A process for preparing a difluoro chelato borate salt comprising an anion A of formula (I) ##STR00001##
wherein ##STR00002##
is a bidentate radical derived from a 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-diol, from a 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-dicarboxylic acid or from a 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-hydroxycarboxylic acid by abstracting the two H atoms of pairs of adjacent OH groups of the respective diol, hydroxycarboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid. The process includes step (i) reacting (a) one or more BF3 sources; (b) a dihydric compound selected from 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-diols, 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-dicarboxylic acids, and 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-hydroxycarboxylic acids; (c) one or more second boron sources which do not contain F; and (d) one or more proton acceptors.

A process for preparing a difluoro chelato borate salt comprising an anion A of formula (I) ##STR00001##
wherein ##STR00002##
is a bidentate radical derived from a 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-diol, from a 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-dicarboxylic acid or from a 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-hydroxycarboxylic acid by abstracting the two H atoms of pairs of adjacent OH groups of the respective diol, hydroxycarboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid. The process includes step (i) reacting (a) one or more BF3 sources; (b) a dihydric compound selected from 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-diols, 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-dicarboxylic acids, and 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-hydroxycarboxylic acids; (c) one or more second boron sources which do not contain F; and (d) one or more proton acceptors.

The present disclosure provides an ionic liquid and a preparation method thereof, in particular, the present disclosure provides an ionic liquid whose halogen anions content and moisture content are low, and a method for preparing the same. The total content of halogen anions in the ionic liquid is less than 10 ppm, and moisture content in the ionic liquid is less than 50 ppm. The ionic liquid prepared by the method of the present disclosure is suitable for electrochemical systems which have high requirements for moisture content, such as lithium ion secondary batteries and electrochemical supercapacitors.

The present disclosure provides an ionic liquid and a preparation method thereof, in particular, the present disclosure provides an ionic liquid whose halogen anions content and moisture content are low, and a method for preparing the same. The total content of halogen anions in the ionic liquid is less than 10 ppm, and moisture content in the ionic liquid is less than 50 ppm. The ionic liquid prepared by the method of the present disclosure is suitable for electrochemical systems which have high requirements for moisture content, such as lithium ion secondary batteries and electrochemical supercapacitors.

The invention relates to a process for preparing triaryl organoborates proceeding from organoboronic esters in the presence of an n-valent cation 1/n K.sup.n+, comprising the anhydrous workup of the reaction mixture and the use of the triaryl organoborates obtained as co-initiator in photopolymer formulations, holographic media and holograms.

The invention relates to a process for preparing triaryl organoborates proceeding from organoboronic esters in the presence of an n-valent cation 1/n K.sup.n+, comprising the anhydrous workup of the reaction mixture and the use of the triaryl organoborates obtained as co-initiator in photopolymer formulations, holographic media and holograms.

Hydrocarbonbackbone polymers with pendant quaternary ammonium groups and methods of making and using same. A polymer can be made by a ring-opening polymerization of quaternary ammonium bearing monomer(s), and, optionally, non-quaternary ammonium bearing monomer(s). A film including a polymer can be used as an anion exchange membrane in a device, such as, for example, a battery, a fuel cell, or the like.

Hydrocarbonbackbone polymers with pendant quaternary ammonium groups and methods of making and using same. A polymer can be made by a ring-opening polymerization of quaternary ammonium bearing monomer(s), and, optionally, non-quaternary ammonium bearing monomer(s). A film including a polymer can be used as an anion exchange membrane in a device, such as, for example, a battery, a fuel cell, or the like.

A method of preparing MEP including the steps of: (a) adding N-methylpyrrolidine to an excess amount of ethyl bromide located in a reactor, wherein the N-methylpyrrolidine will react with the ethyl bromide forming MEP, wherein the reaction will have a reaction temperature that can varies over time; (b) stopping addition of N-methylpyrrolidine when the excess of ethyl bromide to the N-methylpyrrolidine falls within a range of 3:1 to 1.5:1; (c) adding water to the reactor creating a two phase system to develop which includes: (i) a top layer containing aqueous MEP and (ii) a bottom layer containing ethyl bromide; (d) separating the top layer from the bottom layer yielding a first aqueous solution of MEP and a second solution of ethyl bromide; and (e) removing N-methylpyrrolidine and ethyl bromide from the first aqueous solution of MEP.

An N-methyl-substituted triacetonamine compound can be produced by reacting at least one triacetonamine compound with formaldehyde under reductive conditions.