Simulação de filmes ultrafinos do líquido iônico [C4C1Im]+[BF4]-suportado em gama-alumina usando cálculos ab initio

Abstract

There are various types of salts, including some that are liquid at room temperature. The Ionic Liquids. These compounds have been used in several applications, among them , a new technique for heterogeneous catalysis called SILP method (supported ionic liquid phase). This innovative technique is to adsorp an ionic liquid in a porous surface so that the ionic liquid acts as a liquid phase solvent, membrane or solid catalyst. In this work, a theoretical and experimental study was conducted to understand how the interaction between the ultrathin film of ionic liquid and the solid support is and to propose a mechanism for the degradation of the supported salt, predicting the temperatures at which this process occurs. The experimental section of this study consisted of thermogravimetric analysis and obtaining vibrational spectra in the infrared region. The thermogravimetric experiments helped to define the degree of hydration on the surface used in the simulations of adsorption and, combined with the acquired vibrational spectra, served as the basis of design proposals for mechanisms of the degradation of the supported [C4C1Im]+[BF4]-. The combination of the experimental analyses led to the degradation mechanisms where the surface is fluoridated by the anion, therefore losing a hydroxyl. This result led to an investigation of the gamma-alumina fluoridation surface with the simulated 19F NMR spectra, vibrational spectra and thermodynamic study. The simulated spectra of nuclear magnetic resonance was conducted in order to make the assignments with the intention of assisting in the divergence between previously published works. The simulation of the ionic liquid adsorption was performed by ab initio electronic structure. In this part of the job, geometrical and energy results of multiple conformations of the ionic liquid on the most important oxide surfaces were obtained for later post-processing calculations such as Bader charge, analysis of the dispersion forces contribution and vibrational frequencies to obtain the thermodynamic simulation study of the supported ionic liquid degradation.