Table 5. Differences in the ‘charge arm’ of constituent cations, ΔRcationca, and anions, ΔRanionca, for mixture series 1–11 (units angstroms, Å), calculated from NBO charges (units e). Values in parentheses refer to ΔR ca values when a less predominant or higher energy ion conformation is employed.
Ionic liquid mixture series | ΔRcationca | ΔRanionca |
1 [C4C1im]Cl[OTf] | — | 0.52 |
2 [C4C1im][MeSO4][Me2PO4] | — | 0.38 (0.55) |
3 [C4C1im][OTf][NTf2] | — | 0.49 (0.29) |
4 [C4C1im][(HOC2)3C1N][MeSO4] | 0.70 (0.36) | — |
5 [C4C1im][MeSO4][NTf2] | — | 0.23 (1.01) |
6 [C4C1pyrr][NTf2][Me2PO4] | — | 0.61 (1.39) (0.32) |
7 [C4C1im][NTf2][Me2PO4] | — | 0.61 (1.39) (0.32) |
8 [C4C1im][Me-DBU][MeSO4] | 0.76 | — |
9 [C4C1im][C1C1C1pz][OTf] | 0.69 | — |
10 [C4C1im][Me-DBU][MeSO4][NTf2] | 0.76 | 0.23 (1.01) |
11 [C4C1im][C4C1pyrr][OTf][NTf2] | 0.57 | 0.49 (0.29) |