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Insights from Femtosecond Transient Absorption Spectroscopy into the Structure–Function Relationship of Glyceline Deep Eutectic Solvents

Journal Article · · Molecules
This study aimed to determine the structure–function relationship (SFR) for ChCl–glycerol mixtures, a deep eutectic solvent (DES), by investigating their microscopic solvation dynamics and how it relates to their macroscopic properties across varying concentrations of ChCl. Femtosecond transient absorption (fs-TA) spectroscopy revealed two distinct solvation dynamics time constants: τ1, governed by glycerol–glycerol interactions, and τ2, dominated by the choline response. The τ2 minimum at 25–30 mol % ChCl closely aligned with the eutectic composition (~33.33 mol % ChCl), where the glycerol network was the most organized and the choline ions exhibited the fastest relaxation. The viscosity decreased sharply up to ~25 mol % ChCl and then plateaued, while the conductivity increased monotonically with ChCl concentration, reflecting enhanced ionic mobility. The density decreased with both increasing ChCl concentration and temperature, indicating disrupted hydrogen bonding and reduced molecular packing. The polarity, measured using betaine-30 (B30) and the ET(30) polarity scale, increased steeply up to approximately 25 mol % ChCl before reaching a plateau. These findings identified the eutectic composition as the optimal concentration range for balancing stability, fluidity, conductivity, and enhanced dynamics within the glycerol system.
Research Organization:
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0019409
OSTI ID:
2548176
Journal Information:
Molecules, Journal Name: Molecules Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 30; ISSN 1420-3049
Publisher:
MDPICopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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