Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1314058 | Journal of Fluorine Chemistry | 2014 | 6 Pages |
•Green pathway to prepare fluorinated ionic liquids.•1-(2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl)-3-methylimidazolium tosylate.•1-(2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl)-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide.•Both will be prospective electrolytes for lithium batteries.•[CF3CH2MIm][Tf2N] even showed a wider electrochemical window.
Two fluorine-containing ionic liquids, 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3-methylimidazolium tosylate and 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TFSI anion), were obtained in good yields and high purity via a green pathway procedure free of solvent and hazardous catalyst. The incorporation of CF3 moieties in imidazolium structure decreases the ILs TFSI melting point. The preliminary electrochemical results are very promising, a wide electrochemical stability up to 5.7 V vs Li+/Li for the fluorinated imidazolium with TFSI anion.
Graphical abstractTwo fluorine-containing ionic liquids, 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3-methylimidazolium tosylate and 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TFSI anion), were obtained in good yields and high purity via a green pathway procedure free of solvent and hazardous catalyst. The incorporation of CF3 moieties in imidazolium structure decreases the ILs TFSI melting point. The preliminary electrochemical results are very promising, a wide electrochemical stability up to 5.7 V vs Li+/Li for the fluorinated imidazolium with TFSI anion.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide