title: Imidazolium-based ionic liquids: quantitative aspects in the far-infrared region.
abstract: The optical constants of some imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) are determined in the mid- and far-infrared regions by combining polarized attenuated total reflection (ATR) and transmittance spectra. The internal vibrations of the cations and anions and the interionic vibrations can thus be quantitatively evaluated. A comparison of the far-IR spectral response of several imidazolium derivatives associated with the (CF(3)SO(2))(2)N(-) anion shows that methylation of the more acidic C((2))H imidazolium group does not change the far-IR intensity and hence that the CH...anion hydrogen bonds play a negligible role compared with electrostatic interactions. The calculated spectra of ion-pair dimers reproduce the far-IR density of states better than those of simple ion pairs.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, UMR 5255, CNRS, Université Bordeaux I, 33405 Talence Cedex, France. t.buffeteau@ism.u-bordeaux1.fr
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Buffeteau
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grondin
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Danten
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lassègues