The structural properties of a ZnCl<sub>2</sub>–ethylene glycol binary system and the peculiarities at the eutectic composition
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Abstract
ATR-FTIR spectroscopy was performed on a series of ZnCl2-ethylene glycol (EG) mixtures with a wide-range of compositions (1 : 1.5-1 : 14 in molar ratios), involving the stable ZnCl2-4EG deep-eutectic solvent (DES) composition, to explore the spectral variations, structural heterogeneity, and hydrogen bonding (H-bonding) properties. To enhance the resolution of the spectra, excess absorption and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopies were employed. In the initial IR spectra, a quasi-isosbestic point was identified, signaling that the major disturbance on EG microstructures by adding ZnCl2 is to form a distinct complex. Further analysis uncovered the main transformation process to be from the EG tetramer to the ZnCl2-4EG complex. It was also found that as the EG content increases, negative charge increasingly transfers to ZnCl2, resulting in the strengthening of the Zn ← O coordination bonds and the weakening and finally dissociation of Zn-Cl bonds. Regarding the ZnCl2-4EG DES, several incomparable specificities were observed. It was found that ZnCl2 destructed the H-bonding network of pure EG to the largest extent, resulting in the highest production of the dimer and trimer of EG. Moreover, in comparison with other compositions, the ZnCl2-4EG DES showed abrupt increases in the negative charge of the salt, the length of the Zn-Cl bond, and the strength of the Zn ← O coordination bond. All these imply the strongest intermolecular interactions and the highest solvation of ZnCl2 in EG at the eutectic composition compared to those of other mixtures, resulting in a super-stable liquid mixture. The work provides physical insights into the structural and interactive properties of deep-eutectic solvents.
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| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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