Ionic transport and mechanical properties of slide-ring gel swollen with Mg-ion electrolytes was written by Nishino, Haruka;Liu, Chang;Kanehashi, Shinji;Mayumi, Koichi;Tominaga, Yoichi;Shimomura, Takeshi;Ito, Kohzo. And the article was included in Ionics in 2020.Reference of 112-49-2 This article mentions the following:
The authors applied a slide-ring (SR) gel to a Mg2+ ion gel electrolyte and clarified the elec. and mech. properties in order to achieve a Mg2+ ion gel electrolyte with both sufficient mech. strength and high ionic conductivity The SR gel is made from polyrotaxane, which has a structure that consists of cyclic mols., α-cyclodextrins (CDs), threaded by an axial polymer chain, polyethylene glycol (PEG), and crosslinked by divinyl sulfone. Pure glymes and tetraethylene glycol di-Me ether (tetraglyme: G4) dissolving Mg2+ ions had no ability to swell the SR gel, whereas diethylene glycol di-Me ether (diglyme: G2) and triethylene glycol di-Me ether (triglyme: G3) dissolving Mg2+ ions were able to swell the SR gel. The swelling behavior was strongly dependent on the interaction between Mg2+ ions complexed with glymes and ether oxygens of a PEG-based hydroxypropyl PR (HyPR) network. Upon tensile elongation, SR gel swollen with G3 solution dissolving Mg2+ ions could be extended by 300%, which indicated the unique property of high ductility. The ionic conductivity of SR gel swollen with G3 dissolving Mg2+ ions, which approx. satisfied a Vogel-Tamman-Fulcher (VTF) dependence, was 1.73 mS cm-1 at room temperature, and the molar conductivity was 67% of that for a pristine G3 solution dissolving Mg2+ ions. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 2,5,8,11-Tetraoxadodecane (cas: 112-49-2Reference of 112-49-2).
2,5,8,11-Tetraoxadodecane (cas: 112-49-2) belongs to ethers. Ether is less polar than esters, alcohols or amines because of the oxygen atom that is unable to participate in hydrogen bonding due to the presence of bulky alkyl groups on both sides of the oxygen atom. Ethyl ether is an excellent solvent for extractions and for a wide variety of chemical reactions. It is also used as a volatile starting fluid for diesel engines and gasoline engines in cold weather. Dimethyl ether is used as a spray propellant and refrigerant. Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) is a gasoline additive that boosts the octane number and reduces the amount of nitrogen-oxide pollutants in the exhaust. The ethers of ethylene glycol are used as solvents and plasticizers.Reference of 112-49-2
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