Correction for 'Determination of Kamlet-Taft parameters for selected solvate ionic liquids' by Daniel J. Eyckens et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 13153-13157.

The effect of ether-functionalisation on ionic liquids (ILs) is discussed based on Kamlet-Taft parameters and the infrared (IR) spectra of N-ethoxyethyl-N-methylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ([P1,2O2][TFSI]) and N-ethoxyethyl-N-methylmorpholinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ([M1,2O2][TFSI]). The results are analysed taking into consideration their ion conformers, electr...

A range of methods for the computational prediction of experimentally derived α and β Kamlet-Taft parameters, indicators of hydrogen bond (H-bond) acidity and basicity for ionic liquids (ILs) have been explored. Most usefully, a good correlation has been established between several simple and easily computed quantities which allow for a "quick bench-top" evaluation. More accurate, but also more...

A simple synthetic strategy for synthesis of new series of hetarylazo-heterocycles is described. The effects of solvent on their electronic absorption spectra were analyzed using Kamlet-Taft equation. The results of fitting coefficients indicated that the solvatochromism of the studied compounds is mainly due to the solvent polarity rather than the solvent basicity and acidity.

Transparent and colourless ionic liquids with refractive index over 1.60 were synthesised by combining 1-benzyl-3-methylimidazolium or hexyltriphenylphosphonium cations with suitable anions. There is a positive relation between their refractive index and Kamlet-Taft parameters, especially dipolarity/polarisability, suggested as a potential parameter to design ionic liquids with high refractive ...

The second-order rate constant (k2) for the esterification of methoxyacetic acid with benzyl alcohol is reported in a range of ionic and molecular solvents. The solvent effects on esterification rate are examined by using a linear solvation energy relationship based on the Kamlet-Taft solvent scales (alpha, beta, and pi*). It is shown that the hydrogen bond basicity of the solvent is the domina...

Polarity studies in two classes of imidazolium-based protic ionic liquids (PILs) possessing [HSO(4)](-), [HCOO](-), [CH(3)COO](-) and [CH(3)CH(2)COO](-) anions were carried out using a solvatochromic method from 298.15 to 353.15 K. For 1-methylimidazolium class of PILs, E(T)(30) was found to be independent over the entire range of temperature, while E(T)(30) was noted to decrease with a rise in...