Rotational and translational dynamics of N -butyl- N -methylpiperidinium trifluoromethanesulfonimide ionic liquids studied by NMR and MD simulations

  • Kee Sung Han
  • , Song Li
  • , Edward W. Hagaman
  • , Gary A. Baker
  • , Peter Cummings
  • , Sheng Dai

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Abstract

Translational and rotational dynamics of the room temperature ionic liquid N-butyl-N-methylpiperidinium trifluoromethanesulfonimide, [C 4mpip] [Tf 2N], were investigated by 1H, 19F, and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. 1H NMR and MD results for the temperature-dependent diffusion coefficients, D, spin-lattice relaxation times, T 1, and rotational correlation times, τ c, for each site in the cation of [C 4mpip][Tf 2N] are in good agreement. The T 1 data indicate a long N-CH 3 group rotation time, comparable to the overall molecular reorientation time. Correlation time comparisons between 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium RTILs with different anions (Cl -, PF 6 -, Tf 2N -) argue against invoking hydrogen bond interactions between the N-CH 3 hydrogens and the electron rich center of the anion as an explanation of the long N-CH 3 rotation times. Correlation time comparisons between piperidinium and pyrrolidinium RTILs with a common anion (Tf 2N -) suggest that correlation times for N-CH 3 rotation are primarily a function of the local structure of the cation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20779-20786
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume116
Issue number39
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 4 2012

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