Low-temperature activation of cyclooctasulfur ring: synthesis and chemical properties of 1,3-dimethylimidazolium (phosphonooxy)oligosulfanide
摘要
A new method for activation of the S8 ring by the reaction with dimethyl phosphate-containing ionic liquids under mild conditions that meet the green chemistry principles was studied. The quantum chemical simulation of the reaction of cyclooctasulfur with 1,3-dimethylimidazolium dimethyl phosphate predicted the formation of the S—O polar covalent bond with simultaneous opening of the S8 ring, which was confirmed experimentally. The reversibly formed 1,3-dimethylimidazolium (phosphonooxy)oligosulfanide is unstable in the presence of proton donors and to treatment with weak bases. The new thionation reaction of the 1,3-dimethylimidazolium cation to give 1,3-dimethylimidazoline-2-thione was found and the potential of (phosphonooxy)oligosulfanides for the formation of a liquid cathode for a lithium sulfur battery prototype was demonstrated for the first time.