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New 2-methylimidazole–dicarboxylic acid molecular crystals: crystal structure and proton conductivity

P Ławniczak1, K Pogorzelec-Glaser1, Cz Pawlaczyk1, A Pietraszko2 and L Szcześniak1

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Three new proton conducting molecular crystals, 2-methylimidazole glutarate, 2-methylimidazole suberate and 2-methylimidazole azelate, were obtained and their structure was determined by the x-ray diffraction method. The structure of the crystals was found to be of layer-type. A hydrogen bond network between the heterocycle, glutaric acid and water molecules was apparent in a single layer of 2-methylimidazole glutarate, whereas chains consisting of two heterocyclic molecules linked with hydrogen bonds with dicarboxylic acid were distinguished in a single layer of 2-methylimidazole suberate and azelate crystals. Thermal stability of the crystals was characterized by differential scanning calorimetry and the electrical conductivity was studied by the impedance spectroscopy method. The maximum conductivity of 2-methylimidazole glutarate pellets amounts to 3.3 × 10−2 S m−1 at 325 K, in the case of 2-methylimidazole suberate pellets the maximum conductivity is 2.4 × 10−4 S m−1 at 348 K and for 2-methylimidazole azelate pellets the maximum conductivity reaches 6.9 × 10−4 S m−1 at 353 K.


PACS

66.30.H- Self-diffusion and ionic conduction in nonmetals

61.50.Lt Crystal binding; cohesive energy

81.70.Pg Thermal analysis, differential thermal analysis (DTA), differential thermogravimetric analysis

61.66.Hq Organic compounds

82.47.Nj Polymer-electrolyte fuel cells (PEFC)

Subjects

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical & thermal

Chemical physics and physical chemistry

Dates

Issue 34 (26 August 2009)

Received 16 March 2009, in final form 29 June 2009

Published 6 August 2009



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