Abstract
Recently, we demonstrated that Pt catalyst complexes dissolved in the ionic liquid (IL) [C4C1Im][PF6] can be deliberately enriched at the IL surface by introducing perfluorinated substituents, which act like buoys dragging the metal complex towards the surface. Herein, we extend our angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ARXPS) studies at complex concentrations between 30 and 5%mol down to 1%mol and present complementary surface tension pendant drop (PD) measurements under ultra clean vacuum conditions. This combination allows for connec-ting the microscopic information on the IL/gas interface from ARXPS with the macroscopic property surface tension. The surface enrichment of the Pt complexes is found to be most pronounced at 1%mol. It also displays a strong temperature dependence, which was not observed for 5%mol and above, where the surface is already saturated with the complex. The surface enrichment deduced from ARXPS is also reflected by the pronounced decrease in surface tension with increasing concentration of the catalyst. We furthermore observe by ARXPS and PD a much stronger surface affinity of the buoy-complex as compared to the free ligands in solution. Our results are highly interesting for an optimum design of ionic catalyst solutions contact areas with a surrounding reactant/product phase, such as in SILP catalysis.
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