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From Molecules to Materials: Engineering New Ionic Liquid Crystals Through Halogen Bonding
Published on: March 24, 2018
Synthesis and Characterization of Bromoaluminate Ionic Liquids
Michael Hog1,2, Marius Schneider1, Ingo Krossing1,2
1Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Universität Freiburg, Albertstr. 21, 79104, Freiburg, Germany.
Abstract:
Twelve bromoaluminate based ionic liquids (ILs) were synthesized and characterized by IR, Raman, and NMR spectroscopy, as well as single crystal X-ray diffraction in part. Their principal physicochemical properties including melting points, conductivities, viscosities, and densities were determined and compared with related ILs. The influence of the cation and anion on the physicochemical properties are discussed. The [AlBr4 ]- based salts are-with one exception-solid at room temperature, while the compounds based on the anion [Al2 Br7 ]- are liquid at room temperature. The liquid salts show low viscosities (49-139 mPa s), medium to high conductivities (0.76-3.53 mS cm-1 ) and high densities (1.82-2.04 g cm-3 ) at 28 °C. Furthermore, we showed aluminum electrodeposition from Lewis acidic ILs based on AlBr3 and 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide and investigated the stability range of various formulations.
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