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Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.101, No.23, 4485-4486, 1997
Self-Diffusion Coefficients of Paired Ions
The self-diffusion coefficients of the cation and anion of tetrabutylammonium tetrahydridoborate, (C4H9)(4)N+BH4-, were measured simultaneously at several concentrations in CDCl3 solution using an NMR stimulated echo experiment incorporating pulsed field gradients. A nonionic species of similar size and shape to the tetrabutylammonium ion, tetrabutylsilane, was included as an internal reference. In the first direct measurement of self-diffusion of both cation and anion in an ion pair, it was observed that self-diffusion of BH4- is only slightly faster than that of the (C4H9)(4)N+ ion, with the self-diffusion rate of tetrabutylsilane being significantly greater than that of either BH4- or (C4H9)(4)N+. These results indicate that the tight ion pair is the primary diffusive species, and the diffusion of free BH4- is not an important contributor to the measured self-diffusion coefficient of the anion. The aggregation states of the paired ions were estimated from ratios of the selfdiffusion coefficients of the tetrabutylammonium ion and tetrabutylsilane.
Keywords:RELATIVE MOTION;RELAXATION