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. 2022 Feb 8;13(9):2735–2743. doi: 10.1039/d1sc06857a

Summary of viscosity ratios comparing ionic liquids (IL), molecular mimics (MM) and molecular mimics under isodensity conditions (MM*).

Setup Temperature MM → MM* MM* → IL Overall (MM → IL) References
Coarse grained MD simulation 450 K 75 47
Coarse grained MD simulation after refinement 350 K 22 48
298 K 785a 48
Coarse grained MD simulation 370 K 12b 49
250 K Approx. 370b 49
Experimental, see Fig. 1 295 K 30c 9
Experimental 436 K 2.4 5.1 12 44
387 K 2.7 7.5 20 44
Experimental 298 K 14 16 219 This work
a

The factor is approximately 550 to 1000 within the viscosity uncertainty.

b

Obtained via diffusion coefficients, see ESI Section 1.

c

Likely too low due to additional hydrogen bonding in the molecular mimic.