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dichloromethane. Acetone-d6 and dimethylsulfoxide-d6 were
purchased from Cambridge Isotope Laboratories (Cambridge,
MA).
45.98, 53.77, 77.31, 120.93 (q, JCF 5 309 Hz), 123.36, 124.54,
137.03.
Polymerization of 1-Ethyl-3-(3-ethyl-3-oxetanylmethyl)
imidazolium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide
Preparation of 3-Chloromethyl-3-ethyloxetane
In a 50-mL two-necked round-bottomed flask equipped with
a magnetic stirring bar, three-way stopcock, rubber septa,
and a rubber balloon filled with nitrogen, 1-ethyl-3-(3-ethyl-
3-oxetanylmethyl)imidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)i-
mide (OXImTFSI; 495 mg, 1.05 mmol) was charged, and the
flask was filled with nitrogen. Then, a dichloromethane solu-
tion of BF3 ethyl ether complex (0. 5 mol/L, 0.21 mL, 0.105
mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room tem-
perature. The viscosity of the mixture gradually increased.
After stirring for 2 h, a methanol solution of triethylamine
(1 mol/L, 0.5 mL, 0.5 mmol) was added to terminate the
polymerization. The resulting mixture was diluted with a
small amount of acetone and was poured into an excess
amount of dichloromethane. Precipitated oil was washed
twice with dichloromethane, and the residue was heated at
80 ꢀC for 2 h with stirring in vacuo to give polyOXImTFSI
(350 mg, 0.707 mmol/monomer unit) in 67.3% yield.
In a 500-mL round-bottomed flask equipped with a magnetic
stirring bar, 3-ethyl-3-oxetanemethanol (13.7 mL, 120
mmol), triphenylphosphine (37.7 g, 144 mmol), and tetra-
chloromethane (110 mL) were mixed. The mixture was
stirred at 80 ꢀC for 2 h. After cooling the mixture to room
temperature, 220 mL of hexane was added to precipitate the
triphenylphosphine oxide. After removal of the precipitates
by filtration, the filtrate was concentrated under reduced
pressure, and the residual oil was distilled to give the title
compound (bp: 80–82 ꢀC/30 mmHg, 11.4 g, 84.6 mmol) in
71% yield.
Preparation of 1-Ethyl-3-(3-ethyl-3-oxetanylmethyl)
imidazolium Chloride
In a 50-mL round-bottomed flask equipped with a magnetic
stirring bar, 3-chloromethyl-3-ethyloxetane (773 mg, 5.00
mmol) and 1-ethylimidazole (481 mg, 5.00 mmol) were
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mixed, and the mixture was heated at 90 C for 48 h. A por-
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IR (ATR): 738, 790, 1050, 1090, 1130, 1180, 1330, 1350,
tion of the mixture was taken to check the conversion by H
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2880, 2970, 3150 cm21. H NMR d (DMSO-d6): 0.75–0.9 (m,
NMR spectroscopy. The mixture was diluted with 2 mL of
dichloromethane, and the solution was poured into an excess
amount of diethyl ether to precipitate the ionic products.
The precipitated liquid was collected and purified by repreci-
3H), 1.20–1.50 (m, 2H), 1.46 (t, J 5 7.4 Hz, 3H), 3.00–3.45
(m, 4H), 4.05–4.30 (m, 4H), 7.45 (s, 1H), 7.87 (s, 1H), 8.92
(s, 1H). 13C NMR d (DMSO-d6): 7.30, 15.10, 22,90, 42.74,
44.44, 51.82, 70.70, 119.48 (q, JCF 5 319 Hz), 122.07, 123.89,
136.34.
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pitation. The residual oil was dried at 70 C in vacuo for 3 h
to give the title compound (880 mg, 3.51 mmol) in 70.2%
yield as a brown liquid.
Measurements
1H (400 MHz) and 13C (100 MHz) NMR spectra were
recorded on a JEOL JME-ECS 400 NMR spectrometer in
CDCl3 or DMSO-d6. Chemical shifts were determined using
the residual protons as the internal standard. IR spectra
were recorded on a Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS10 spectrom-
eter equipped with a Smart iTR Sampling Accessory. Differ-
ential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was carried out with a
Seiko Instrument DSC-6200 using an aluminum pan under a
IR (ATR): 973, 1160, 1450, 1460, 1560, 2870, 2930, 2960,
3050 cm21 1H NMR d (DMSO-d6): 0.87 (t, J 5 7.5 Hz, 3H),
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1.37 (t, J 5 7.4 Hz, 3H), 1.48 (q, J 5 7.5 Hz, 2H), 4.21 (q,
J 5 7.4 Hz, 2H), 4.24 (d, J 5 6.0 Hz, 2H), 4.43 (d, J 5 6.0 Hz,
2H), 4.45 (s, 2H), 7.89 (s, 1H), 7.94 (s, 1H), 9.71 (s, 1H). 13C
NMR d (DMSO-d6): 7.88, 15.17, 26.17, 42.91, 44.28, 52.25,
76.24, 122.17, 123.39, 136.69.
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Preparation of 1-Ethyl-3-(3-ethyl-3-oxetanylmethyl)
imidazolium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide
In a 50-mL round-bottomed flask equipped with a magnetic
stirring bar, 1-ethyl-3-(3-ethyl-3-oxetanylmethyl)imidazolium
chloride (OXImCl; 693 mg, 2.77 mmol), distilled water
(3 mL), and LiTFSI (953 mg, 3.32 mmol) were mixed, and
the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 h. A vis-
cous liquid was precipitated, and the precipitate was col-
lected and washed four times with distilleꢀd water (3 mL).
The residual viscous liquid was dried at 70 C in vacuo for 3
h to give the title compound (1310 mg, 2.64 mmol) in
95.5% yield as a liquid.
20 mL/min N2 flow at a heating rate of 10 C/min. Thermal
gravimetric analysis (TGA) was performed with a Seiko
Instrument TG-DTA 6200 using an aluminum pan under a
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50 mL/min N2 flow at a heating rate of 10 C/min. The ionic
conductivities of the ionic liquid monomer and polymers
were both measured by HIOKI 3532-80 chemical impedance
meter at 50 mV in a frequency range of 4 Hz to 100 KHz
using a two-electrode battery evaluation stainless coin cell
(2E-CELL-SUS; Eager Corporation) with a PTFE guide and
PTFE spacers (200 mm).
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
IR (ATR): 738, 790, 977, 1050, 1130, 1180, 1330, 1340,
Synthesis of Ionic Liquid Monomer OXImTFSI
2890, 2970, 3150 cm21
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1H NMR d (acetone-d6): 1.06 (t,
A new ionic liquid monomer OXImTFSI, which has a cationi-
cally polymerizable oxetanyl group on the cationic part,
was synthesized in three steps starting from a commer-
cially available 3-ethyl-3-oxetanemethanol (Scheme 1). First
of all, 3-ethyl-3-oxetanemethanol was transformed to
J 5 7.5 Hz, 3H), 1.63 (t, J 5 7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.76 (q, J 5 7.5 Hz,
2H), 4.45 (d, J 5 6.4 Hz, 2H), 4.48 (q, J 5 7.2 Hz, 2H), 4.59 (d,
J 5 6.4 Hz, 2H), 4.73 (s, 2H), 7.88 (s, 1H), 7.91 (s, 1H), 9.25
(s, 1H). 13C NMR d (acetone-d6): 8.09, 15.42, 27.17, 44.33,
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