14283-07-9 | Lithium tetrafluoroborate

CAS:14283-07-9 | Lithium tetrafluoroborate ,Description

Lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF4) is a salt of lithium and boron that has been used in a variety of applications, including industrial and scientific research. It is a white, odorless, and tasteless solid that is soluble in water and alcohol. LiBF4 is a versatile substance that has been used in a range of applications, including industrial synthesis, laboratory experiments, and pharmaceuticals. It is also used as a reagent in organic synthesis and a catalyst in biochemical reactions.
 

Scientific Research Applications

• Catalysis in Organic Synthesis: Lithium tetrafluoroborate acts as an efficient catalyst in various organic reactions. It is used in aza-Michael addition reactions with aromatic amines and electron-deficient alkenes (Lad, Kulkarni, Desai, & Wadgaonkar, 2011). It also catalyzes allylation and cyanation of aldehydes, producing homoallylic and cyano acetates (Yadav, Reddy, Vishnumurthy, & Chary, 2007).
• Synthesis of Heterocyclic Systems: It assists in the synthesis of various heterocyclic systems, including 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridinium salts and tetrahydroquinolines (Katritzky & Gordeev, 1993).
• Material Science and Liquid Crystals: Lithium tetrafluoroborate-acetonitrile complexes form tetrahedral structures in thermotropic liquid crystals, although there's no evidence of lithium ion complexation in these systems (Gowda et al., 1990) .
• Electrochemistry and Battery Technology: It enhances the electrochemical and electromechanical properties of polymer actuators in single-walled carbon nanotube-ionic liquid gel electrodes (Terasawa, Takeuchi, Mukai, & Asaka, 2010). Additionally, it's used in ester-based electrolytes for low-temperature performance in batteries (Rodrigo et al., 2022) and mixed ionic liquid electrolytes for lithium batteries and supercapacitors (Diaw et al., 2005).
• Solvation and Ionic Interaction Studies: Its solutions in low-polarity solvents exhibit complex interparticle interactions, involving ions, ion associates, and solvent molecules (Plakhotnik, Ernst, Sakhaii, Tovmash, & Schmutzler, 1999).
• Polymer Electrolytes: Poly(ethylene oxide)-LiBF4 electrolytes show promising properties for use in lithium-based electrochemical devices, owing to their conductivity, stability, and thermal characteristics (Croce et al., 1988).

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