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  • Title: Dependence of cobaltocenium diffusion in ionic liquids on the alkyl chain length of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium cations.
    Author: Ueda H, Nishiyama K, Yoshimoto S.
    Journal: Phys Chem Chem Phys; 2016 Feb 07; 18(5):3558-66. PubMed ID: 26751148.
    Abstract:
    The electrochemical behavior of cobaltocenium (Cc(+)) on a Au(111) electrode was investigated in five 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide ([Cnmim][Tf2N], n = 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10) ionic liquids (ILs) in the temperature range from 293.15 to 343.15 K by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The redox couple of Cc(+) exhibited a clear reversible one-electron reaction in all the [Cnmim][Tf2N] ILs. The diffusion coefficients of Cc(+) increased with an increase in the alkyl chain length of [Cnmim](+) and a decrease in the viscosity of the IL upon elevating the temperature. The viscosity of the IL plays an important role in determining the activation energy for the diffusion of Cc(+). The obtained results suggested that the alkyl chain length of [Cnmim](+) affects the strength of the interaction between Cc(+) and the surrounding ion species. The results also clarified that the equation proposed by Sutherland adequately describes the diffusion of Cc(+) in ILs when the effect of the type of IL and the temperature on the product of the Stokes radius of Cc(+) and the Sutherland coefficient is considered.
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