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Published on: March 24, 2018
Synthesis and properties of trigeminal tricationic ionic liquids
Juliusz Pernak1, Andrzej Skrzypczak, Grzegorz Lota
1Poznań University of Technology, Department of Chemical Technology pl. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 2, 60-965 Poznań, Poland. juliusz.pernak@put.poznan.pl
Abstract:
Novel trigeminal tricationic ionic liquids (TTILs) have been successfully synthesized in high yields by means of Menschutkin quaternization via an S(N)1 mechanism. This reaction presents a new convenient method for transforming glycerol into multifunctional compounds. The physical properties of a series of TTILs were characterized by using a variety of techniques. The prepared salts were tested for antimicrobial activity. Electrochemical characterization of TTILs was also performed, which allowed the estimation of the conductivity of these new compounds, to establish their electrochemical stability window and capacitance properties over a wide range of temperatures. A good correlation of the physical properties of TTILs with capacitance values was observed.
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