Plastic crystal
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a conductor having high conductivity and electrochemical stability, which is in a solid state over a practically wide temperature range. Specifically disclosed is a plastic crystal containing a compound represented by Formula (I) or (IA) below: and at least one compound [BF 3 (CF 3 )] salt represented by Formula (II): M n+ [BF 3 (CF 3 ) − ] n (II) wherein M is an alkaline metal, alkaline earth metal, aluminum or H; and when M is an alkaline metal or H, n is 1; when M is an alkaline earth metal, n is 2; and when M is aluminum, n is 3.
1. A plastic crystal containing a compound represented by Formula (I) or (IA) below:
and at least one [BF 3 (CF 3 )] salt represented by Formula (II):
M n+ [BF 3 (CF 3 ) − ] n (II)
wherein M is an alkaline metal, alkaline earth metal, aluminum or H; and when M is an alkaline metal or H, n is 1; when M is an alkaline earth metal, n is 2; and when M is aluminum, n is 3.
2. The plastic crystal according to claim 1 , which contains 1 to 10 mol % of the [BF 3 (CF 3 )] salt.
3. The plastic crystal according to claim 1 , which contains 2.5 to 5 mol % of the [BF 3 (CF 3 )] salt.
4. A plastic crystal comprising a compound represented by Formula (I) or (IA) below:
and a compound represented by Formula (III) or (IIIA) below:
N + (CH 3 )(CH 2 CH 3 ) 2 (CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 )·X − (III)
N + (CH 3 ) 2 (CH 2 CH 3 )(CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 )·X − (IIIA)
wherein X is a hydroxide ion, halogenated compound ion, or pseudohalogen ion.
5. The plastic crystal according to claim 4 , which contains 10 to 50 mol % of a compound represented by Formula (III) or (IIIA).
6. A plastic crystal represented by Formula (IB) below:
7. The plastic crystal according to claim 6 , which comprises a compound represented by Formula (IB) below:
and at least one [BF 3 (C 2 F 5 )] salt represented by Formula (IIB):
M n+ [BF 3 (C 2 F 5 ) − ] n (IIB)
wherein M is an alkaline metal, alkaline earth metal, aluminum or H; and when M is an alkaline metal or H, n is 1; when M is an alkaline earth metal, n is 2; and when M is aluminum, n is 3.
8. The plastic crystal according to claim 7 , which comprises 1 to 10 mol % of the [BF 3 (C 2 F 5 )] salt.
9. The plastic crystal according to claim 7 , which comprises 2.5 to 5 mol % of the [BF 3 (C 2 F 5 )] salt.
10. A plastic crystal comprising a compound represented by Formula (IB) below:
and a compound represented by Formula (IIIB):
N + (CH 3 ) 3 (CH 2 OCH 3 )·X − (IIIB)
wherein X represent a hydroxide ion, halogenated compound ion, or pseudohalogen ion.
11. The plastic crystal according to claim 10 , which comprises 10 to 50 mol % of the compound represented by Formula (IIIB).
12. An electrochemical device comprising a plastic crystal of any one of claims 1 to 11 .
13. An electrolyte for a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a plastic crystal of claim 4 , 5 , 10 or 11 .