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  • Title: Stabilization of different conformers of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide anion in ammonium-based ionic liquids at low temperatures.
    Author: Vitucci FM, Trequattrini F, Palumbo O, Brubach JB, Roy P, Navarra MA, Panero S, Paolone A.
    Journal: J Phys Chem A; 2014 Sep 25; 118(38):8758-64. PubMed ID: 25188394.
    Abstract:
    The infrared absorption spectra of two ionic liquids with bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TFSI) as an anion and ammonium with different alkyl chains as cations are reported as a function of temperature. Using the comparison with ab initio calculations of the infrared-active intramolecular vibrations, the experimental lines were ascribed to the various ions composing the ionic liquids. In the liquid state of the samples, both conformers of the TFSI ion are present. In the solid state, however, the two conformers survive in N-trimethyl-N-propylammonium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TMPA-TFSI), while only cis-TFSI is retained in N-trimethyl-N-hexylammonium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TMHA-TFSI). We suggest that the longer alkyl chains of the former compound stabilize the less stable conformer of TFSI by means of stronger interactions between anions and cations.
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