Thermal conductivity (λ) is an extremely crucial
indicator
of the heat transfer capability of ionic liquids (ILs) and plays a
critical function in their industrial applications. In this study,
there are two descriptors for model construction, namely, the charge
density distribution area of ions at a specific interval (S
σi) obtained using the conductor-like
screening model for the segment activity coefficient (COSMO-SAC) and
the cavity volume of ILs (V
cosmo). Using
the multiple linear regression (MLR) approach, a quantitative structure–property
relationship (QSPR) model was proposed to describe the thermal conductivity
of ILs. Furthermore, 606 experiment data points for 44 ILs at different
temperatures and pressures were collected from the literature, which
were randomly divided into a training set and a testing set for feasibility
analysis. For the model built by the total data, its determination
coefficients (R
2), root mean square error
(RMSE), and average absolute relative deviation (AARD) are 0.9713,
0.004304, and 2.18%, respectively; thus, the developed λ-QSPR
model offers a relatively good prediction of λ for ILs. Meanwhile,
the percentage of extraterritorial points in the model’s application
domain (AD) analysis is only 3.80% and the double extraterritorial
region is blank. Overall, the proposed model reproduces the change
of λ with temperature (T) and pressure (p) well and outperforms other models of similar type. Moreover,
it provides an effective approach to predicting the thermal conductivity
of ILs.