Effect of Alkyl Chain Length on IL Viscosity and Density

Viscosity Density

IL (cP) a IL (g/cm3)b,c

[MeEtim][Cl] 2.4 [emim][PF6] 1.54

[MePrim][Cl] 2.6 [bmim][PF6] 1.37

[MeBuim][Cl] 2.7 [hmim][PF6]

[BuBuim][Cl] 2.9 [omim][PF6]

a J. S. Wilkes, et. al. J. Phys. Chem. 1984, 88, 2614

b J. Dupont, et al. J. Chim. Phys. 1998, 95, 1626

c J. Fuller, R. T. Carlin, H. C. De Long, D. Haworth Chem. Commun. 1994, 299

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