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.
IL [Cn-im-CH2OMen][NTf2] | R | final mass fraction puritya | Tonset (K)b | Tg (K)b | ρ (g·cm–3)c | wH2O·104c |
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[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 |