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Electrochemistry of Zirconium Tetrachloride in the Ionic Liquid N‐Butyl‐N‐methylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide: Formation of Zr(III) and Exploitation of ZrCl4 as a Facile Ionic Liquid Drying Agent |
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| Authors: | Chaopeng Fu Leigh Aldous Ninie S A Manan Richard G Compton |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1?3QZ, UK tel: +44?(0)?1865?275?413;2. fax: +44?(0)?1865?275?410;3. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, P.?R. China;4. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The QUILL Centre, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9?5AG, UK;5. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Abstract: | The electrochemistry of zirconium tetrachloride in the ionic liquid N‐butyl‐N‐methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide has been studied, and the one electron reduction is proved by chronoamperometry. Furthermore, we report the application of ZrCl4 as a facile and general ionic liquid drying agent for use in voltammetry. |
| Keywords: | Zirconium tetrachloride Electrochemistry Room temperature ionic liquid Drying agent |