Influence of alkyl chain length of monocationic ionic liquids towards pharmacological activities

Coupling [Bmim]PF6 and Pd NPs Modulated MOF-Based Material for Synergetic Regulating Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with a large number of active sites and high porosity are considered to be good platforms for the carbon dioxide electroreduction reaction (CO2RR) but with confined low conductivity or low efficiency. Here, Pd-[Bmim]PF6/Cu-BTC with exceptional selectivity and electron-transfer ability is elaborately designed by introducing ionic liquids (ILs) into the MOFs. ILs favor promoting the overall current density of the catalysts, and the introduction of Pd atoms combined with O atoms on the catalyst surface reconfigures into strong Pd-O bonds, improving the desorption efficiency of *CO. The unique structure of the catalyst Pd-[Bmim]PF6/Cu-BTC leads to a significant improvement of the C1 product with a high Faraday efficiency (FE) of 99.36%, especially for carbon monoxide (CO) with an FE of 93.18% (-1.1 VRHE). The exceptional performance of the catalyst is verified by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and the reduction of the free energy required by *HOCO as a key intermediate for CO production was only 0.12 eV, providing new insights to improve the electrocatalytic performance of MOF-based materials for the CO2RR. In this research, an effective and promising strategy that configures active sites by larger current density is proposed to enhance the efficiency of the CO2RR.

Synthesis and physical properties of tunable aryl alkyl ionic liquids based on 1-aryl-4,5-dimethylimidazolium cations

We present a new class of tunable aryl alkyl ionic liquids (TAAILs) based on 1-aryl-4,5-dimethylimidazolium cations with electron-withdrawing and -donating substituents in different positions of the phenyl ring and the bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (NTf2) anion. We investigated the effect of additional methyl groups in the backbone of the imidazolium core on the physical properties regarding viscosity, conductivity and electrochemical window. With an electrochemical window of up to 6.3 V, which is unprecedented for TAAILs with an NTf2 anion, this new class of TAAILs demonstrates the opportunities that arise from modifications in the backbone of the imidazolium cation.