Interactions of 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium Bromide with Acetone

1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts were determined to investigate the interactions of acetone with a room temperature ionic liquid 1-hexyl-3- methylimidazolium bromide C6mimBr at various mole fractions. Changes in chemical shifts of hydrogen nuclei and of carbon nuclei with the acetone concentration indicated the formation of hydrogen bond between anion of the ionic liquid and methyl protons of acetone. The NMR results were in good agreement with the ab initio computational results.