Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the invention provides lithium difluorophosphate, a preparation method thereof and a lithium ion battery electrolyte. The preparation method provided by the invention is simple and feasible, has high yield, and the obtained lithium difluorophosphate has high purity, low water content, higher comprehensive quality and is convenient for large-scale production and application.
The invention provides a preparation method of lithium difluorophosphate, which comprises the following steps:
a) reacting lithium hexafluorophosphate with a compound of formula (1) in a non-aqueous solvent to obtain a reactant;
b) removing low-boiling-point components in the reactant to obtain lithium difluorophosphate;
wherein R is1~R8Each independently selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, halogen, nitro, amino or cyano;
the alkyl is selected from C1-C10 alkyl;
in the substituted alkyl, the substituent is selected from hydroxyl, amino, nitro, cyano, carboxyl, ether or aldehyde group.
Preferably, in the formula (1), the hydrocarbon group is selected from the group consisting of-CH3、-CH2CH3、-CH=CH2-C.ident.CH or-C6H5。
Preferably, the compound of formula (1) is selected from one or more of the following compounds and optical isomers thereof:
wherein, each X is independently selected from F, Cl, Br, I and NO3、NH2Or CN.
Preferably, the non-aqueous solvent is selected from one or more of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, fluoroethylene carbonate, vinylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, methyl formate, ethyl formate, propyl formate, butyl formate, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl propionate, propyl propionate, ethyl butyrate and propyl butyrate.
Preferably, the molar ratio of the lithium hexafluorophosphate to the compound of the formula (1) is 1 to (2-4);
the concentration of the lithium hexafluorophosphate in the non-aqueous solvent is 0.5-3 mol/L.
Preferably, the reaction temperature is 50-70 ℃ and the reaction time is 12-15 hours.
Preferably, the step b) further comprises crystallization after removing low boiling point components in the reactants.
The invention also provides lithium difluorophosphate prepared by the preparation method in the technical scheme.
The invention also provides a lithium ion battery electrolyte, which comprises: lithium salt, organic solvent and lithium difluorophosphate described in the above technical scheme.
Preferably, the lithium salt is selected from one or more of lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium tetrafluoroborate, lithium perchlorate, lithium bis (oxalato) borate, lithium difluoro (oxalato) borate, lithium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide and lithium bis (fluorosulfonato) imide;
the concentration of the lithium salt in the organic solvent is 0.5-2M;
the concentration of the lithium difluorophosphate in the electrolyte is 0.1 to 1.5 weight percent
The invention provides a preparation method of lithium difluorophosphate, which comprises the following steps: a) reacting lithium hexafluorophosphate with a compound of formula (1) in a non-aqueous solvent to obtain a reactant; b) removing low-boiling-point components in the reactant to obtain lithium difluorophosphate; wherein R is1~R8Each independently selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, halogen, nitro, amino or cyano; the alkyl is selected from C1-C10 alkyl; in the substituted alkyl, the substituent is selected from hydroxyl, amino, nitro, cyano, carboxyl, ether or aldehyde group. Lithium hexafluorophosphate and a compound of a formula (1) with a specific structure react in a non-aqueous solvent to generate a lithium difluorophosphate reactant, and low boiling point components are removed to obtain the lithium difluorophosphate. The lithium difluorophosphate prepared by the preparation method disclosed by the invention is high in purity and low in water content, is a high-quality lithium difluorophosphate product, is simple and feasible, is low in cost and high in yield, and can be used for conveniently and effectively obtaining the high-quality lithium difluorophosphate product.
The test result shows that the yield of the lithium difluorophosphate prepared by the preparation method is over 86 percent, the purity is over 96 percent, and the water content is below 138 ppm.
Detailed Description
The invention provides a preparation method of lithium difluorophosphate, which comprises the following steps:
a) reacting lithium hexafluorophosphate with a compound of formula (1) in a non-aqueous solvent to obtain a reactant;
b) removing low-boiling-point components in the reactant to obtain lithium difluorophosphate;
wherein R is1~R8Each independently selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, halogen, nitro, amino or cyano;
the alkyl is selected from C1-C10 alkyl;
in the substituted alkyl, the substituent is selected from hydroxyl, amino, nitro, cyano, carboxyl, ether or aldehyde group.
Lithium hexafluorophosphate and a compound of a formula (1) with a specific structure react in a non-aqueous solvent to generate a lithium difluorophosphate reactant, and low boiling point components are removed to obtain the lithium difluorophosphate. The lithium difluorophosphate prepared by the preparation method disclosed by the invention is high in purity and low in water content, is a high-quality lithium difluorophosphate product, is simple and feasible, is low in cost and high in yield, and can be used for conveniently and effectively obtaining the high-quality lithium difluorophosphate product.
According to the invention, lithium hexafluorophosphate and the compound of formula (1) are firstly reacted in a non-aqueous solvent to obtain a reactant.
In the present invention, the lithium hexafluorophosphate (i.e., LiPF)6) The source of (b) is not particularly limited, and may be a commercially available product. The concentration of the lithium hexafluorophosphate in the nonaqueous solvent is preferably 0.5 to 3mol/L, and more preferably 1 to 3 mol/L.
In the present invention, the compound of formula (1) is:
wherein R is1~R8Each independently selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, halogen, nitro (i.e., NO)3) Amino (i.e. NH)2) Or cyano (i.e., CN).
In the present invention, the hydrocarbon group may be a saturated hydrocarbon group or an unsaturated hydrocarbon group. When the alkyl group is a saturated alkyl group, the structure of the alkyl group is not particularly limited, and may be a chain structure, a ring structure, a cage structure, or a structure in which these structures are combined with each other. The chain structure may be a straight chain structure or a branched chain structure. In the cyclic structure or cage structure, the number of rings is not particularly limited, and when there are plural rings, these rings may be condensed. In the present invention, the hydrocarbon group is selected from the group consisting of C1-C10 hydrocarbon groups, preferably C1-C6 hydrocarbon groups, and more preferably-CH3、-CH2CH3、-CH=CH2-C.ident.CH or-C6H5。
In the substituted alkyl, the substituent is selected from hydroxyl, amino, nitro, cyano, carboxyl, ether or aldehyde group. When R1 to R8 are each a hydrocarbon group or a substituted hydrocarbon group, these may be the same or different, as compared with any two or more of them.
The halogen is preferably F, Cl, Br or I.
In the present invention, preferably, the compound of formula (1) is selected from one or more of the following compounds and optical isomers thereof:
wherein, each X is independently selected from F, Cl, Br, I and NO3、NH2Or CN.
In each of the above formulae, the group not shown at the terminal is a methyl group (CH)3) Methylene (CH)2) Or methine (CH). In the present invention, the compound of formula (1) is selected from one or more of the compounds of the above formulae and their optical isomers, which means that when some of the compounds have asymmetric centers, the compound of formula (1) can be selected from its optical isomers. The invention is rightThe source of the compound of formula (1) is not particularly limited, and may be a general commercial product or obtained according to a preparation method well known to those skilled in the art.
More preferably, the compound of formula (1) is selected from one or more of the following compounds and optical isomers thereof:
in each of the above formulae, the group not shown at the terminal is a methyl group (CH)3) Or methylene (CH)2)。
According to the invention, the compound with a specific structure shown in the formula (1) reacts with lithium hexafluorophosphate, so that lithium difluorophosphate can be successfully generated, the yield of the method is high, and the obtained lithium difluorophosphate has high purity, low water content and higher comprehensive quality. In the prior art, a compound containing Si-O-Si with a specific structure is reacted with lithium hexafluorophosphate to prepare lithium difluorophosphate, and although lithium difluorophosphate with certain purity can be prepared by the scheme, the lithium difluorophosphate has high water content and is easy to generate side reaction, so that the performance of electrolyte is influenced, and further the performance of a battery is influenced. The method of the invention has the advantages of high yield, high purity, low water content of the obtained product and capability of obtaining lithium difluorophosphate with higher comprehensive performance.
In the present invention, the molar ratio of the lithium hexafluorophosphate to the compound of formula (1) is preferably 1: (2-4).
In the invention, the non-aqueous solvent is preferably one or more of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, fluoroethylene carbonate, vinylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, methyl formate, ethyl formate, propyl formate, butyl formate, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl propionate, propyl propionate, ethyl butyrate and propyl butyrate; more preferably one or more of dimethyl carbonate and ethyl methyl carbonate; most preferred is dimethyl carbonate. In the present invention, the source of the nonaqueous solvent is not particularly limited, and may be any commercially available product.
In the invention, the reaction temperature is preferably 50-70 ℃, and more preferably 60 ℃. The reaction time is preferably 12 to 15 hours, and more preferably 12 hours.
In the present invention, the reaction is preferably carried out in an inert gas atmosphere. The inert gas used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and may be any inert gas known to those skilled in the art.
The reaction pressure in the present invention is not particularly limited, and the reaction may be carried out under normal pressure.
Reacting lithium hexafluorophosphate with a compound of formula (1) in a non-aqueous solvent to obtain a reactant; most of the obtained reactants are lithium difluorophosphate, and the rest are impurities such as by-products with a boiling point lower than that of the compound of the formula (1), residual lithium hexafluorophosphate, solvents and the like. Specifically, the concentration of lithium difluorophosphate in the obtained reactant reaches 5X 10-3mol/L~1mol/L。
According to the present invention, after obtaining the reactant, low boiling point components in the reactant are removed to obtain lithium difluorophosphate.
In the present invention, the low boiling point component is mainly a by-product having a boiling point lower than that of the compound of formula (1), and may be removed by a method well known to those skilled in the art for removing low boiling point material. In some embodiments of the invention, the low boiling components are removed by distillation under reduced pressure; specifically, after the reaction, N can be introduced into the reaction kettle2Controlling the air pressure between-0.1 MPa and-0.2 MPa, evaporating low boiling point components, and absorbing by an absorption tower. After the treatment, the by-product is basically removed, and a high-purity lithium difluorophosphate product is obtained.
In the present invention, it is preferable to further perform crystallization after removing low boiling point components in the reaction product. Specifically, the product from which the low-boiling point components are removed is filtered, the filtered solid is dissolved in a solvent, and then cooled to room temperature for crystallization. In some embodiments of the invention, the solvent is diethyl ether.
In the present invention, after the crystallization, filtration is preferably further performed to obtain a solid product. In the present invention, it is preferable to further perform drying after obtaining the solid product. The drying conditions are not particularly limited, and the product can be dried. In some embodiments, the drying is performed under reduced pressure, specifically at a temperature of 80 ℃ and a pressure of-0.1 MPa for 6 hours, to obtain a white powder, i.e., a high-purity lithium difluorophosphate product.
The preparation method is simple and easy to implement, the yield is high, and the purity of the obtained product is high; in addition, the raw materials usually contain trace water, and moisture is easily introduced in the production operation, so that the water content of the product is higher, while the compound of the formula (1) is adopted for reaction, so that the water content is extremely low, and the low-water-content product is favorably obtained. Experimental results show that the lithium difluorophosphate prepared by the preparation method has the yield of over 86 percent, the purity of over 96 percent and the water content of below 138 ppm.
The invention also provides lithium difluorophosphate prepared by the preparation method in the technical scheme. The obtained lithium difluorophosphate has high purity and low water content, and can enable the electrolyte to show excellent electrochemical performance.
The invention also provides a lithium ion battery electrolyte, which comprises: lithium salt, organic solvent and lithium difluorophosphate described in the above technical scheme. The electrolyte provided by the invention takes the high-quality lithium difluorophosphate as an additive, and is matched with lithium salt and an organic solvent, so that the lithium ion battery shows excellent cycle performance.
In the invention, the lithium salt is preferably one or more of lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium tetrafluoroborate, lithium perchlorate, lithium bis (oxalato) borate, lithium difluoro (oxalato) borate, lithium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide and lithium bis (fluorosulfonato) imide. In the present invention, the source of the lithium salt is not particularly limited, and may be any commercially available product.
In the invention, the organic solvent is preferably one or more of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, fluoroethylene carbonate, vinylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, methylethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, methyl formate, ethyl formate, propyl formate, butyl formate, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl propionate, propyl propionate, ethyl butyrate, propyl butyrate, gamma-butyrolactone, delta-valerolactone, tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, 1, 3-dioxolane, 4-methyl-1, 3-dioxolane, 2-methyl-1, 3-dioxolane, dimethoxymethane, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether dimethoxyethane, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, sulfolane and dimethyl sulfoxide. In the present invention, the source of the organic solvent is not particularly limited, and may be any commercially available product.
In the present invention, the concentration of the lithium salt in the organic solvent is preferably 0.5 to 2M.
In the invention, the lithium difluorophosphate is the lithium difluorophosphate in the technical scheme. The concentration of the lithium difluorophosphate in the electrolyte is preferably 0.1 wt% to 1.5 wt%. Compared with other low-purity and/or high-water-content lithium difluorophosphates, the lithium difluorophosphate provided by the invention is matched with the lithium salt and the organic solvent in a certain proportion, so that the cycle performance of the lithium ion battery can be obviously improved.
For a further understanding of the invention, reference will now be made to the preferred embodiments of the invention by way of example, and it is to be understood that the description is intended to further illustrate features and advantages of the invention, and not to limit the scope of the claims.
Examples 1 to 12
Dissolving lithium hexafluorophosphate in non-aqueous solvent dimethyl carbonate to prepare a solution with a certain molar concentration (1mol/L), putting the solution and the compound shown in the formula (1) into a reaction kettle in a certain proportion, and reacting for 12 hours at 60 ℃ in inert gas (helium gas) to obtain a reactant. Then, N is introduced into the reaction kettle2Treating at 80 deg.C and-0.1 MPa for 12 hr, evaporating low boiling point component, crystallizing, filtering, and drying at 80 deg.C under reduced pressure for 6 hr to obtain white powder, i.e. lithium difluorophosphate.
Specific substances and test conditions used in examples 1 to 12 are shown in table 1.
By using19F-NMR analyses were performed on the products obtained in examples 1 to 12, wherein NMR was performed using deuterated DMSO as a solvent and TMS as a standard. The results show that the product obtained is lithium difluorophosphate. Wherein, example 1 givesOf products19The F-NMR spectra are shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 shows the product obtained in example 131F-NMR spectrum; it can be seen that the resulting product was lithium difluorophosphate with a purity of 99.5%.
The product yield was calculated from the products obtained in examples 1 to 12 and the input amount of raw materials, the purity of the product was measured by nuclear magnetic F spectroscopy, and the water content of the product was measured by a KLS701 trace moisture meter, and the results are shown in table 1.
TABLE 1 test conditions and test results for examples 1-12
According to the test results, the lithium difluorophosphate prepared by the preparation method disclosed by the invention is high in yield, high in purity, low in water content and high in quality.
Examples 13 to 14
The procedure is as in example 1 except that the non-aqueous solvent dimethyl carbonate is replaced by diethyl carbonate as in example 13.
The procedure is as in example 1 except that the nonaqueous solvent dimethyl carbonate is replaced by vinylene carbonate and is described as example 14.
The products obtained in examples 13 to 14 were tested for yield, purity and water content according to the test methods of example 1 and compared with example 1, with the results shown in Table 2.
Table 2 test conditions and test results of examples 13 to 14
In addition, the solvents in example 1 were each replaced with ethyl methyl carbonate. As a result, the yield, purity and water content of the product were comparable to those of example 1.
From the above test results, although examples 13 to 14 also showed good yield, purity and water content, the yield was significantly increased, the purity was also increased and the water content was significantly decreased in example 1, in comparison. Therefore, the quality of the lithium difluorophosphate product can be further improved by adopting the preferable solvent in the foregoing.
Examples 15 to 26, comparative example 1
Lithium salt, organic solvent and lithium difluorophosphate are prepared into electrolyte according to a certain proportion, and ternary high nickel material NCM622 (LiNi)0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2) And Li is used as a positive electrode, Celgard PE is used as a counter electrode, and the button type half cell is assembled. And (3) carrying out cycle performance test on the obtained button half cell by adopting a LAND test system under the following test conditions: the charge and discharge test was carried out at a rate of 0.5C under a voltage of 3 to 4.4V.
The specific kinds, amounts, test effects, and the like of the substances used in examples 15 to 26 and comparative example 1 are shown in Table 3.
TABLE 3 test conditions and test results for examples 15 to 26 and comparative example 1
From the test results, the electrolyte provided by the invention can obviously improve the cycle performance of the lithium ion battery.
The above description of the embodiments is only intended to facilitate the understanding of the method of the invention and its core idea. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.