Intermolecular Vibrational Motions of Solute Molecules Confined in Nonpolar Domains of Ionic Liquids

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• 作者：Dong Xiao ; Larry G. Hines ; ; Richard A. Bartsch ; Edward L. Quitevis*
• 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry B
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：April 9, 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：113
• 期：14
• 页码：4544-4548
• 全文大小：218K
• 年卷期：v.113,no.14(April 9, 2009)
• ISSN：1520-5207

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In this study, we address the following question about the dynamics of solute molecules in ionic liquids (ILs). Are the intermolecular vibrational motions of nonpolar molecules confined in the nonpolar domains formed by tail aggregation in ILs the same as those in an alkane solvent? To address this question, the optical Kerr effect (OKE) spectrum of CS₂ in the IL 1-pentyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide ([C₅mim][NTf₂]) was studied as a function of concentration at 295 K by the use of optical heterodyne-detected Raman-induced Kerr effect spectroscopy. The OKE spectrum broadens and shifts to higher frequency as the CS₂ concentration is decreased from 20 to 10 mol %; at lower concentrations, no further change in the width of the OKE spectrum is observed. Multicomponent line shape analysis of the OKE spectrum of 5 mol % CS₂ in [C₅mim][NTf₂] reveals that the CS₂ and [C₅mim][NTf₂] contributions to the spectrum are separable and that the CS₂ contribution is similar to the OKE spectrum of 5 mol % CS₂ in n-pentane with the spectrum being lower in frequency and narrower than that of neat CS₂. These results suggest that, at this concentration, CS₂ molecules are isolated from each other and mainly localized in the nonpolar domains of the IL.