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  • 1Center for Green Manufacturing and Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.

Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|March 18, 2003
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Ionic liquids form liquid clathrates with aromatic hydrocarbons. Specific systems, like 1,3-dimethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate and benzene, can trap aromatic compounds in a solid crystalline inclusion compound.

Area of Science:

  • Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Ionic liquids (ILs) are salts that are liquid at low temperatures.
  • Certain ILs can form unique phases with other compounds.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the formation of liquid clathrates between 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium-based ionic liquids and aromatic hydrocarbons.
  • To characterize the inclusion compounds formed in these systems.

Main Methods:

  • Mixing various 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium ionic liquids with different anions (hexafluorophosphate, bis(trifyl)imide, tetrafluoroborate, chloride) with aromatic hydrocarbons.
  • Detailed analysis of the 1,3-dimethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate-benzene system, including solid-state characterization.

Main Results:

  • 1-Alkyl-3-methylimidazolium ionic liquids with specified anions successfully formed liquid clathrates with aromatic hydrocarbons.

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  • In the 1,3-dimethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate-benzene system, benzene was observed to be trapped in a solid state.
  • A crystalline 2:1 inclusion compound was identified in the 1,3-dimethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate-benzene system.

    • Conclusions:

    • Ionic liquids are effective in forming liquid clathrates with aromatic hydrocarbons.
    • The specific interaction between 1,3-dimethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate and benzene leads to the formation of a stable crystalline inclusion compound, demonstrating potential for selective trapping of aromatic species.