Fusible orthoborate lithium salt with high conductivity in solutions

Wu Xu; Charles Angell

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Fusible orthoborate lithium salt with high conductivity in solutions

Wu Xu, Charles Angell

Molecular Sciences, School of (SMS)

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Synthesis, analysis, and electrochemical properties of a new lithium salt with an exceptionally large, weakly coordinating anion, lithium bis {1,2-tetra(trifluoromethyl) ethylenediolato (2-)-O,O′} borate {LiB[OC(CF₃)₂]₄}, are described. This salt, whose anion contains 24 fluorine atoms, can be fused at remarkably low temperatures (120 °C) and is stable up to 280 °C. The salt has a low conductivity in the molten state, only 7.1×10^-6 S cm^-1 at the melting point of 120 °C due to its quasi-molecular character. However, its solutions in molecular solvents are extremely conductive. The maximum conductivity of LiB[OC(CF₃)₂]₄ in dimethoxyethane (DME) is 11.1×10^-3 S cm^-1 at 25 °C. The electrochemical stability for each of the DME and propylene carbonate solutions is at least 4.5 V vs. Li⁺/Li.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	366-368
Number of pages	3
Journal	Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters
Volume	3
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/1.1391150
State	Published - Aug 1 2000

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