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  • Materials Science
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering

Background:

  • Ionic liquids (ILs) offer tunable properties for advanced technologies but suffer from slow dynamics.
  • Previous studies indicated that ether side chains in IL cations accelerate dynamics.
  • The precise origin of this acceleration (cation conformation vs. nanostructuring) required clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the origin of accelerated dynamics in ether-substituted ionic liquids.
  • To compare the dynamic properties and liquid structures of ether-substituted and alkyl-substituted ionic liquids.
  • To guide the design of ionic liquids with improved transport properties.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of two novel sets of methylammonium-based ionic liquids: one with ether substituents and one with butyl side chains.
  • Characterization of dynamic properties and liquid structures using various techniques.
  • Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate cation conformation and interactions.
  • Quantum chemical calculations on a simplified model system.

Main Results:

  • Ether-substituted cations exhibited systematically accelerated dynamics, lower liquefaction temperatures, and increased fragility.
  • Cation-anion distances were slightly larger in alkylated samples; pronounced liquid nanostructures were absent in both.
  • MD simulations revealed that curled ether chain conformation, not absence of nanostructuring, drives altered properties.
  • Quantum calculations showed intramolecular hydrogen bonding and long-range interactions stabilize curled ether-cations.

Conclusions:

  • The accelerated dynamics of ether-substituted ionic liquids stem primarily from the curled conformation of the ether side chains.
  • Structure-property relationships are dictated by cation geometry changes rather than nanostructure absence.
  • Findings provide crucial insights for developing next-generation ionic liquids with enhanced dynamics.