A new approach to the synthesis of diacetals(diketals) pentaerythritol catalyzed by SO_3H-functionalized ionic liquids

In this article,an efficient,simple and environmentally friendly approach to the synthesis of diacetals(diketals) pentaerythritol using SOH-functionalized ionic liquids(ILs) as catalysts was reported.The ILs show high catalytic activity and reusability with good to excellent yields of the desired products.Hammett method has been used to determine the acidity order of these ionic liquids and the results are consistent with the catalytic activities observed in acetalization reaction.Maximum product yield of 93%was observed on using[PSPy][OTf]as catalyst and it can be reused at least 8 times without obvious activity loss.

Removal of Nitride from Shale Diesel Fraction with FeCl3-Based Ionic Liquids

FeCl3-based ionic liquid [Bmim]Br/FeCl3 with lower viscosity was synthesized and its structure was character-ized with FT-IR spectroscopy. The denitrogenation performance of the ionic liquid was investigated using the Fushun shale diesel fraction with high nitrogen content. Experimental results showed that the ionic liquid presented good denitrogenation performance and the basic N and total N removal efficiency can reach 95.29% and 89.77% under conditions covering a tem-perature of 30 ℃, an IL/oil mass ratio of 1:1, an extraction time of 30 min, and a settling time of 2 h. Correspondingly, the basic N and total N contents in shale diesel fraction dropped from the original 5454 μg/g and 9832 μg/g to 257 μg/g and 1006 μg/g, respectively. In addition, the basic-N removal efficiency can still reach 60% at an IL/oil mass ratio of 1:7 during four recycles of the ionic liquid.

Influence of Structural Variations on Electrical Conductivity and Solubility of 1-Vinyl-3-alkylimidazole Halogen Ionic Liquids

Several 1-vinyl-3-alkylimidazolium halogens [VRIM]X, which are functional materials with ethylenic bonds, were synthesized using the microwave-assisted synthesis method. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy were carded out to analyze the resultant structures. The electrochemical properties and solubility of [VRIM]Br were investigated and discussed in detail. The temperature dependence of pure [VRIM]Br over a wide temperature range of 298.15-323.15 K fitted the Arrhanius equation well. At certain low concentrations, the electrical conductivity of the [VRIM]Br solution significantly increased with increasing solution concentration. The electrical conductivities of the [VRIM]Br observed in water, methanol, and ethanol showed the trend σwater〉 σmethanol 〉σethanol Conductometry showed that the critical miceUe concentrations of the bromines in water, methanol, and ethanol were 6.8-6.9 × 10-6, 1.4-1.5 × 10-5, and 1.9-2.0×10-5 mol.L-1, respectively; these results indicate that [VRIM]Br is an excellent surfactant. The solubility of [VRIM]X in common solvents was determined at 293.15 K, and results indicated that a decrease in solubility could be observed with decreasing dielectric constant of the solvent, elongation of the alkyl chain of the cation, and increasing anion size. Solubility parameters were also determined according to the Hildebrand-Scoff equation.

Silica-Grafted Ionic Liquids as Recyclable Catalysts for the Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydropyrano[c]chromenes and Pyra-no[2,3-c]pyrazoles

Silica-grafted N-propyl-imidazolium hydrogen sulfate ([Sipim]HSO4) is employed as a recyclable heterogeneous ionic liquid catalyst for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrano[c]-chromenes by the reaction of aromatic aldehydes, malononitrile and 4-hydroxycoumarin at 100°C under solvent-free conditions. Also, heterogeneous ionic liquid catalyst was used for the synthesis of pyrano[2,3-c]-pyrazoles by the reaction of aromatic aldehydes, malononitrile and 3-methyl-l-phenyl-5-pyrazolone at 110°C under solvent-free conditions. The heterogeneous ionic liquid showed much the same efficiency when used in consecutive reaction runs.

Selective Synthesis of 2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene by Transalkylation in the Presence of Acid Ionic Liquids [C_nmim]Cl-AlCl_3

A highly selective synthesis of 2,6-dimethylnaphthanlene（2,6-DMN） by transalkylation between 2-methylnaphthanlene（2-MN） and 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene（TeMB） was performed with 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazo- lium aluminum chloride（[Cnmim]Cl-AlCl3） ionic liquids（ILs） as catalysts. The influences of the alkyl group as the organic cation, the acidic strength of [C4mim]Cl-AlCl3 ILs as well as the reaction conditions on the catalytic performance were investigated. [C4mim]Cl-AlCl3 ILs[x（AlCl3）=71%] exhibited high activity and selectivity toward 2,6-DMN. The selectivity to 2,6-DMN and the 2,6-DMN/2,7-DMN ratio reached up to 68.2% and 3.7：1, respectively. The UV-Vis spectrum of TeMB treated by different ILs shows that the protonated degree of TeMB dependeds on the acidity strength of ILs, which has a significant impact on the reaction results. The high protonated degree of TeMB is advantageous to enhancing the conversion of transalkylation and the large stereo-hindrance effect of TeMB is favorable to improving the selecivity to 2,6-DMN.

The Effect of Ionic Liquids on the CaCO_3 Crystal Growth

In this paper, the effect of ionic liquids on the CaCO3 crystal growth has been studied for the first time. The obtained CaCO3 crystals were charactered by the X-ray diffraction and scanning electron micrographs. The results showed that the control ability of ionic liquids for CaCO3 crystals growth was dependent on the counter anion very much.

Oil recovery tests with ionic liquids: A review and evaluation of 1-decyl-3-methylimidazolium triflate

The main advantages of the use of ionic liquids in enhanced oil recovery are their tunability and stability in harsh environmental conditions. In this work, a comprehensive review of ionic liquids proposed to improve current chemical oil recovery methods has been presented, focusing on core flooding experiments. With an almost infinite number of possible ionic liquids, the amount of experiments carried out up to now has been very limited. However, results are promising, with additional recovery after secondary flooding of up to 32% of the original oil in place. Most formulations with ionic liquids have been proposed for sandstone reservoirs, the number of studies with carbonate cores being very scarce. The possibilities of a new room temperature surface active ionic liquid, 1-decyl-3-methylimidazolium triflate,for this application were analyzed. It was shown that it is able to drastically reduce the water/oil interfacial tension. An optimized formulation was proposed for carbonate reservoirs. After secondary flooding with brine, an additional recovery of 10.5% of original oil in place was achieved at room conditions. A combination of the proposed method followed by a polymer flooding step with polyacrylamide led to a lesser but still significant recovery, reducing the costs associated to the ionic liquid.

Removal of Basic and Non-Basic Nitrogen Compounds from Model Oil by FeCl_(3)-Based Ionic Liquids

The low-viscosity FeCl_(3)-based ionic liquids(ILs)prepared from the interaction of anhydrous FeCl_(3) and alkyl imidazolium bromide([1-alkyl-3-methyl-imidazolium]Br,alkyl=ethyl,butyl,hexyl,octyl)are highly effective for the denitrogenation of model oil containing quinoline or indole.The results indicate that the chain length of the alkyl group on the imidazolium cation has little influence on the N-extraction efficiency.With the selected IL[Bmim]Br/FeCl_(3),up to 99.1%of N-extraction efficiency from model oil containing quinoline can be attained at an extraction temperature of 30°C with an IL/oil mass ratio of 1/7 and an extraction time of 30 min.The indole extraction efficiency reaches 98.9%at an IL/oil mass ratio of 1:1.Moreover,the quinoline extraction efficiency remains as high as 92.3%after the IL has been recycled four times.

Enhancing the photo-luminescence stability of CH_(3)NH_(3)PbI_(3) film with ionic liquids

The methylammonium lead triiodide(CH_(3)NH_(3)PbI_(3))-based perovskite shows a great alluring prospect in areas of solar cells, lasers, photodetectors, and light emitting diodes owing to their excellent optical and electrical advantages. However,it is very sensitive to the surrounding oxygen and moisture, which limits its development seriously. It is urgent to spare no effort to enhance its optical and electrical stability for further application. In this paper, we synthesize the MAPbI_(3) perovskite film on the glass substrate with/without the ionic liquid(IL) of 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate(BMIMBF_(4)) by a simple two-step sequential solution method. The additive of BMIMBF_(4)can improve the quality of crystal structure. Moreover, the photo-luminescence(PL) intensity of MAPbI_(3) film with BMIMBF_(4) is much stronger than the pure MAPbI_(3) film after a week in the air, which is almost ten-fold of the pure one. Meanwhile, under the illumination of 405-nm continuous wave(CW) laser, the fluorescent duration of the MAPbI_(3) film with BMIMBF_(4) is approximately 2.75 min, while the pure MAPbI;film is only about 6 s. In fact, ionic liquid of BMIMBF_(4) in the perovskite film plays a role of passivation, which prevents the dissolution of MAPbI_(3) into CH_(3)NH_(3)and PbI_(2) and thus enhances the stability of environment. In addition, the ionic liquid of BMIMBF;possesses high ionic conductivity, which accelerates the electron transport, so it is beneficial for the perovskite film in the areas of solar cells, photodetectors, and lasers. This interesting experiment provides a promising way to develop the perovskite’s further application.

Synthesis of fused pyran and arylbis(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3-yl)methane in ionic liquid

Promoted and mediated by an ionic liquid-[bmim][BF4], fused pyrans or arylbis（4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-pyran-3- yl）methanes were efficiently and selectively prepared from the reaction of aldehyde and 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-pyran with or without acetic anhydride. By using these novel procedures, pyrimidine nucleoside-fused pyran and arylbis（pyranon-3-yl）methane hybrids with potential biological activities were constructed.

Studies on Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Prepared from InCl_3-MBIC

The phase diagram of InCl3-MBIC was constructed by DSC method. A clear, colorless and mobile ionic liquid was obtained and liquid down to 258 K. Both Raman scattering and ab initio calculations indicate that InCl4- is the predominant anion.

Low Melting Point and High Stability Polyoxomolybdate-based Ionic Liquids as Photocatalysts

The polyoxometalate-imidazole ionic liquids（POM-ILs） with low melting points at 94.5 and 95.5 ℃, [Cn mim]a[MosO26]（Cn mim=1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium, n=12,14）, have been successfully synthesized and characterized by DSC, single-crystal X-ray diffraction and TGA, etc. The two POM-ILs have relatively high stability with decomposing temperature up to about 347 and 344 ℃, respectively. Further photocatalytic performance was measured via the degradation of rhodamine B（RB） in aqueous solution. The experiments show that the conversion reached to 90% after 90 min under UV-light and the degradation efficiency depended on pH value, different dosages and so on. In addition, the catalysts can be recycled for several times without significant loss of activity.

Ab Initio Calculation of Room Temperature Ionic Liquid 1-Ethyl-3-Methyl-Imidazolium Chlorocuprate (Ⅰ)

The Hartree-Fock method has been employed to investigate the electronic structures of EMIM^＋（1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium^＋）, CuCl2^-, Cu2Cl3^-, CuCl3^2-, EMIM＋^-CuCl2^-, EMIM^＋-Cu2Cl3^-, and EMIM^＋-CuCl3^2- pairs. Full optimization and frequency analyses of EMIM^＋, CuCl2^-, Cu2Cl3^-, CuC13^-, eight initial EMIM^＋-CuCl2^-, six EMIM^＋-Cu2Cl3^-, and four EMIM^＋-CuCl3^2- geometries have been carried out using Gaussian-94 soft-package at 6-31＋G（d,p） basis set level for hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, chlorine atoms and Hay-Wadt effective core potential for copper atom. The electronic structures of lowest energy of EMIM^＋-CuCl2^-, EMIM＋-Cu2Cl3^-, EMIM^＋-CuCl3^2-, single EMIM^＋, CuCl2^-, Cu2Cl3^-, and CuCl3^2- have been comparatively studied. The calculated results showed that EMIM^＋-CuCl2^- pair conformer of lowest energy was five ring parallel to Cl-Cu-Cl with 3.2A distance, EMIM^＋-CuCl3^2- pair conformer of lowest energy was five ring parallel to CuCl3^2-plane with 3.4A distance, and the optimized EMIM^＋-Cu2Cl3^- pair conformer of lowest energy was five ring perpendicular to Cl-Cu-Cl-Cu-Cl plane with 3.0A distance between the terminal Cl atoms and the 5-ring of EMIM^＋. The cohesion between cations and anions is brought about by C-H. C1 hydrogen bonds that are reinforced by charge assistance. The frequency analyses suggested that all stationary points are minimum because of no appearing of imaginary frequency. The assigned frequencies were in agreement with the experimental report. The low energy of interaction because of the bulkyasymmetry of EMIM＋ and the charge dispersion of cation and anion leads to the low melting point of the ionic liquids, EMIM^＋-CuCl2^-, EMIM^＋-Cu2Cl3^-, and EMIM^＋-CuCl3^2-. The interaction energy of EMIM^＋-CuCl2^-, EMIM^＋-Cu2Cl3^-, and EMIM^＋-CuCl3^2- is 309.0 kJ/mol, 316.8 kJ/mol, and 320.2 kJ/mol, respectively. The relationship of interaction energy via distance between cations and anions was also investigated by single point energy scan.

Characterization of [bmim]Cl/FeCl_3 Ionic Liquid with Spectra

bmim]Cl/FeCl3 ionic liquids (where bmim = 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium) were characterized by XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy), FT-IR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), Raman and NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectra. The results show that Fe2Cl7 and FeCl4 ions are the principal anions in acidic ionic liquids, - - whose concentrations change with the content of FeCl3 and an equilibrium exists between them. An isosbestic point existing in FT-IR spectra indicates that an interaction involving at least two species occurs and their concentrations vary with acidity. Chemical shifts of the hydrogen located in the cations of ionic liquids are sensitive to the composition of ionic liquids. The change in chemical shifts may be explained in terms of anion-cation interactions. The chemical shifts of 2-H are affected by metal halides, which shift downfield and the 2-H is more deshielded with the increase in metal halides.

DFT Study on the Structure of Ionic Liquid 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate

This paper reports the ab initio and Density Functional Theory (DFT) studies on the structure of the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([EMIM]+[PF6]-). Hartree-Fock (HF) and DFT(B3LYP) methods are respectively used to obtain the stable structure of the gas phase ion pair at the 6-311++G(d, p) basis set level. The theoretical IR spectra of [EMIM]+[PF6]- were obtained from the calculated vibrational frequencies and intensities. The changes of atomic charge population have been investigated using Natural Bond Orbital (NBO) analysis. The computational results show that there may exist hydrogen bonds between the cation and the anion. After ZPE and BSSE corrections, the interaction energy between the cation and the anion is –314.44 kJ?mol-1.

Application of Et_3NHCl-AlCl_3 Ionic Liquid as an Initiator in Cationic Copolymerization of 1, 3-Pentadiene with Styrene

The random copolymer poly （1, 3-pentadiene-co-styrene） formed through cationic copolymerization using the ~ethylamine hydrochloride and hydrous aluminium chloride （Et3NHCl-AlCl3） room temperature ionic liquid as initiating agent in toluene was analyzed using IR spectra in conjunction with gel permeation chromatography （GPC）. The room temperature ionic liquid was found to have high initiatic activity for copolymerization.

Investigation of helicity-dependent photocurrent of surface states in(Bi_(0.7)Sb_(0.3))_(2)Te_(3)nanoplate

Helicity-dependent photocurrent(HDPC)of the surface states in a high-quality topological insulator(Bi_(0.7)Sb_(0.3))_(2)Te_(3)nanoplate grown by chemical vapor deposition(CVD)is investigated.By investigating the angle-dependent HDPC,it is found that the HDPC is mainly contributed by the circular photogalvanic effect(CPGE)current when the incident plane is perpendicular to the connection of the two contacts,whereas the circular photon drag effect(CPDE)dominates the HDPC when the incident plane is parallel to the connection of the two contacts.In addition,the CPGE of the(Bi_(0.7)Sb_(0.3))_(2)Te_(3)nanoplate is regulated by temperature,light power,excitation wavelength,the source–drain and ionic liquid top-gate voltages,and the regulation mechanisms are discussed.It is demonstrated that(Bi_(0.7)Sb_(0.3))_(2)Te_(3)nanoplates may provide a good platform for novel opto-spintronics devices.