Electrochemical exfoliation of graphene is an environmentally friendly method, which enables mass production. Herein, three ionic liquids (ILs) with the same imidazole cation were used to exfoliate graphite into functionalized graphene, as a lubricant additive in acetonitrile solution. Chemical and structural characterization revealed relationship between functionalization density concentration...

Four (57)Fe-labeled tetrachloroferrates(III) of organic cations (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium, 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium, 1-methyl-1-propylpyrrolidinium, tetraphenylphosphonium) were examined by temperature-dependent Mössbauer spectroscopy. The hyperfine and dynamic parameters of the iron(III) site were determined. Single crystal X-ray diffraction data of [Ph(4)P][FeCl(4)] were collected at fo...

A novel strategy for tailoring the adsorption and structural properties of ionic liquid derived carbons has been developed. By changing the carbonization temperature and ratios of ionic liquids (ILs) containing a cross-linkable anion, such as 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tricyanomethanide [BMIm][C(CN)(3)] and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetracyanoborate [EMIm][B(CN)(4)], boron and nitrogen-rich ...

The aim of this study is to investigate ionic liquids (ILs) pretreatment on kempas composition, structure and enzymatic digestibility. Ground kempas (Koompassia malaccensis) was pretreated with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Bmim][OAc]), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethansulfonate ([Bmim][OTf]), at 120°C for 6 and 12 h. The cel...

1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([bmim]br) as an ionic liquid promoted selectively oxidation of aliphatic and aromatic sulfides to the corresponding sulfoxides and the oxidative coupling of thiols to disulfides by nabro3 in excellent yields under neutral conditions.

The structure-directing effect of amine has been observed in the ionothermal synthesis of aluminophosphate molecular sieves in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ionic liquid. The seven different amines we tested have an influence on the crystallization dynamics and the final product, leading to the formation of pure AFI and ATV structures.

In this report, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C4C1im]Cl) is demonstrated to enhance the kinetics of acid-catalysed hydrolysis of 1,4-β-glucans in binary solvent mixtures. [C4C1im]Cl plays other roles in the reaction beyond acting as a solvent for cellulose, as currently accepted. In fact, the presence of the IL increases the Hammett acidity of the catalyst dissolved in the reaction med...

The electrochemical reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II) in the ionic liquid (IL) mixture of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate, [C(2)C(1)Im][EtOSO(3)], and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroferrate (III), [C(4)C(1)Im][Fe(III)Cl(4)], was monitored in situ by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

Our group has a continuing interest in devising new freezing-protection agents. To this end, we have systematically investigated the structure of aqueous electrolyte salt solutions and room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs), which consist of the cations and anions. We found that such water-mixed solutions remain liquid even at 1.0 GPa and 77 K (achieved by rapid cooling at 500 K/min) (Imai et a...

This work presents an approach toward the shape-controlled synthesis of Ag crystals with hierarchical structures by exploitation of ionic liquids (ILs) as a shape-regulating agent. The synthesis of Ag crystals involves the reduction of AgNO(3) by EG in the presence of ILs, specifically 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate (bmim-MeSO(4)). In accordance with non-classical crystallization gro...