Research Article

Investigation on Aromaticity Index and Double-Bond Equivalent of Aromatic Compounds and Ionic Liquids for Fuel Desulphurization

Table 2

Selected combination of cation and anion for ionic liquids with their respective calculated AI and DBE value.

CationAnion value

1, 3-Dimethylimidazolium, AI = 2MSO4, DBE = 0.50.409
1, 2-Dimethylpyrazolium, AI = 2MSO4, DBE = 0.50.366
1, 3-Dimethylbenzimidazolium, AI = 1MSO4, DBE = 0.50.124
1, 4-Dimethylpyridinium, AI = 0.875MSO4, DBE = 0.50.334
1, 1-Dimethylpyrrolidinium, AI = 0.125MSO4, DBE = 0.50.306
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2DHP, DBE = 0.50.191
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2DBP, DBE = 0.51.703
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2HSO4, DBE = 0.50.205
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2MSO4, DBE = 0.51.222
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2OSO4, DBE = 0.52.030
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2OTf, DBE = 0.50.942
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2Acetate, DBE = 1.51.564
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2NO3, DBE = 1.51.500
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2CNS, DBE = 2.51.857
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2Imidazolide, DBE = 3.52.125
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2Pyrazolide, DBE = 3.52.030
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2TOS, DBE = 4.50.471
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2Dicyanamide, DBE = 4.52.448
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2Benzoate, DBE = 5.52.846
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2Salicylate, DBE = 5.52.571
1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium, AI = 2TCM, DBE = 6.53.762