Thermodynamics Research Center / ThermoML | Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

ABSTRACT

The densities of five imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, [C1C4- Im][BF4]; 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, [C1C4Im][PF6]; 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis- {(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl}imide, [C1C4Im][Tf2N]; 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis{(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl}- imide, [C1C2Im][Tf2N]; 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate, [C1C2Im][EtSO4]) were measured as a function of temperature from (293 to 415) K and over an extended pressure range from (0.1 to 40) MPa using a vibratingtube densimeter. Knowledge of the variation of the density with temperature and pressure allows access to the mechanical coefficients: thermal expansion coefficient and isothermal compressibility. The effects of the anion and of the length of the alkyl chain on the imidazolium ring on the volumetric properties were particularly examined. The mechanical coefficients were compared with those of common organic solvents, water and liquid NaCl. Finally, a prediction model, based on an ideal volumetric behavior of the ILs, is proposed to allow calculation of the molar volume of imidazolium-based ionic liquids as a function of temperature