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Communication: Unusual Structure and Transport in Ionic Liquid-Hexane Mixtures

Communication: Unusual Structure and Transport in Ionic Liquid-Hexane Mixtures

Min Liang, Sufia Khatun, Edward W Castner Jr

J Chem Phys. 2015 Mar 28;142(12):121101.

PMID: 25833557

Abstract:

Ionic liquids having a sufficiently amphiphilic cation can dissolve large volume fractions of alkanes, leading to mixtures with intriguing properties on molecular length scales. The trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium cation paired with the bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide anion provides an ionic liquid that can dissolve large mole fractions of hexane. We present experimental results on mixtures of n-C6D14 with this ionic liquid. High-energy X-ray scattering studies reveal a persistence of the characteristic features of ionic liquid structure even for 80% dilution with n-C6D14. Nuclear magnetic resonance self-diffusion results reveal decidedly non-hydrodynamic behavior where the self-diffusion of the neutral, non-polar n-C6D14 is on average a factor of 21 times faster than for the cation. Exploitation of the unique structural and transport properties of these mixtures may lead to new opportunities for designer solvents for enhanced chemical reactivity and interface science.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP460092039	Trihexyltetradecylphosphonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide		460092-03-9	Price

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