. 2018 Jan 22;3(1):734–743. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01873

Table 1. Comparison of Thermokinetic and Thermodynamic Parameters of Activation (at 25 °C) to Determine the Largest Thermal Degradation Component of the ILs Obtained by the O–F–W Method.

IL	E_a (kJ mol^–1)	ln A (min^–1)	ΔG^‡ (kJ mol^–1)	ΔH^‡ (kJ mol^–1)	ΔS^‡ (kJ mol^–1 K^–1)	–TΔS^‡ (kJ mol^–1)
[BisOct(MIM)₂][2Br]	149.07^a	29.57^a	158.94^a	146.60^a	–0.0414^a	12.34^a
[BisOct(MIM)₂][2Br]	144.95^b	29.64^b	154.65^b	142.47^b	–0.0408^b	12.18^b
[BisOct(MIM)₂][2BF₄]	169.16^a	26.80^a	185.89^a	166.68^a	–0.0644^a	19.21^a
[BisOct(MIM)₂][2BF₄]	189.06^b	30.51^b	186.46^b	186.58^b	–0.0336^b	10.02^b
[BisOct(MIM)₂][2NO₃]	224.70^a	43.93^a	198.96^a	222.22^a	0.0778^a	–23.25^a
[BisOct(MIM)₂][2NO₃]	235.61^b	46.62^b	203.20^b	233.13^b	0.1003^b	–29.92^b
[BisOct(MIM)₂][2NTf₂]	84.82^a	21.11^a	115.63^a	82.35^a	–0.1118^a	33.33^a
[BisOct(MIM)₂][2NTf₂]	92.20^b	23.42^b	117.31^b	89.72^b	–0.0925^b	27.60^b
[BisOct(MIM)₂][2SCN]	148.50^a	29.39^a	158.81^a	146.02^a	–0.0429^a	12.80^a
[BisOct(MIM)₂][2SCN]	133.95^b	25.83^b	153.08^b	131.47^b	–0.0724^b	21.61^b
[Oct(MIM)][Br]	138.98^a	28.10^a	152.49^a	136.50^a	–0.0536^a	15.98^a
[Oct(MIM)][Br]	191.44^b	39.39^b	176.98^b	188.96^b	0.402^b	–11.98^b

10% of activity loss.

50% of activity loss.