Apples to apples: A comparison of lanthanide ß-diketonate complexes in molecular solvents and an ionic liquid

Mark P. Jensen, James V. Beitz, Jörg Neuefeind, S. Skanthakumar, L. Soderholm

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Abstract

The structure, stoichiometry, and chemical equilibria governing the complexes formed by lanthanide ions (Ln3+) and the extradant 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (Htta) were studied in a biphasic system composed of aqueous 1 M NaClO4 and the hydrophobic ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide. Two different Ln-tta complexes were observed in the ionic liquid phase depending on the solution conditions. A neutral Ln(tta)3 complex predominates at low tta- concentration, while the anionic complex Ln(Wa)4 - is extracted into the ionic liquid phase by an anion exchange mechanism at higher tta- concentrations. Both complexes have been observed in molecular solvents previously, allowing a direct and quantitative comparison of the ionic liquid based system to conventional liquid-liquid extraction systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIonic Liquids IIIA
Subtitle of host publicationFundamentals, Progress, Challenges and Opportunities - Properties and Structure
PublisherAmerican Chemical Society
Pages18-31
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9780841238930
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameACS Symposium Series
Volume901
ISSN (Print)0097-6156

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