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Synthesis, structural, and electrochemical properties of boron-based ionic liquid

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In the present work, a new boron-based room-temperature ionic liquid (BBRTIL) is reported. An ionic liquid based on the boron cation was synthesized by an easy metathesis procedure yielding clean products. The composition, thermal behavior, physical, and electrochemical properties of the BBRTIL were identified by nuclear magnetic resonance spectra (NMR), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), and cyclic voltammetry (CV), respectively. NMR and FTIR have confirmed the structure formation of 0.3–0.4-mm-sized B2O3-based BBRTIL. Furthermore, the correlation between the electrochemical stability and the identified electrolyte equilibrium species was investigated via voltammetry. This procedure, in the future, could be an original alternative to the deposition of elemental boron through easy, one-step synthesis from high-temperature molten salt electrolysis.

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The authors of this study thank the Technical Research Council and Scientific of Turkey (TUBİTAK, Career Development Program 3501; Grant KBAG-120Z175) for financial support. Also, the authors thank everyone who provided assistance, critical comments, and suggestions during the preparation of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaşı Veli University, Nevşehir, Turkey

    Gülbahar Bilgiç

  2. Department of Basic Sciences and Health, Hemp Research Institute, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey

    Nesrin Korkmaz

  3. Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey

    Mükerrem Şahin

  4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey

    Ahmet Karadağ

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Bilgiç, G., Korkmaz, N., Şahin, M. et al. Synthesis, structural, and electrochemical properties of boron-based ionic liquid. Ionics 28, 3289–3300 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-022-04575-7

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