We have explored by means of ab initio molecular dynamics the homologue series of 11 different ionic liquids based on the combination of the cholinium cation with deprotonated amino acid anions. We present a structural analysis of the liquid states of these compounds as revealed by accurate ab initio computations of the forces. We highlight the persistent structural motifs that see the ionic couple as the basic building block of the liquid whereby a strong hydrogen bonding network substantially determines the short range structural behavior of the bulk state. Other minor docking features of the interaction network are also discovered and described. Special cases along the series such as Cysteine and Phenylalanine are discussed in the view of their peculiar properties due to zwitterion formation and additional long-range structural organization. (C) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC.
Campetella, M., Bodo, E., Montagna, M., De Santis, S., Gontrani, L. (2016). Theoretical study of ionic liquids based on the cholinium cation: ab initio simulations of their condensed phases. THE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 144(10) [10.1063/1.4943197].
Theoretical study of ionic liquids based on the cholinium cation: ab initio simulations of their condensed phases
Gontrani, Lorenzo
2016-01-01
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We have explored by means of ab initio molecular dynamics the homologue series of 11 different ionic liquids based on the combination of the cholinium cation with deprotonated amino acid anions. We present a structural analysis of the liquid states of these compounds as revealed by accurate ab initio computations of the forces. We highlight the persistent structural motifs that see the ionic couple as the basic building block of the liquid whereby a strong hydrogen bonding network substantially determines the short range structural behavior of the bulk state. Other minor docking features of the interaction network are also discovered and described. Special cases along the series such as Cysteine and Phenylalanine are discussed in the view of their peculiar properties due to zwitterion formation and additional long-range structural organization. (C) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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