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Trialkylammoniododecaborates: Anions for Ionic Liquids with Potassium, Lithium and Protons as Cations
Author(s) -
Justus Eugen,
Rischka Klaus,
Wishart James F.,
Werner Kristina,
Gabel Detlef
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200701427
Subject(s) - ionic liquid , chemistry , lithium (medication) , potassium , proton , inorganic chemistry , radiolysis , ion , ionic bonding , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , endocrinology , catalysis
Herein we report a new class of low‐melting ionic liquids (IL) that consist of N , N , N ‐trialkylammonioundecahydrododecaborates(1−) as the anion and a range of cations. The cations include the common cations of conventional ILs such as tetraalkylammonium, N ‐alkylpyridinium, and N ‐methyl‐ N ′‐alkylimidazolium. In addition, their salts with lithium, potassium, and proton cations also exist as ILs. Pulse radiolysis studies indicate that the anions do not react with solvated electrons.