The combination of amino acid anions with the choline cation gives origin to a new and potentially important class of organic ionic liquids that might represent a viable and bio-compatible alternative with respect to the traditional ones. We present here a detailed study of the bulk phase of the prototype system composed of the simplest amino acid (alanine) anion and the choline cation, based on ab initio and classical molecular dynamics. Theoretical findings have been validated by comparing with accurate experimental X-ray diffraction data and infrared spectra. We find that hydrogen bonding (HB) features in these systems are crucial in establishing their local geometric structure. We have also found that these HBs once formed are persistent and that the proton resides exclusively on the choline cation. In addition, we show that a classical force field description for this particular ionic liquid can be accurately performed by using a slightly modified version of the generalized AMBER force field. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.

Campetella, M., Bodo, E., Caminiti, R., Martino, A., D'Apuzzo, F., Lupi, S., et al. (2015). Interaction and dynamics of ionic liquids based on choline and amino acid anions. THE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 142(23) [10.1063/1.4922442].

Interaction and dynamics of ionic liquids based on choline and amino acid anions

Gontrani, L.
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2015-01-01

Abstract

The combination of amino acid anions with the choline cation gives origin to a new and potentially important class of organic ionic liquids that might represent a viable and bio-compatible alternative with respect to the traditional ones. We present here a detailed study of the bulk phase of the prototype system composed of the simplest amino acid (alanine) anion and the choline cation, based on ab initio and classical molecular dynamics. Theoretical findings have been validated by comparing with accurate experimental X-ray diffraction data and infrared spectra. We find that hydrogen bonding (HB) features in these systems are crucial in establishing their local geometric structure. We have also found that these HBs once formed are persistent and that the proton resides exclusively on the choline cation. In addition, we show that a classical force field description for this particular ionic liquid can be accurately performed by using a slightly modified version of the generalized AMBER force field. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.
2015
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore CHIM/02 - CHIMICA FISICA
English
Campetella, M., Bodo, E., Caminiti, R., Martino, A., D'Apuzzo, F., Lupi, S., et al. (2015). Interaction and dynamics of ionic liquids based on choline and amino acid anions. THE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 142(23) [10.1063/1.4922442].
Campetella, M; Bodo, E; Caminiti, R; Martino, A; D'Apuzzo, F; Lupi, S; Gontrani, L
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