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Z. Naturforsch. 2013, 68b, 1154 – 1162
doi:10.5560/ZNB.2013-3142
Synthesis and Sorption Analysis of Task-specific Fluorous Ionic Liquids
Verena Adamer, Gerhard Laus, Ulrich J. Griesser, and Herwig Schottenberger
Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Received June 3, 2013 / published online October 4, 2013
Six 1-alkyl-4-tridecafluorooctyl-1,2,4-triazolium triflimides 2af and 4-amino-1-tridecafluorooctyl-1,2,4-triazolium triflimide (4) were prepared from the respective iodides 1af (1a, 2a: n-propyl; 1b, 2b: n-butyl; 1c, 2c: n-hexyl; 1d, 2d: n-heptyl; 1e, 2e: n-octyl; 1f, 2f: n-decyl) and iodide 3 by ion metathesis. Compounds 2a and 4 are liquid at room temperature. Two liquid fluorous imidazolium salts bearing functionalized polar substituents were synthesized in an analogous manner, namely 1-(2-(diethylamino)ethyl)-3-(heptadecafluorodecyl)imidazolium triflimide (5b) and 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-(heptadecafluorodecyl)imidazolium triflimide (6b) from the respective bromides 5a and 6a. The bis(triflimide) 5c has a melting point slightly above room temperature. Three fluorous ionic liquids (ILs; 2a, 5b, and 6b) were subjected to vapor sorption analysis at 25 °C and exhibited dual affinity to water and, even much more pronounced, to methoxynonafluorobutane (hydrofluoroether HFE-7100). Thus, IL 6b absorbed 3.2 % (by weight) water and 200 % HFE, whereas ILs 2a and 5b absorbed 0.4 and 0.5 % water, but 300 and 1200 % HFE, respectively. Commercial 1-butyl-2,3-dimethyl-imidazolium triflimide and 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium triflimide were used as reference compounds and absorbed 0.9 and 2.2 % water, respectively, but only 17 % HFE.
Key words: Fluorous, Hydrofluoroether, Imidazole, Ionic Liquid, Sorption, Triazole
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