Photopolymerization Behavior of Coordinated Ionic Liquids Formed from Organic Monomers with Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Bistriflimide Salts

Coordinated ionic liquid (IL) monomers provide many of the benefits of conventional ILs in radical polymerization with the advantage of relatively simple synthesis and recovery of the polymer product. Previous studies have reported high solubilities of lithium bistriflimide in polar organic monomers...

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Published in:Macromolecular chemistry and physics 2017-02, Vol.218 (3), p.np-n/a
Main Authors: Whitley, John W., Benefield, Shellby C., Liu, Haining, Burnette, Michael T., Turner, C. Heath, Bara, Jason E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alkali metals
Alkaline earth metals
Composite materials
Earth
Fourier transforms
FT‐IR
Infrared spectroscopy
inorganic materials
Ionic liquids
Ions
kinetics (polym.)
Liquids
Monomers
photopolymerization
Polymerization
Polymethyl methacrylates
radical polymerization
Spectrum analysis
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Summary:Coordinated ionic liquid (IL) monomers provide many of the benefits of conventional ILs in radical polymerization with the advantage of relatively simple synthesis and recovery of the polymer product. Previous studies have reported high solubilities of lithium bistriflimide in polar organic monomers such as methyl methacrylate (MMA), 1‐vinylimidazole (VIm) and others. Here, coordinated IL monomers are formed comprising a variety of alkali and alkaline earth Mn+(Tf2N−)n salts with MMA and VIm, and polymerization behavior is investigated using real‐time attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR FT‐IR). The size and valency of the coordinated Mn+ cations are observed to strongly influence monomer reactivity, as evidenced by significant changes in FT‐IR spectra. This work further demonstrates that the bulky, delocalized [Tf2N]− anion allows for facile introduction of a wide range of Mn+ cations into organic polymers without phase separation, which may open opportunities for new composite materials. Polymerizable coordinated ionic liquids are prepared using the organic monomers methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 1‐vinylimidazole (VIm) and multiple alkali and alkaline earth metal bistriflimide salts. Reaction kinetics are observed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, revealing improvements in polymerization behavior for ionic liquid monomers relative to neat MMA and VIm samples.
ISSN:1022-1352
1521-3935
DOI:10.1002/macp.201600358