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In the past several years, low tempera- reduction of R , giving a very wide electro-
ture molten salt systems composed of aluminum chemical window (-v.3.6 V for 1:1 AlCls-BuPyCl
chloride and alkylpyridinium salts have been and ^4.4 V for 1:1 AlClj-ImCl melts
found (1-3) to be useful solvents for electro- respectively). This extension of the
chemical and spectroscoplc studies of both electrochemical window enables us to
organic and Inorganic species. Recently investigate several redox systems inaccess-
Wilkes et al (4) have developed a group of ible for study 1n melts prepared by use of
dialkyl-imidazolium chloroaluminate melts an excess of basic (RC1) or addle (AlCls)
having a wider cathodic limit than the alkyl- components. Some of these systems are of
pyridinium chloroaluminates. fundamental importance in understanding the
Both cathodic and anodic limits of these chemistry of these melts.
solvents depend on the mole ratio of compon- As an example, the electrochemistry
ents taken for the preparation of the molten obtained at a tungsten electrode 1n a 30 mmol
K I salt. for so-called basic melts solution of BuPyCl 1n neutral AlClj-ImCl melt
"AIM.3 1s presented in Figure 2. The quasi -
(MC * * <1) the anodic limit corresponds
"RC1 reversible oxidation of CT is observed (4)
to the electrooxidation of chloride ions and as a discrete anodic voltammetrlc wave, while
cathodically the reduction of B'iPy* occurs.
is identical (5) for both N-n-butylpyridinium
chloride (BuPyCl)-AlCl3 and 1-methyl-3-ethyl- More detailed studies of C1~ oxidation and
imidazolium chloride (ImCl)-AlCl3 melts. The BuPy+ reduction will be presented In
cathodic limit for basic melts corresponds to subsequent publications; however it is worth
the electroreduction of the organic cation mentioning that this first process is con-
(BuPy+ or Im+). vective diffusion controlled at a rotating
For acidic melts (MC > 1) the anodic and disc electrode and that the CT oxidation
cathodic limits are identical (5) for both wave can be very useful 1n studies of many
I chemical reactions, particularly those In-
RC1-A1C13 melts (R • BuPy+ or Im*) and corres-
pond to, respectively, tetrachloroaluminate volving chloride complexation with a metal
(A1CU") oxidation, to yield chlorine, and ion.
heptachloroaluminate (AI2CI7") reduction, to In a melt symmetric to that discussed
yield Al. above (i.e. a neutral melt with a small ex-
The electrochemical windows for these cess of AICI3 added (6)) the convective -
melts measured at a tungsten electrode are shown diffusion controlled reduction of A12C17* at
1n Figure 1. a rotating disc electrode 1s observed and
The purpose of this communication is to this wave can be also very useful.
present the great advantage of use of a The very wide electrochemical window of
neutral melt (MC • 1.00); preparation of this neutral A1C13-RC1 melts appears very promis-
melt consists of weighing appropriate amounts ing from the point of view of use as a
of AlCls and RC1, and mixing. This roughly solvent for new high energy density
neutral melt 1s subsequently adjusted by batteries. Applicability of this system to
addition of small amounts of either AlCls or studies Involving redox and conducting
RC1 to obtain the proper electrochemical polymeric electrodes is in progress (7).
window. As shown in Figure 1 the limits
established for neutral melts correspond to
anodic oxidation of A1CU" and cathodic
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