents

Steady-state and time-resolved emission spectroscopy with 25 ps resolution are used to measure equilibrium and dynamic aspects of the solvation of coumarin 153 (C153) in a diverse collection of 21 room-temperature ionic liquids. The ionic liquids studied here include several phosphonium and imidazolium liquids previously reported as well as 12 new ionic liquids that incorporate two homologous series of ammonium and pyrrolidinium cations. Steady-state absorption and emission spectra are used to extract solvation free energies and reorganization energies associated with the S0 <--> S1 transition of C153. These quantities, especially the solvation free energy, vary relatively little in ionic liquids compared to conventional solvents. Some correlation is found between these quantities and the mean separation between ions (or molar volume). Time-resolved anisotropies are used to observe solute rotation. Rotation times measured in ionic liquids correlate with solvent viscosity in much the same way that they do in conventional polar solvents. No special frictional coupling between the C153 and the ionic liquid solvents is indicated by these times. But, in contrast to what is observed in most low-viscosity conventional solvents, rotational correlation functions in ionic liquids are nonexponential. Time-resolved Stokes shift measurements are used to characterize solvation dynamics. The solvation response functions in ionic liquids are also nonexponential and can be reasonably represented by stretched-exponential functions of time. The solvation times observed are correlated with the solvent viscosity, and the much slower solvation in ionic liquids compared to dipolar solvents can be attributed to their much larger viscosities. Solvation times of the majority of ionic liquids studied appear to follow a single correlation with solvent viscosity. Only liquids incorporating the largest phosphonium cation appear to follow a distinctly different correlation.     

Gibbs energy of the resolvation of glycylglycine and its anion in aqueous solutions of dimethylsulfoxide at 298.15 K

Gibbs energies for the transfer of glycylglycine and glycylglycinate ions from water to water-dimethylsulfoxide solvents are determined from the interface distribution of substances between immiscible phases in the composition range of 0.00 to 0.20 molar fractions of DMSO at 298.15 K. It is shown that with a rise in the concentration of nonaqueous components in solution, we observe the solvation of dipeptide and its anion, due mainly to the destabilization of the carboxyl group.     

On the relation between thermodynamic,transport and structural properties of electrolyte solutions

The relation between thermodynamic, transport and structural properties of electrolyte solutions is explored for volumes and radii of ions in solution, water structure making and breaking by ions, ion pairing, and electromotive force of cells with transport, and preferential solvation of ions in mixed solvents. Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2008, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 18–31. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Approaches to separation interfaces: Electrostatic interaction and local structures of ions at zwitterionic interface

The interaction and separation of ions with zwitterionic layers are reviewed principally based on a series of the author's work. An electrostatic model has allowed us to discuss the chromatographic retention of ions on the zwitterionic stationary phase, and has revealed the ionic interaction occurring at the zwitterionic interface. Similar consideration is applicable to the ionic partition into zwitterionic micelles having the spherical dimension. In the electrostatic models, ion association and solvation changes of ions have been assumed to explain the selectivity in ion recognition. Both assumptions are applicable to polarizable large ions, whereas the former cannot account for the results obtained for small and well-hydrated ions (Cl⁻ and Br⁻). A special X-ray absorption finestructure (XAFS) measurement, which allows selective access to ions interacting with surface monolayers, has been developed, and applied to ions attracted by a zwitterionic monolayer. The X-ray absorption spectra suggest that Zn²⁺ attracted by the zwitterionic monolayer is still hydrated. In contrast, the direct interaction of Br⁻ has been confirmed, indicating that the electrostatic model involving either ion association or the solvation change of an ion does not properly explain the observed phenomena but both effects should be taken into consideration.     

The Standard Partial Molar Volumes of Ions in Solution. Part 2. The Volumes in Two Binary Solvent Mixtures with No Preferential Solvation

Standard partial molar volumes of ions were obtained from literature data on 1:1 electrolytes in mixtures of propylene carbonate (PC) with acetonitrile (MeCN) and of water (W) with methanol (MeOH) at 298.15 K. The hypothesis was examined that when the solvents in the mixtures do not differ too much in their polarity and/or hydrogen-bonding ability, only negligible preferential solvation occurs in the solvent shell around the ion where electrostriction takes place. Given the solvent-independent intrinsic volume of an ion, the electrostriction, calculated by the shell-by-shell method, permits the examination of this proposition. This hypothesis was indeed validated by the calculated standard partial molar ionic volumes in the dipolar aprotic mixtures and in the protic aqueous methanol.     

Thermodynamics of 1:1 Electrolyte Solutions in Water + N,N-Dimethylformamide Mixed Solvent System at 25°C: Molar Excess Enthalpy of Mixing

The molar excess enthalpies of mixing for the six possible binary combinationsof solutions of NaCl, KCl, NaBr, and KBr as a function of ionic strength fractionhave been measured at 25°C. The experiments were performed at constant ionicstrengths of 1.000 and 2.000 mol-kg^–1 with an LKB flow microcalorimeter inthe mixed solvent water + dimethylformamide. The equations of Friedman'sModel were fitted to the results. Our parameters differ appreciably from thecorresponding results in water and Young's cross square rule does not apply.While Pitzer's ion-interaction model was able to represent the enthalpy data forcommon ion mixings, it was unable to model the data of the noncommon ionmixtures. The data suggests that the problem may arise from variations in solvationof the ions and ion clusters including preferential solvation of certain species.     

Microscopic environment of metal ion controlled by the balance between preferential solvation and coordination

The preferential solvation and the coordination characterizing metal ions (Mg2+ and Zn2+) in solution, which control the microscopic environments around the metal ions, were directly observed through the mass spectrometric analysis of clusters isolated from liquid droplets.