Properties of ionic liquids on Au surfaces: non-conventional anion exchange reactions with carbonate

Mathieu Ratel, Mathieu Branca, Julien Breault-Turcot, Sandy Shuo Zhao, Pierre Chaurand, Andreea R. Schmitzer, Jean‐François Masson

Chemical Communications · 2011 · 11 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

A simple anion metathesis in diluted aqueous carbonate at room temperature affords 1-(12-mercaptododecyl)-3-methyl-imidazolium carbonate (MDMI-HCO(3)) from MDMI salts self-assembled on gold films and nanoparticles. The properties of MDMI-SAM differ from MDMI in solution, for which the anion exchange reaction does not proceed.

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