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Crystal Structure and Properties of Imidazo‐Pyridine Ionic Liquids
Author(s) -
FarrenDai Marco,
Cameron Stanley,
Johnson Michel B.,
Ghandi Khashayar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of computational chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.907
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1096-987X
pISSN - 0192-8651
DOI - 10.1002/jcc.25091
Subject(s) - pyridine , ionic bonding , ionic liquid , chemistry , crystal structure , ionic crystal , crystal (programming language) , crystallography , ion , organic chemistry , computer science , catalysis , programming language
Computational studies were performed on novel protic ionic liquids imidazolium‐[1,2‐a]‐pyridine trifluoroacetate [ImPr][TFA] synthesized by the reaction of imidazo‐[1,2a]‐pyridine (ImPr) with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), and on fused salt imidazolium‐[1,2‐a]‐pyridine maleamic carbonate [ImPr][Mal] synthesized by reaction of ImPr with maleamic acid (Mal). Synthesis was performed as one‐pot reactions, which applies green chemistry tenets. Both these compounds begin to decompose at 180°C. Our computational studies suggest another thermal reaction channel, in which [ImPr][Mal] can also thermally polymerizes to polyacrylamide which then cyclizes. This is thermal product remains stable up to 700 degrees, consistent with our thermogravimetric studies. [ImPr][TFA] exhibited good conductivity and ideal ionic behavior, as evaluated by a Walden plot. X‐ray crystallography of [ImPr][TFA] revealed a tightly packed system for the crystals as a result of strong ionic interaction, pi‐stacking, and fluorine—CH interactions. Both synthesized compounds exhibited some CO 2 absorptivity, with [ImPr][Mal] outperforming [ImPr][TFA] in this regard. The quantum chemistry based computational methods can shed light on many properties of these ionic liquids, but they are challenged in fully describing their ionic nature. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.