A modified opioid is provided comprising modified morphine molecules, wherein for each morphine molecule, one or more carbon atoms are replaced with silicon atoms. A method is further provided for modifying an opioid comprising morphine molecules, said method comprising the step of replacing one or more carbon atoms with silicon atoms.

A modified opioid is provided comprising modified morphine molecules, wherein for each morphine molecule, one or more carbon atoms are replaced with silicon atoms. A method is further provided for modifying an opioid comprising morphine molecules, said method comprising the step of replacing one or more carbon atoms with silicon atoms.

A composition containing: at least 99.75% by weight of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide lithium salt. A process for preparing the composition, including a) step of preconcentrating a composition C1 including an organic solvent OS1, water and bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, to give a composition C2 including: the lithium salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide in a content ranging from 35% to 50% relative to the total weight of composition C2; water in a mass content of less than or equal to 500 ppm relative to the total mass of composition C2; the preconcentration step being performed at a temperature of less than or equal to 50° C.; b) a step of concentrating composition C2; c) an optional step of crystallizing the composition obtained in step b).

The invention relates to a method for producing an alkali salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, comprising the step of reacting, within a reaction medium, an ammonium salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide with an alkali agent, to produce alkali salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide and ammonia; and simultaneously contacting the reaction medium with an inert gas stream to strip out ammonia.

A composition containing: at least 99.75% by weight of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide lithium salt; and acetic acid in a content by mass greater than 0 and less than or equal to 400 ppm. A process for preparing the composition, including a) step of preconcentrating a composition C1 including an organic solvent OS1, water and bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, to give a composition C2 including: the lithium salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide in a content ranging from 35% to 50% relative to the total weight of composition C2; water in a mass content of less than or equal to 500 ppm relative to the total mass of composition C2; said preconcentration step being performed at a temperature of less than or equal to 50° C.; b) a step of concentrating composition C2; c) an optional step of crystallizing the composition obtained in step b).

A method for efficiently removing impurities such as sodium ions, fluoride ions, chloride ions and fluorosulfate ions without reducing the yield of a target product, including a fluorine-containing sulfonylamide compound selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing sulfonylamide, a metal salt thereof, an ammonium salt thereof and a quaternary ammonium salt thereof is washed with an aqueous solution of salt of sulfuric acid.

The invention relates to a new method for producing an onium salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide and an alkali metal salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide of high purities, as industrial scale, and with a reasonable cost when compared to the other available methods. Said method comprises the steps of reacting bis(chlorosulfonyl)imide or salts thereof with an onium halide other than an onium fluoride to produce an onium salt of bis(chlorosulfonyl)imide, reacting the onium salt of bis(chlorosulfonyl)imide with an onium fluoride to produce an onium salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide; the onium salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide may be further reacted with an alkali metal salt to obtain an alkali metal salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide.

A method for efficiently removing impurities such as sodium ions, fluoride ions, chloride ions and fluorosulfate ions without reducing the yield of a target product, including a fluorine-containing sulfonylamide compound selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing sulfonylamide, a metal salt thereof, an ammonium salt thereof and a quaternary ammonium salt thereof is washed with an aqueous solution of salt of sulfuric acid.

The present disclosure relates to a new method for producing alkali salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide of high purity, as industrial scale, and with a reasonable cost when compared to the other available methods. Said method comprises the steps of reacting a bis(chlorosulfonyl)imide or a salt thereof with an onium chloride to produce an onium salt of bis(chlorosulfonyl)imide; reacting an onium salt of bis(chlorosulfonyl)imide with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride in at least one organic solvent to produce onium salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide; and reacting the onium salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide with an alkali salt to obtain alkali salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide.

The invention relates to particulate lithium metal formations having a substantially spherical geometry and a core composed of metallic lithium, which are enclosed with an outer passivating but ionically conductive layer containing nitrogen. The invention further relates to a method for producing lithium metal formations by reacting lithium metal with one or more passivating agent(s) containing nitrogen, selected from the groups N.sub.2, N.sub.xH.sub.y with x=1 or 2 and y=3 or 4, or a compound containing only the elements C, H, and N, and optionally Li, at temperatures in the range between 60 and 300 C., preferably between 100 and 280 C., and particularly preferably above the melting temperature of lithium of 180.5 C., in an inert organic solvent under dispersion conditions or in an atmosphere that contains a gaseous coating agent containing nitrogen.