Abstract
In recent years, ionic liquids (ILs) have served as potential solvents to dissolve organic, inorganic, and polymer materials. A copolymer (for example, Pluronic) can undergo self-organization by forming a micelle-like structure in pure IL medium, and its assembly depends upon the composition of IL. To evaluate the role of ILs, accurate coarse-grained (CG) modeling of IL is needed. Here, we modeled 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide ([EMIM][DCA]) ionic liquid (IL) using a CG framework. We optimized CG parameters for the [DCA]− anion by tuning the non-bonded parameters and selecting different kinds of beads. The molecular density (ρ) and radial distribution function (RDF) of our CG model reveal a good agreement with the all-atom (AA) simulation data. We further validated our model by choosing another imidazolium-based cation. Our modified CG model for the anion shows compatibility with the cation and the obtained density matches well with the experimental data. The strategies for developing the CG model will provide a guideline for accurate modeling of new types of ILs. Our CG model will be useful in studying the micellization of non-ionic Pluronic in the [EMIM][DCA] IL medium.
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