Vaporisation Thermodynamics: Are Triazolium Ionic Liquids a Real Alternative to Popular Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids?

Abstract

New experimental vapour pressures and vaporisation enthalpies of the ionic liquids [2,4-dimethyl-1,2,4-triazolium][NTf2], [2-methyl-4-ethyl-1,2,4-triazolium][NTf2], and [2-ethyl-4-methyl-1,2,4-triazolium][NTf2] were measured using the Langmuir method in combination with the quartz crystal microbalance. New experimental vapour pressures and vaporisation enthalpies of the molecular liquids 1H-1,2,4-triazole, 1-methyl-1,2,4-triazole, 1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazole, and 1H-1,2,3-triazole were measured using the transpiration method. Structure–property relationships between molecular and ionic liquids were studied. These results will facilitate chemical engineering calculations of processes involving ILs.

Keywords

• ionic liquid
• vapour pressure
• enthalpy of vaporisation
• structure–property relationships