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Potassium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide

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≥99.5% trace metals basis, anhydrous, battery grade

Synonym(s):

Potassium trifluoromethanesulfonimide, KTFSI, Potassium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C2F6KNO4S2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
319.24
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352104

grade

battery grade

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.5% trace metals basis

form

powder

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impurities

≤5,000 ppm (trace metals analysis)

mp

198-203  °C

application(s)

battery manufacturing

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SMILES string

[K+].FC(F)(F)S(=O)(=O)[N-]S(=O)(=O)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C2F6NO4S2.K/c3-1(4,5)14(10,11)9-15(12,13)2(6,7)8;/q-1;+1

InChI key

KVFIZLDWRFTUEM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Potasium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, abbreviated KTFSI, is a white, crystalline salt. It is hygroscopic and sensitive to air. KTFSI is soluble in water, carbonates (including dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, and propylene carbonate), glymes and other ethers (such as dimethoxyethane and dioxolane), ionic liquids such as N-butyl-N-methyl bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide, and many of the solvents commonly used in battery electrolytes.
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Application

KTFSI is used as an electrolytic salt in potassium-ion batteries because of its high solubility in various polar organic solvents, its high ionic conductivity, and its high oxidative stability up to 4 V vs K+/K. Because KTFSI-based electrolytes are sensitive to impurities and trace moisture, our KTFSI is designed for superior purity with less than 250 ppm water. KTFSI is compatible with a wide range of electrodes including metallic potassium anodes, layered tellurates like K2NiTeO6 or K2MgTeO6, potassium sulfides, and even organic cathodes. Researchers have also used KTFSI in dual-graphite batteries in which the K+ ions intercalate into graphite anodes to form KC8 and the TFSI- anions intercalate into graphite cathodes. In addition to being studied for intercalation-type electrodes, KTFSI has served as a stable electrolyte in conversion-type battery chemistries, for example with antimony anodes.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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