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N-Spirocyclic quaternary ammonium ionenes for anion-exchange membranes

Pham, Thanh Huong LU ; Olsson, Joel S. LU and Jannasch, Patric LU orcid (2017) In Journal of the American Chemical Society 139(8). p.2888-2891
Abstract
The development of cationic polymers for anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) with high alkaline stability and conductivity is a considerable challenge in materials chemistry. In response, we here present the synthesis and properties of N-spirocyclic quaternary ammonium ionenes (spiro-ionenes) containing 5- and 6-membered rings fused by central nitrogen cations. High-molecular weight and film-forming spiro-ionenes are successfully synthesized in cyclo-polycondensations of tetrakis(bromomethyl)benzene and dipiperidines under mild conditions. These polyelectrolytes show excellent thermal and alkaline stability with no degradation detected by NMR spectroscopy after more than 1800 h in 1 M KOD/D2O at 80 °C. Even at 120 °C, the... (More)
The development of cationic polymers for anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) with high alkaline stability and conductivity is a considerable challenge in materials chemistry. In response, we here present the synthesis and properties of N-spirocyclic quaternary ammonium ionenes (spiro-ionenes) containing 5- and 6-membered rings fused by central nitrogen cations. High-molecular weight and film-forming spiro-ionenes are successfully synthesized in cyclo-polycondensations of tetrakis(bromomethyl)benzene and dipiperidines under mild conditions. These polyelectrolytes show excellent thermal and alkaline stability with no degradation detected by NMR spectroscopy after more than 1800 h in 1 M KOD/D2O at 80 °C. Even at 120 °C, the spiro-ionenes display reasonable alkaline stability. Transparent and mechanically robust AEMs based on ionically crosslinked blends of spiro-ionene and polybenzimidazole reach OH– conductivities up to 0.12 S cm-1 at 90 °C. The current findings demonstrate that spiro-ionenes constitute a new class of alkali-stable anion-exchange polymers and membranes. (Less)
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10.1021/jacs.6b12944
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  author       = {{Pham, Thanh Huong and Olsson, Joel S. and Jannasch, Patric}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  pages        = {{2888--2891}},
  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{Journal of the American Chemical Society}},
  title        = {{<i>N</i>-Spirocyclic quaternary ammonium ionenes for anion-exchange membranes}},
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  doi          = {{10.1021/jacs.6b12944}},
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