title: Alkyl vs. alkoxy chains on ionic liquid cations.
abstract: The crystal structures and thermal behavior of the 1-(2-methoxyethyl)-2,3-dimethylimidazolium chloride and hexa-fluorophosphate salts are compared with the analogous 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium salts to examine the influence of the ether oxygen on salt thermal properties for a typical constituent cation used in the preparation of ionic liquids.
authors.affiliation: U. S. Naval Academy, Department of Chemistry, 572 M Holloway Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21402, USA.
authors.forename: Wesley A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Victor G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Douglas M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Hugh C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: De Long
authors.forename: Paul C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Trulove