Issue 86, 2015

Measurement of vaporization enthalpy by isothermogravimetrical method and prediction of the polarity for 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate {[Cnmim][OAc] (n = 4, 6)} ionic liquids

Abstract

Ionic liquids 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate [C4mim][OAc] and 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate [C6mim][OAc] were prepared by the neutralization method and confirmed by 1H NMR spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Using isothermogravimetrical analysis, the enthalpy of vaporization, ΔglH°m(Tav), at the average temperature, Tav, for [Cnmim][OAc] (n = 4, 6) were determined. Using the established method, the difference of heat capacities between the vapor phase and the liquid phase, ΔglC°pm, for [Cnmim][OAc] (n = 4, 6) were calculated based on the statistical thermodynamics. Therefore, the value of ΔglH°m(Tav) can be transformed into ΔglH°m(298) by using ΔglC°pm. The vaporization enthalpies were also further tested by molecular dynamic (MD) simulations, and the results were in good agreement with the corresponding experimental values. In terms of the new scale of polarity for ILs, the order of the polarity of [Cnmim][OAc] (n = 4, 6) was also predicted and good agreement with our experiences.

Graphical abstract: Measurement of vaporization enthalpy by isothermogravimetrical method and prediction of the polarity for 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate {[Cnmim][OAc] (n = 4, 6)} ionic liquids

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jun 2015
Accepted
12 Aug 2015
First published
13 Aug 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 70333-70338

Measurement of vaporization enthalpy by isothermogravimetrical method and prediction of the polarity for 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate {[Cnmim][OAc] (n = 4, 6)} ionic liquids

J. Wei, X. Bu, W. Guan, N. Xing, D. Fang and Y. Wu, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 70333 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA12626F

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