Ionic liquids are liquids made from just ions. They are liquid salts that are very cold (100°C), also called low-temperature molten salts. They are usually organic cations and anions. The first ionic liquid was identified as early as 1914 – nitroethylamine – but experiments only came to fruition after that. Only in 1992 did we get the low-melting-point, hydrolysis-inhibitor, and highly stable 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid ([EMIM]BFa), and the study of ionic liquids quickly took off. Then they created an ionic liquid system. At first, ionic liquids were only relevant for electrochemistry. Recently, ionic liquids were valued as green solvents for organic and polymer synthesis. Ionic liquids synthesis is also of great significance.
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Synthesis of ionic liquids
Synthesis of ionic liquids is mostly done by direct synthesis and bistep synthesis.
Direct method of synthesis: This approach produces ionic liquids through acid-base neutralization or quaternisation reaction in one go. Nitroethylamine ionic liquid, for instance, can be made by neutralising ethylamine aqueous solution with nitric acid. These procedures are as follows: Extraction of water in vacuo after neutralization, Extraction of product in organic solvent (acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran) with activated carbon, Extraction of organic solvent in vacuo to make an ionic liquid pure.
Method of two-step synthesis: If the single step method is not possible to produce the desired ionic liquid, a two-step synthesis procedure is needed. After the halide is prepared (quaternizing reaction) with the target cation, the target anion Y- is replaced by the X-ion or Lewis acid MXy gives us the target ionic liquid. For instance, the production of chloroaluminate ionic liquids does so.
Chemical reaction solvents, catalysts, electrolytes, etc are all possible uses of ionic liquids. Ionic liquids have special physics and chemistry and they have applications possibilities in many areas.
Analyses on ionic liquids
Analyses on ionic liquids follow:
Thermography: Thermography is one very important method for studying the thermal characteristics of ionic liquids. Thermal analysis methods are differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) etc. In this way, thermal stability and stability of ionic liquids can be tested in the light of their heat capacity, thermal stability and so on.
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is the most popular way to measure ionic liquids like proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-NMR), carbon nuclear magnetic resonance spectra (13C-NMR) etc. You can use nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to learn the chemical composition, molecular mass and so forth of ionic liquids.
Ionic conductivity and electrochemical behaviour of ionic liquids: Ionic conductivity and electrochemical behavior of ionic liquids can be quantified by measuring ionic liquid conductivity and performing the experiment like cyclic voltammetry (CV). These experiments are able to measure ionic conductivity of ionic liquids and how they perform under the electrochemical conditions.
Determination of physical property: The physical property determination of ionic liquids includes measurement of viscosity and density. We can interpret these measurements to learn about rheological behaviour of ionic fluids and their solubility in solvents.
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