Tetrakis(pentafluoroethyl)gallate, [Ga(C2F5)4], Ionic Liquids

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Abstract

We synthesized new imidazolium-based tunable aryl alkyl ionic liquids (TAAILs) with the weakly coordinating tetrakis(pentafluoroethyl)gallate anion, [Ga(C2F5)4]. Phenyl and phenyl derivatives (2-Me, 4-OMe, 2,4-F) were combined with varying alkyl chain lengths at the imidazolium core leading to TAAILs, which were investigated with regard to their viscosity, conductivity, and electrochemical window and compared to EMIM and BMIM standard cations. Remarkable low viscosities of 29 cP at 25 °C for [BMIM][Ga(C2F5)4] were achieved. However, the EMIM and BMIM gallates show electrochemical instability, releasing pentafluoroethane at a voltage of 1.5 V. The 2-Me-substituted gallate-TAAILs slowly decompose over several weeks, whereas all other gallate-TAAILs showed no decomposition at all. With electrochemical windows of up to 5.15 V and low viscosities in a range of 66–162 cP, the gallate-TAAILs are promising candidates as electrolytes in electrochemical applications.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13325-13329
Number of pages5
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume27
Issue number53
Publication statusPublished - 20 Sept 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMed 34390044

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Keywords

  • electrochemistry, gallate, imidazolium salts, ionic liquids, TAAILs, weakly coordinating anions