Issue 8, 2017

Manganese-containing ionic liquids: synthesis, crystal structures and electrodeposition of manganese films and nanoparticles

Abstract

Manganese(II)-containing ionic liquids were synthesized, in which the manganese atoms are coordinated by glymes (diglyme, triglyme, tetraglyme), pyridine-N-oxide, dimethylsulfoxide or N-alkylimidazoles (N-methylimidazole, N-butylimidazole and N-hexylimidazole). As anion, bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (bistriflimide, Tf2N), trifluoromethanesulfonate (triflate, OTf) or methanesulfonate (mesylate, OMs) were used. The compounds were characterized by CHN analysis, FTIR, DSC and single-crystal X-ray diffraction measurements. All manganese atoms were six-coordinate. It was found that the glyme-type ligands were replaced by atmospheric water upon leaving the crystals open to the air for several days. The crystal structures of seven compounds were described in detail and the compounds with the lowest melting temperatures were tested as electrolytes for the electrodeposition of manganese (thin) films. An irreversible reduction wave from Mn(II) to Mn(0) and granular manganese deposits were observed for all compounds, except for liquid manganese salts with N-alkylimidazole ligands and bistriflimide anions, where the electrochemical formation of manganese nanoparticles was observed instead of the deposition of a manganese layer. However, for compounds with the same cation but with a triflate or methanesulfonate anion, manganese metal deposits were obtained, indicating that the nature of the anion has an important effect on the electrochemical properties of liquid metal salts.

Graphical abstract: Manganese-containing ionic liquids: synthesis, crystal structures and electrodeposition of manganese films and nanoparticles

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Dec 2016
Accepted
23 Jan 2017
First published
24 Jan 2017

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 2497-2509

Manganese-containing ionic liquids: synthesis, crystal structures and electrodeposition of manganese films and nanoparticles

J. Sniekers, J. C. Malaquias, L. Van Meervelt, J. Fransaer and K. Binnemans, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 2497 DOI: 10.1039/C6DT04781E

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