title: A new proton conductive liquid with no ions: pseudo-protic ionic liquids.
abstract: Liquids with no ions! Raman analysis and quantum calculations suggest that electrically neutral molecular species predominantly exist in an N-methylimidazole and acetic acid equimolar mixture, and that ionic species are rather minor. Nevertheless, the mixture has significant ionic conductivity, and shows "good ionic" or "superionic" behavior (see figure). It may be suitable to call such liquids "pseudo-ionic liquids" rather than "ionic liquids".
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050, Ikarashi, 2no-cho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Xuedan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Minofar
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanzaki
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takamuku
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umebayashi
keywords: Raman spectroscopy; hydrogen bonds; ionic liquids; proton conduction; quantum chemistry