Effect of Counteranions on the Conformational Equilibrium of 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids


Naohiro Hatano1, Takahiro Takekiyo1, Hiroshi Abe2 and Yukihiro Yoshimura1


1Department of Applied Chemistry, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan
2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-8686, Japan

International Journal of Spectroscopy (2011) 648245, 5 pages


Abstract
We have investigated the nonspherical anion effect on the trans-trans (TT) and gauche-trans (GT) equilibrium in pure 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium ([bmim]+)-based room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) by the Raman spectroscopy. The intensity ratio of the [bmim]+ cation in [bmim]+-based RTILs having nonspherical anions changes with nature of the anions.However, the enthalpy change of the [bmim]+ cation is approximately .1.0 kJ/mol for all [bmim]+-based RTILs used in this study and is independent of the anionic species. The present results indicate that the conformational stability of the [bmim]+ cation in [bmim]+-based RTILs including nonspherical anions is driven by the entropic contribution associated with the orientation and configuration of the [bmim]+ cation with respect to the counteranion.



Fig. 1
Optimized structures of the (a) trans-trans (TT) and (b) gauche-trans (GT) conformers of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium ([bmim]+) cation by B3LYP/6-311+(d) level.


Fig. 2
The Raman CH2 rocking spectra of pure [bmim][X] (X =PF6, NO3 , BF4, SCN, and CH3COO) at 298 K. The gCH2 rh and gPF6 strh represent the CH2 rocking mode and PF6 stretching mode, respectively.
Fig. 3.
Plots of IGT/ITT of the [bmim]+ cation versus (a) ionic radius of anions except the CH3COO anion, and (b) the order of IGT/ITTfor anions of pure [bmim][X] ([X]= CH3COO, NO3, SCN, PF6, and BF4).
Fig. 4.
Representative Raman CH2 rocking spectra of (a) [bmim][SCN] and (b) [bmim][NO3] as a function of temperature.
Fig. 5.
Temperature dependences of the integrated intensity ratio between the TT and GT conformers of [bmim]+ cation of pure [bmim][X] (X = BF4 (), NO3 (), SCN (), and CH3COO ()). The straight lines represent the result of the least-squares analysis.

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