Effect of water on the local structure and phase behavior of imidazolium-based protic ionic liquids.

We report on the effect of water on local structure and phase behavior of two protic ionic liquids, C2HImTFSI and C2HImTfO. Raman and infrared spectroscopy are employed to investigate the local coordination state. We find that water interacts weakly with TFSI(-) while more specifically with TfO(-) through the -SO3 group.

Physical properties, ion-ion interactions, and conformational states of ionic liquids with alkyl-phosphonate anions.

We investigate the ionic conductivities, phase behaviors, conformational states, and interactions of three ionic liquids based on imidazolium cations and phosphonate anions with varying alkyl chain lengths. All three ionic liquids show high conductivities, with 1,3-dimethylimidazolium methyl-phosphonate [DiMIm(MeO)(H)PO2] being the most conductive (7.3 × 10(-3) S cm(-1) at 298 K).

A New Class of Ionic Liquids: Anion Amphiprotic Ionic Liquids.

We here present a new class of protic ionic liquids, anion amphiprotic ionic liquids (AAILs). These materials are protonation equilibrium free protic ionic liquids and interesting in their own right by not following the classical Brønsted acid-base neutralization concept. Due to the very simple synthesis route applied and their stable basic chemistry, we believe in a potential use for manifold applications.

Phase behaviour, transport properties, and interactions in Li-salt doped ionic liquids.

We report on the influence of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) doping on the glass transition temperature (Tg), the ionic conductivity, and Li-ion coordination of two dicationic ionic liquids (DILs) based on the TFSI anion. The results are compared to the behaviour of traditional mono-cationic ionic liquids. The cations of the DILs contain two imidazolium rings, connected by a decane hydrocarbon chain.

Ionic liquids and oligomer electrolytes based on the B(CN)4(-) anion; ion association, physical and electrochemical properties.

The role of B(CN)(4)(-) (Bison) as a component of battery electrolytes is addressed by investigating the ionic conductivity and phase behaviour of ionic liquids (ILs), ion association mechanisms, and the electrochemical stability and cycling properties of LiBison based electrochemical cells. For C(4)mpyrBison and C(2)mimBison ILs, and mixtures thereof, high ionic conductivities (3.4 ≤σ(ion)≤ 18 mS cm(-1)) are measured, which together with the glass transition temperatures (-80 ≤T(g)≤-76 °C) are found to shift systematically for most compositions.

Thermal properties and ionic conductivity of imidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide dicationic ionic liquids.

We report on the thermal and transport properties of new dicationic ionic liquids. The new ionic liquids are based on the bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide [NTf(2)](-) anion and a cation that contains two imidazolium rings, connected by either a pentane or a decane hydrocarbon chain and different side groups. We have investigated the conductivity and the thermal properties by dielectric spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry, respectively.