An ionic liquid (IL) based on lactate,1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium lactate ([C4mim][Lact]),has been prepared and characterized by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).Since the IL can form strong hydrogen bonds with water,trace water is a problematic impurity in the IL.Using the standard addition method (SAM),the density,refractive index and surface tension of [C4mim][Lact] were measured in the temperature range (308.15 to 343.15 ± 0.05) K.On the basis of the experimental data,the parachor and molar volume for [C4mim][Lact],and the molecular volume V m,surface tension γ,molar enthalpy of vaporization △lgHm 0,refractive index n D,and the thermal expansion coefficients,for the homologues [Cnmim][Lact] (n=2,3,4,5,and 6) were estimated using semi-empirical methods.The estimated values are in good agreement with the experimental data.
FANG DaWei 1,3,TONG Jing 2,GUAN Wei 2,WANG Han 2 & YANG JiaZhen 1,3 1 Institute of Rare and Scattered Elements Chemistry,Liaoning University,Shenyang 110036,China 2 College of Chemistry,Liaoning University,Shenyang 110036,China 3 Key Laboratory of Rare and Scattered Elements,Liaoning Province,Shenyang 110036,China
