Fluorine-functionalized ionic liquids with high oxygen solubility
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From Molecules to Materials: Engineering New Ionic Liquid Crystals Through Halogen Bonding
Published on: March 24, 2018
Gijs Vanhoutte1, Sandra D Hojniak2, Fanny Bardé3
1Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven Kasteelpark Arenberg 44 B-3001 Leuven Belgium gijsvanhoutte@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Eight fluorine-functionalized ionic liquids were synthesized and the oxygen solubility was compared to commercial ionic liquids without the extra fluorinated chain. The concentration of dissolved oxygen increased with the fluorine content of the alkyl chain, which can be attached either to the cation or the anion. This approach maintains the freedom to design an ionic liquid for a specific application, while at the same time the oxygen solubility is increased.
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