Z. Naturforsch. 2013,
68b, 1103 – 1107
doi:10.5560/ZNB.2013-3143
[HMIM][Br9]: a Room-temperature Ionic Liquid Based on a Polybromide Anion
Heike
Haller1,
Michael
Hog1,
Franziska
Scholz1,
Harald
Scherer1,
Ingo
Krossing1, and
Sebastian
Riedel1,2
1 Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Albertstrasse 21, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
2 Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Fabeckstrasse 34–36, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Received June 4, 2013 / published online October 4, 2013
[HMIM][Br9] ([HMIM] = 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium) has been investigated by Raman spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray diffraction and NMR spectroscopy. Conductivity measurements show a high electrical conductivity like other polybromides.
Key words: Ionic Liquids, Polybromide Anions, Halogen Chemistry, Single-crystal X-Ray Diffraction, Raman Spectroscopy