Trigonal Tricationic Ionic Liquids: Molecular Engineering of Trications to Control Physicochemical Properties

Abstract

Multifunctional ionic liquids have been shown to have a greater range of physical properties than most traditional, singly charged ILs. In this work, 28 novel tricationic ILs with specific structural variations have been synthesized. They have greater range of viscosities and higher thermal stabilities than typical imidazolium based singly charged ionic liquids. Anion effects are also prominent.