Metal Free Battery: Ionic Liquids
Research in the field of ionic liquids (ILs) has increased since their initial discovery in 1914 by Paul Walden. Ionic liquids, salts in liquid state, are frequently described as being liquid below an arbitrary value of 100°C…
Autocatalytic Synthesis of Bifluoride Ionic Liquids by SuFEx Click Chemistry
Ionic liquids with bifluoride anions possess properties such as high conductivity, wide electrochemical windows, and low viscosity that make them…
Ionic liquids and poly(ionic liquid)s for 3D printing – A focused mini-review
Ionic liquids are a class of materials with unique physicochemical properties and intriguing preorganized and tunable solvent structures.
Cubosomes from hierarchical self-assembly of poly(ionic liquid) block copolymers
Cubosomes are micro- and nanoparticles with a bicontinuous cubic two-phase structure, reported for the self-assembly of low molecular weight…
Highly cross-linked polyether-based 1,2,3-triazolium ion conducting membranes with enhanced gas separation properties
A series of cross-linked polyether-based 1,2,3-triazolium ion conducting membranes are prepared via the combination of thermally promoted Huisgen 1,3-dipolar…
Hydrophobic physical solvents for pre-combustion CO2 capture: Experiments, computational simulations, and techno-economic analysis
We synthesized and measured the properties of two new, hydrophobic, physical solvents to capture CO2 from pre-combustion syngas streams at integrated…
Low glass transition temperature poly(ionic liquid) prepared from a new quaternary ammonium cationic monomer
Well‐defined poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) were synthesized by normal and activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization…
Eutectic ionic liquid mixtures and their effect on CO2 solubility and conductivity
A simple binary system of compounds resembling short-chain versions of popular ionic liquids has been shown to have surprisingly complex properties.
Branched isomeric 1,2,3-triazolium-based ionic liquids: new insight into structure–property relationships
A series of four isomeric 1,2,3-triazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) with vary degree of branching were synthesized and characterized to investigate…
Ionic liquid regioisomers: Structure effect on the thermal and physical properties.
A systematic study was performed on two triazolium ionic liquid isomers which included examination of thermal.
Atom transfer radical polymerization of ionic liquid monomer: The influence of salt/counterion on polymerization
Understanding the influence of salt/counterion on atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is important to optimize the conditions…
Vinyl‐triazolium monomers: Versatile and new class of radically polymerizable ionic monomers
A set of eight functional 4‐vinyl‐1,2,3‐triazolium monomers were synthesized using copper catalyzed azide‐alkyne 2 + 3 Hüisgen cycloaddition.
Synthesis of Poly(ionic liquid)s by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization with ppm of Cu Catalyst
Well-defined poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) were synthesized by activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (ARGET ATRP).
Multifunctional photo-crosslinked polymeric ionic hydrogel films
A facile approach was developed to prepare crosslinked ionic polymer hydrogel films by photo-crosslinking utilizing p-vinylbenzyl trimethylammonium…
Molecular Simulation and Experimental Study of CO2 Absorption in Ionic Liquid Reverse Micelle
The structure and dynamics for CO2 absorption in ionic liquid reverse micelle (ILRM) were studied using molecular simulations.
Contribution of the Acetate Anion to CO2 Solubility in Ionic Liquids: Theoretical Method Development and Experimental Study
A new theoretical method was developed to compute the Henry’s law constant for gas absorption in a solvent through strong nonphysical interactions.
Modular polymerized ionic liquid block copolymer membranes for CO2/N2 separation
The continuing discovery of broad classes of materials, such as ionic liquids, zeolites, metal–organic frameworks, and block copolymers, presents…
Probing the effect of electron donation on CO2 absorbing 1,2,3-triazolide ionic liquids
Development of the next generation materials for effective separation of gases is required to address various issues in energy and environmental applications.
Toward a Materials Genome Approach for Ionic Liquids
The Materials Genome Approach (MGA) aims to accelerate development of new materials by incorporating computational and data-driven approaches to reduce the cost of identification.
Clickable poly(ionic liquid)s for modification of glass and silicon surfaces
Covalent attachment of poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) by click chemistry on glass or silicon (Si) surfaces was performed…
A Simple and Universal Gel Permeation Chromatography Technique for Precise Molecular Weight Characterization of Well-Defined Poly(ionic liquid)s
Poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) are an important class of technologically relevant materials. However, characterization of well-defined…
Nuclear Spin Relaxation and Molecular Interactions of a Novel Triazolium-Based Ionic Liquid
Nuclear spin relaxation, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) techniques are used to determine…
Aprotic Heterocyclic Anion Triazolide Ionic Liquids – A New Class of Ionic Liquid Anion Accessed by the Huisgen Cycloaddition Reaction
The triazole core is a highly versatile heterocyclic ring which can be accessed easily with the Cu(I)-catalyzed Huisgen cycloaddition reaction.
Interactions in 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium tetracyanoborate ion pair: Spectroscopic and density functional study
Density Functional Theory is used to investigate a weakly coordinating room-temperature ionic liquid,1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium…
Understanding the effect of side groups in ionic liquids on carbon-capture properties
Ionic liquids are an emerging class of materials with applications in a variety of fields. Steady progress has been made in the creation of ionic liquids.
Theoretical and experimental studies of water interaction in acetate based ionic liquids
Water interactions in 1-ethyl-3-methy limidazolium acetate ([emim] [CH3COO]) were studied utilizing classical and ab initio simulation methods.
Spectroscopic and computational analysis of the molecular interactions in the ionic liquid ion pair [BMP]+[TFSI]−
1-Butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([BMP]+[TFSI]−) ion pairs were studied using DFT at the B3LYP/6-31 + G(d) level.
Probing the structure-property relationship of regioisomeric ionic liquids with click chemistry
Understanding the structure-property relationship of ionic liquids is a key to the development of optimized materials for specific applications…