Abstract
The solvent effect of ionic liquids on CO2 fixation catalyzed by hydroxyl-functionalized quaternary ammonium-based ionic liquids is thoroughly investigated by ONIOM method associated with the molecular dynamics simulation. As compared with the catalytic activity determined in experiment, the catalytic activity estimated by ONIOM model is more credible than previous result calculated by the polarized continuum model. The critical hydrogen bond and C-Br interaction are analyzed by non-covalent interaction and the atoms in molecules methods. The analysis indicates that the electrophilic activation aroused by hydrogen bond provides more contribution than nucleophilic activation aroused by C-Br interaction in reaction catalyzed by trihydroxyethylethyl ammonium bromide. In contrast, the nucleophilic activation is more important in reactions catalyzed by other three ionic liquids. Choice of the suitable model is possible to obtain the reliable catalytic activity, which would be comparable with the experimental result.
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