CMI scientists at Idaho National Laboratory and Idaho State University contributed to this research.
Achievement
Performed 2D NMR and theoretical calculations on Trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium dicyanamide (Solvay product Cyphos IL 105) to model the strength of the intra and intermolecular forces in the ionic liquids.
Significance and impact
This is a first step in developing models that predict the tradeoffs in the viscosity, conductivity, and electrochemical window for ionic liquids, critical factors in determining their suitability for the ionic liquid reduction process.
Details and next steps
Calculations are being done on dimers both in the gas phase and in a dielectric medium. In subsequent studies, the polarity of the dielectric medium will be varied.
