Volume 45, Issue 43 pp. 7251-7254
Communication

On the Species Involved in the Vaporization of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids in a Steam-Distillation-Like Process

Brenno A. DaSilveira Neto Dr.

Brenno A. DaSilveira Neto Dr.

Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis, Institute of Chemistry–UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS-91501-970, Brazil, Fax: (+55) 51-3316-7304

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Leonardo S. Santos Dr.

Leonardo S. Santos Dr.

Thomson Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry–UNICAMP, Campinas, SP-13083-970, Brazil, Fax: (+55) 19-3521-3073

Permanent address: Chemistry Institute of Natural Resources, Talca University, Casa Central 2, Norte 685, Talca, Chile

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Fabiane M. Nachtigall

Fabiane M. Nachtigall

Thomson Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry–UNICAMP, Campinas, SP-13083-970, Brazil, Fax: (+55) 19-3521-3073

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Marcos N. Eberlin Prof.

Marcos N. Eberlin Prof.

Thomson Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry–UNICAMP, Campinas, SP-13083-970, Brazil, Fax: (+55) 19-3521-3073

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Jairton Dupont Prof.

Jairton Dupont Prof.

Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis, Institute of Chemistry–UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS-91501-970, Brazil, Fax: (+55) 51-3316-7304

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First published: 30 October 2006
Citations: 84

This research was supported in part by FAPESP, FINEP-MCT, CNPq, and CAPES.

Graphical Abstract

Steaming ahead: The nonvolatility of ionic liquids is challenged further. Imidazolium(Im)-based ionic liquids composed of supramolecular structures in the condensed phase (see scheme) vaporize at ambient pressure from heated (100–600 °C) solvent droplets as neutral clusters of the type ImnAn.

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