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Improved synthesis of: N -ethyl-3,7-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenothiazine

  • Selin Ergun
  • , Matthew D. Casselman
  • , Aman Preet Kaur
  • , N. Harsha Attanayake
  • , Sean R. Parkin
  • , Susan A. Odom

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Abstract

N-Ethyl-3,7-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenothiazine is a highly soluble redox shuttle for overcharge protection in lithium-ion batteries with an oxidation potential of ca. 3.8 V vs. Li+/0 in carbonate solvents. This compound has enabled extensive overcharge protection of LiFePO4/graphite cells and does so at high charging rates at high concentrations. Our initial synthesis of this compound suffered from low yields and difficult purifications. Here we report a cleaner, higher-yielding synthesis and additional characterization of the product and its stable radical cation salt.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11349-11355
Number of pages7
JournalNew Journal of Chemistry
Volume44
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 14 2020

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Funding

We thank the National Science Foundation, Division of Chemistry for Award Numbers CHE-1300653 and CHE-1800482, and from support through an NSF EPSCoR grant, Award Number 1355438. Further, we the NSF for support through a Major Research Instrumentation grant through Award Number CHE-1626732.

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of Energy Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment National Science Foundation National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center National Natural Science Foundation of China1300653, CHE-1300653, CHE-1626732, 1355438, 1800482, CHE-1800482
U.S. Department of Energy Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment National Science Foundation National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center National Natural Science Foundation of China
Kansas NSF EPSCoR

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
      SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Catalysis
    • General Chemistry
    • Materials Chemistry

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