33454-82-9 | Lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate

CAS:33454-82-9 | Lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate ,Description

Lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate, also known as lithium triflate, is an inorganic salt used in a variety of laboratory experiments and scientific research. It is a white, crystalline solid that can be easily dissolved in water and other polar solvents. Lithium triflate is used in many applications, including as a catalyst for organic synthesis, as a reagent for the synthesis of organometallic compounds, and as a promoter for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. It is also used in the preparation of organometallic compounds, in the synthesis of nanomaterials, and in the study of biochemical and physiological processes.
 

Scientific Research Applications

• Conductance Analysis: It is utilized for analyzing conductance data in various solvents such as water, propylene carbonate, acetonitrile, and methyl formate (Salomon, 1993).
• Ionic Pairing Studies: The compound is used in studying ionic pairing in solvents like water, acrylonitrile, acetonitrile, and acetone (Alía et al., 1997) .
• Polymer Ionic Conductivity: It aids in understanding the effects of cations and anions on polymer ionic conductivity (Lee & Allcock, 2010).
• Stereochemistry in Organic Synthesis: Lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate is involved in the acceleration of enolate formation from t-butyl β-hydroxy carboxylates, facilitating stereoselective synthesis of β-syn aldol adducts (Narasaka et al., 1986) and the stereoselective synthesis of optically active α-methyl esters (Petit et al., 1990) .
• Optical Films for Displays: It reduces stress-optical coefficients and thermal expansion in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), making it suitable for optical films in liquid crystal displays (Ito et al., 2018).
• Lithium Battery Applications:
  • As an electrolyte salt in lithium batteries due to good conductivity and high dissociation (Zhao et al., 2015).
  • Enhancing the performance of lithium-air batteries (Di Giorgio et al., 2011).
  • As an electrolyte in lithium batteries, specifically lithium nitrate and lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate ammoniates (Fahys & Herlem, 1991).
  • In primary lithium batteries and as antistats for films due to its conductive nature (Savu, 2000) .
  • In LiTFSI-BEPyTFSI solutions for advanced lithium batteries, showing efficient charge-discharge performance (Fernicola et al., 2007).
  • Improving stability in lithium-sulfur cells and stabilizing the solid electrolyte interphase (Agostini et al., 2015).
  • In high-performing electrolyte systems for lithium-based energy storage devices (Haghani et al., 2022).
  • Suppressing aluminum corrosion in lithium-ion batteries (Matsumoto et al., 2013).
• Spectroscopic Studies:
  • FT-Raman spectroscopy for investigating lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate solutions in various solvents (Alía & Edwards, 2001) .
  • In triflating reagents for high-throughput synthetic approaches (Wentworth et al., 2000).
• Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Offering superior interfacial stability and high discharge capacities (Zhang et al., 2019).
• Sensor Applications: LiOTf-doped PEEPS as a UV sensor for H2O or THF (Yuan & West, 1997).
• Metallic Lithium Anode Stability: Exhibits high Coulombic efficiency and cycling stability in lithium rechargeable batteries (Fang et al., 2017).

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