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. 2021 Jul 23;125(30):8502–8510. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c03827

Table 1. Properties of 3-Alkyl-1-[(1R,2S,5R)-(−)-Menthoxymethyl]imidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imides, [Cn-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] ILs with n = 1–10: Final Mass Fraction Purity, Onset Temperature of Thermal Decomposition Tonset (K), Glass Transition Temperature Tg (K), Density ρ (g·cm–3) at 298.15 K, and Final Mass Fraction Water Content from Coulometric Carl-Fisher Titration27.

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IL [Cn-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] R final mass fraction puritya Tonset (K)b Tg (K)b ρ (g·cm–3)c wH2O·104c
[C1-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] CH3 0.9996 503.15 229.15 1.3320 1.90
[C2-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] C2H5 0.9998 498.15 227.15 1.3104 1.13
[C3-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] C3H7 0.9998 503.15 225.15 1.2875 1.20
[C4-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] C4H9 0.9998 503.15 222.15 1.2733 1.04
[C5-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] C5H11 0.9996 503.15 223.15 1.2570 0.76
[C6-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] C6H13 0.9998 498.15 223.15 1.2350 1.38
[C7-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] C7H15 0.9998 503.15 222.15 1.2241 0.51
[C8-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] C8H17 0.9998 498.15 223.15 1.2152 0.97
[C9-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] C9H19 0.9992 503.15 222.15 1.2008 0.11
[C10-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] C10H21 0.9999 503.15 222.15 1.1889 0.27
a

Values taken form ref (26) (the same synthetic portion as for viscosity and conductivity measurement).

b

Values taken form ref (25).

c

Values taken from ref (27) (the same synthetic portion after drying as for viscosity and conductivity measurement).