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. 2020 Dec 9;25(24):5812. doi: 10.3390/molecules25245812

Table 3.

Examples of electrochemical potential window of selected phosphonium- and imidazolium-based ionic liquids and standard aqueous and non-aqueous electrolytes.

IL Solvent Salt Electrode Potential Window/V Reference
[P2225][NTf2] - - Pt wire 6.3 [15]
[P2228][NTf2] 6.4
[P222(1O1)][NTf2] 5.7
[P222(2O1)][NTf2] 5.4
[bmim][NTf2] Carbon film 3 [16]
[bmim][NO3] 2.8
[Pyr14][NTf2] TiC-CDC 2.5 [20]
[Pyr14][NTf2] AC 3.5 [21]
[EdMPN][NTf2] Sucrose ±2.3 [22]
- Acetone [NEt4][ClO4], [NBu4][PF6], NaClO4 Pt wire 3.5 [23]
CH3CN [NEt4][ClO4], [NBu4][PF6], LiClO4 4
CH2Cl2 [NBu4][PF6], [NBu4][ClO4], [NBu4][X] (X = Cl, Br, F, I) 3.7
DMF [NEt4][ClO4], [NBu4][PF6], LiCl, NaClO4 4.3
DMSO [NEt4][ClO4], [NBu4][PF6] 3.3
THF [NBu4][PF6], LiClO4, NaClO4 3.7
H2O NaClO4,KNO3 2

[P2225][NTf2] = triethyl-n-pentylphosphonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide; [P222(1O1)][NTf2] = triethyl(methoxymethyl)phosphonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide; [bmim][NTf2] = 1-butyl-3 methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide; [Pyr14][NTf2] = 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide; [EdMPN][NTf2] = ethyldimethylpropylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide.