The introduction of two new imidazole-based bis-dicationic Brönsted acidic ionic liquids and comparison of their catalytic activity in the synthesis of barbituric acid derivatives

Two bis-dicationic acidic ionic liquids are prepared, used and compared in the synthesis of barbituric acid derivatives.

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Amide Functionalized Imidazolium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Dicationic Ionic Liquids

In the present study, the structure and dynamics of three dicationic ionic liquids (DILs) with a functional amide group in the imidazolium ring with bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, [TFSI]^- anion has been studied by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Densities, radial distribution functions (RDFs), combined distribution functions (CDFs), spatial distribution functions, mean-square displacements (MSD), and self-diffusivities for the ions have been calculated from the MD simulations. The calculated densities for [C₄(amim)₂][TFSI]₂ at different temperatures agreed well with the experimental values. The calculated RDFs and CDFs show that the anions are well organized around the amide group and imidazolium rings and the favorite sites of interaction of the [TFSI]^- ion are the hydrogen atoms of the amide group and hydrogen atoms of the imidazolium ring of the cation. The calculated MSDs indicated that the diffusion coefficients of the studied DILs are 1 order of magnitude smaller than those of DILs with a comparable molar mass.

Poly[[μ-N,N'-bis-(2-hy-droxy-eth-yl)-N,N,N',N'-tetra-methyl-propane-1,3-diaminium-κ(2) O:O']tetra-μ-bromido-dibromidodimanganese(II)]

The asymmetric unit of the title three-dimensional coordination polymer, [Mn2Br6(C11H28N2O2)] n , consists of one Mn(II) cation, half of a dicationic N,N'-bis-(2-hy-droxy-eth-yl)-N,N,N',N'-tetra-methyl-propane-1,3-diaminium ligand (L) (the other half being generated by a twofold rotation axis), and three bromide ions. The Mn(II) cation is coordinated by a single L ligand via the hy-droxy O atom and by five bromide ions, resulting in a distorted octa-hedral MnBr5O coordination geometry. Four of the bromide ions are bridging to two adjacent Mn(II) atoms, thereby forming polymeric chains along the a and b axes. The L units act as links between neighbouring Mn-(μ-Br)2-Mn chains, also forming a polymeric continuum along the c axis, which completes the formation of a three-dimensional network. Classical O-H⋯Br hydrogen bonds are present. The distance between adjacent Mn(II) atoms is 4.022 (1) Å.