title: Thermal and transport properties of ionic liquids based on benzyl-substituted phosphonium cations.
abstract: The physicochemical properties of two novel ionic liquids based on benzyltriethylphosphonium and benzyltributylphosphonium cations are described in this report. It was found that both benzyl-substituted phosphonium cations gave low-melting salts in combination with a bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide anion. The thermogravimetric analysis suggested that the benzyl-substituted phosphonium ionic liquids showed higher thermal stability than those of not only the alkyl-substituted phosphonium ILs but also the corresponding benzyl-substituted ammonium compounds. The benzyl-substituted phosphonium ionic liquids also exhibited relatively high conductivities when compared to those of the corresponding ammonium compounds. These results indicate an improving effect of introducing a benzyl group into the phosphonium cations on both the thermal stability and the conductivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science, Wakayama National College of Technology, 77 Noshima, Nada-cho, Gobo, Wakayama 644-0023, Japan. tsunashima@wakayama-nct.ac.jp
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsunashima
authors.forename: Eiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: Shun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugiya
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ono
mesh_terms: D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds