Date Approved
2019
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department or School
Engineering Technology
Committee Member
John Texter, PhD
Committee Member
Harriet Lindsay, PhD
Abstract
Polymerized ionic liquids (PIL) generally are solids, but a few examples have been reported that also exhibit liquidity in the neighborhood of room temperature called liquid polymerized ionic liquids (LPIL). The development of a platform suitable for exploring LPIL properties based on the monomer 11-bromoundecylacrylate (AcC11Br) was reported. Poly(AcC11Br) is itself a liquid polymer and can be easily used to alkylate 1-methylimidazole to produce poly(AcC11C1ImBr-co- AcC11Br). Various reaction conditions were explored to examine how extensively 1- methylimidazole can be attached to this polymer, and the extent of alkylation is determined quantitatively by silver ion potentiometry. These polymers retain liquidity at and below 70% alkylation with 1-methyimidazole. Many examples produced in the past ten years suggest that the fully alkylated moiety does not melt or exhibit liquidity. The connection between 1- methylimidazolium alkylation and LPIL behavior was established.
Recommended Citation
Li, Shuziao, "Polymerization of bromoundecylacrylate and alkylating methylimidazole" (2019). Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 961.
https://commons.emich.edu/theses/961