JP2004123602A - Method for producing metal salt of asymmetric organic anion - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for efficiently producing a high-purity metal salt of an asymmetric anion such as a metal salt of 2, 2, 2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)acetamide to be a raw material for an onium salt useful as an ionic liquid. <P>SOLUTION: This method comprises mixing a metal salt of a fluoroalkylsulfonamide such as potassium salt of trifluoromethanesulfonamide being a raw material substance with an acid anhydride such as trifluoroacetic anhydride being one more raw material in a solvent having 2-40 dielectric constant such as diethyl ether and carrying out their reaction while keeping the concentration of the objective substance not to exceed 6 times the saturated solubility of the substance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

【００１１】
（式中、Ｒ^１はフルオロアルキル基であり、Ｍは一価の陽イオンとなり得る金属元素である。）
で示されるフルオロアルキルスルフォンアミド金属塩及び下記一般式（ＩＩ）
（Ｒ^２ＣＯ）_２Ｏ　　　　　　（ＩＩ）
（式中、Ｒ^２は、一価の有機残基である。）
で示される酸無水物を溶媒中で混合して反応させて下記一般式（ＩＩＩ）
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【化４】

【００１３】
（式中、Ｒ^１はフルオロアルキル基であり、Ｒ^２は一価の有機残基であり、Ｍは一価の陽イオンとなり得る金属元素である。）
で示される非対称有機アニオンの金属塩を製造する方法であって、前記溶媒として比誘電率が２〜４０の溶媒を用い、且つ反応液中の該非対称アニオン金属塩の濃度をその飽和溶解度の６倍以下に維持しながら反応を行うことを特徴とする上記非対称有機アニオンの金属塩の製造方法である。
【００１４】
本発明の製造方法の目的物である非対称アニオンの金属塩は、そのアニオンの非対称性に起因してその溶液は高度な過飽和状態になり得るため、例えば溶媒に原料を連続的に添加して反応を行った場合には反応液中の濃度制御を特に行わないと、何らかのきっかけにより反応液から目的物の結晶が一気に析出してしまい、反応溶液中に溶解している金属及び副生する酸に由来する金属塩が上記結晶中に取り込まれて析出する結晶の純度が低下したり、反応収率が低下したりする。これに対し、反応中における目的物の濃度管理を行う本発明の製造方法では、このような不純物の取り込みを起こすことなく高純度の目的物を析出させることができる。また、本発明の製造方法では反応中に結晶析出が一気に起こって急に攪拌不能になることがないため、安定して最後まで反応を行うことができ、反応収率も高くなる。
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さらに、上記本発明の製造方法によれば、例えば反応中に生成物の種結晶を添加して攪拌する等の方法により結晶を析出させながら反応を行って反応液中の生成物濃度を上記範囲内にコントロールすることもでき、この場合には反応終了後に反応液を濾過するといった非常に簡便な方法で高純度の目的物を分離することが可能である。
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【発明の実施の形態】
本発明では原料として前記一般式（Ｉ）で示されるフルオロアルキルスルフォンアミドを使用する。前記一般式（Ｉ）において、Ｒ^１はフルオロアルキル基である。フルオロアルキル基は、アルキル基の水素原子の少なくとも１つがフッ素原子で置換されているものであれば特に制限されない。このようなフルオロアルキル基を具体的に例示すると、トリフルオロメチル基、ペンタフルオロエチル基、ヘプタフルオロプロピル基、ノナフルオロブチル基、ヘプタフルオロイソプロピル基、ノナフルオロイソブチル基、２，２，２−トリフルオロエチル基、１，１−ジフルオロエチル基等のフルオロアルキル基類、ペンタフルオロフェニル基、２，４，６−トリフルオロフェニル基等のフルオロアリール基類、ヘプタフルオロベンジル基、１，１−ジフルオロベンジル基等のフルオロアラルキル基等を挙げることができる。これらの中でも、耐酸化性が高いという理由から、炭素数１〜６の直鎖状若しくは分岐状のパーフルオロアルキル基、パーフルオロフェニル基、炭素数７〜９のパーフルオロアラルキル基であるのが特に好適である。
【００１７】
また、前記一般式（Ｉ）においてＭは一価の陽イオンとなり得る金属元素である。このような金属元素を具体的に例示すると、リチウム、ナトリウム、カリウム等のアルカリ金属類、銀等の遷移金属類等を挙げることができる。中でも、カリウム塩は、原料であるフルオロアルキルスルフォンアミド金属塩及び本発明の目的物である非対称アニオン金属塩の結晶性が高いため扱いやすいのみでなく、非対称アニオン金属塩の吸湿性が低いため、特に好適に用いられる。
【００１８】
本発明に於いて好適に用いられるフルオロアルキルスルフォンアミド金属塩を、具体的に例示すると、トリフルオロメタンスルフォンアミドリチウム塩、トリフルオロメタンスルフォンアミドナトリウム塩、トリフルオロメタンスルフォンアミドカリウム塩、ペンタフルオロメタンスルフォンアミドカリウム塩等を挙げることができる。
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本発明の製造方法で使用するもう一方の原料物質である酸無水物は、前記一般式（ＩＩ）で示される構造を有する。該一般式（ＩＩ）において、Ｒ^２は、一価の有機残基、好適には炭素原子及び水素原子のみで構成される一価の炭化水素基又は該炭化水素基における水素原子がハロゲン原子等の置換基で置換された一価の置換炭化水素基を意味する。Ｒ^２はこの条件を満足する基であれば特に制限されるものではないが、耐酸化性が高いという理由からハロゲン原子、特にフッ素原子で置換された一価の炭化水素基であるのが好適である。特に好適なフッ素原子で置換された一価の炭化水素基を具体的に例示すると、トリフルオロメチル基、ペンタフルオロエチル基、ヘプタフルオロプロピル基、ノナフルオロブチル基、ヘプタフルオロイソプロピル基、ノナフルオロイソブチル基、２，２，２−トリフルオロエチル基、１，１−ジフルオロエチル基等のフルオロアルキル基類、ペンタフルオロフェニル基、２，４，６−トリフルオロフェニル基等のフルオロアリール基類、ヘプタフルオロベンジル基、１，１−ジフルオロベンジル基等のフルオロアラルキル基等を挙げることができる。これらの中でも、得られる非対称アニオンの金属塩を用いて得られるオニウム塩のイオン伝導度が高いという理由から、Ｒ^２は、炭素数１〜６の直鎖状若しくは分岐状のパーフルオロアルキル基、パーフルオロフェニル基、炭素数７〜９のパーフルオロアラルキル基であるのが最も好適である。
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前記一般式（ＩＩ）で示される酸無水物の使用量は特に限定されないが、反応効率及び生成物の分離の容易さの観点から前記一般式（Ｉ）で示されるフルオロアルキルスルフォンアミド金属塩１モルに対して０．８〜２０モル、特に０．９〜５モル使用するのが好適である。
【００２１】
本発明の製造方法では、前記一般式（Ｉ）で示されるフルオロアルキルスルフォンアミド金属塩と前記一般式（ＩＩ）で示される酸無水物とを溶媒中で混合して反応させることにより前記一般式（ＩＩＩ）で示される非対称有機アニオンの金属塩を製造するが、このとき溶媒として比誘電率が２〜４０の溶媒を用いる必要がある。溶媒として比誘電率が２未満の溶媒を用いた場合には反応は進行し難く、また比誘電率が４０を超える溶媒を用いた場合には反応は進行するものの、目的物の収率が低くなり好ましくない。
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本発明において好適に使用できる比誘電率が２〜４０の溶媒を具体的に例示すると、ベンゼン、トルエン等の芳香族炭化水素類、四塩化炭素、クロロホルム、塩化メチレン等のハロゲン化炭化水素類；ジオキサン、ジイソプロピルエーテル、ジエチルエーテル、テトラヒドロフラン等のエーテル類；アセトン、メチルエチルケトン等のケトン類；酢酸エチル、酢酸イソプロピル等のエステル類；ｔｅｒｔ−ブチルアルコール、イソブチルアルコール、２−プロパノール、１−プロパノール、エタノール等のアルコール類等を挙げることができる。これらの中でも、副反応が少ないという理由から、ジオキサン、ジイソプロピルエーテル、ジエチルエーテル、テトラヒドロフラン等の非プロトン性溶媒であるエーテル類を用いるのが特に好適である。なお、これらの溶媒は、単一で用いても、混合して比誘電率が２〜４０となるような混合溶媒として用いても一向に差し支えない。また、反応原料として用いる上記一般式（ＩＩ）で示される酸無水物が反応温度において液状を示し、比誘電率が２〜４０の範囲内であるならば、酸無水物を溶媒と兼用してもよい。
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これら溶媒の使用量は特に限定されないが、少なすぎると反応後期において副生する酸の濃度が高くなりすぎて収率が低下し、多すぎると反応時間が長くなってしまうため、生成する非対称アニオン金属塩１００重量部に対して１〜１００００重量部の範囲で用いるのが好適である。更に、反応温度制御の容易さ及び収率の高さの観点から、１０〜５０００重量部の範囲で用いるのが特に好適である。
【００２４】
本発明の製造方法においては、上記溶媒中で反応を行うに際し、反応液中の該非対称アニオン金属塩濃度を飽和溶解度の６倍の以下に維持しながら反応を行うことが重要である。生成した目的物の濃度を上記のような範囲に維持することにより、効率的に反応が進行すると共に、反応中に生成物が一気に析出し、析出物中に不純物が混入（取り込み）するのを防止することが可能になる。なお、本発明においては反応の効率性の観点から、前記式（Ｉ）で示されるフルオロアルキルスルフォンアミド金属塩及び前記式（ＩＩ）で示される酸無水物を、それぞれ、これらを反応させたときに得られる前記式（ＩＩＩ）で示される非対称アニオン金属塩の全量が反応開始時の反応液中の濃度に換算して該非対称アニオン金属塩の飽和溶解度以上となる量（上記全量を反応開始時の溶媒量で除した値が飽和溶解度以上となる量）使用し、反応を開始してから終了するまでの任意の期間における反応液中の該非対称アニオン金属塩の濃度を該非対称アニオン金属塩の飽和溶解度以上にすることをが好ましい。例えば、溶媒中に原料を連続的或いは断続的に供給しながら、又は上記したような量の原料を一度に供給して反応を行い、反応液中の生成物濃度を経時的に高めてゆき、生成物の濃度が飽和溶解度に達した以降はその濃度が飽和溶解度の６倍以下となるように濃度制御するのが好ましい。このような場合において、不純物の混入をより確実に防止できるという理由から、反応中の目的物の濃度は飽和溶解度の１〜３倍に維持するのが特に好適である。
【００２５】
本発明の製造方法において反応液中の目的物濃度を飽和溶解度の１〜６倍、好ましくは１〜３倍に維持する方法は特に限定されず、（ｉ）目的物の飽和溶解度から逆算して反応に使用する溶媒と原料物質の量比を決定する方法、（ｉｉ）反応中に溶媒を追加する方法、及び（ｉｉｉ）生成した目的物を析出させながら反応を行う方法等が採用できる。これら方法の中でも一度の反応で多量の目的物を得ることができ、しかも濾別という簡便な方法で目的物を分離することができるという理由から上記（ｉｉｉ）の方法を採用するのが好適である。上記（ｉｉｉ）の方法において、目的物を析出させながら反応を行うためには、ガスクロマトグラフィー等により目的物濃度を追跡しながら目的物の濃度が所定の範囲を超えないように反応中に目的物の種晶（種結晶）を添加して目的物の結晶化を促進したり（このとき攪拌を行うのが好適である）、或いは攪拌速度を上げたりして目的物の結晶化を促進すればよい。このとき攪拌速度は、反応器や攪拌翼の形状によっても異なるため、使用する装置や反応系ごとに予め予備的な実験を行って決定しておくのが好ましいが、目安として反応器として丸底フラスコを用い、攪拌翼として半月状のものを使用した場合には、攪拌翼の先端速度が０．５ｍ／ｍｉｎ以上、特に１ｍ／ｍｉｎ以上となるように攪拌を行うことにより、目的物の濃度をある範囲内に保ちながら連続的に目的物の析出を行うことができる。
【００２６】
本発明の製造方法において、反応温度は特に制限されるものではなく、系の凝固点〜系の沸点の間の温度を選択すればよいが、低すぎると反応時間が長くなってしまい、高すぎると原料及び生成物の分解が起こってしまうため、−２０℃〜１００℃の範囲で行うのが好適である。反応温度は結晶化を促進するために反応途中で変化させてもよい。また、反応時間は原料であるフルオロアルキルスルフォンアミド金属塩及び酸無水物の反応性を勘案して適宜決定すればよいが、一般的には０．５〜５０時間の範囲である。また、反応は常圧、加圧、減圧の条件で行うことができる。
【００２７】
このようにして反応を行う事により、高い収率で目的とする非対称アニオンの金属塩を得ることができる。得られた非対称アニオンの金属塩は、上記（ｉｉｉ）の方法を採用した場合には結晶として析出しているので、この結晶を分離することにより、目的の非対称アニオン金属塩を簡便かつ高純度で得ることができる。分離する方法は公知の方法を制限なく用いることができるが、例を挙げて説明すると、加圧濾過、減圧濾過、遠心濾過、自然濾過等の濾過法、遠心沈降等のデカンテーション法等を好適に用いることができる。また、前記（ｉ）及び（ｉｉ）の方法を採用した場合には目的物は反応溶液に溶解しているので、反応終了後に反応液を冷却したり或いは種晶を添加したりして目的物を析出させ、上記したのと同様の方法により分離すればよい。このようにして得られた非対称アニオンの金属塩は、洗浄、再結晶、乾燥等の操作を行うことによりさらに純度を上げることも可能である。
【００２８】
このようにして得られた高純度の非対称アニオンの金属塩は前記したような新規なオニウム塩の原料として好適に使用することができる。
【００２９】
【実施例】
以下、本発明を実施例により具体的に説明するが、本発明はこれら実施例に限定されるものではない。
【００３０】
実施例１
温度計、滴下漏斗、幅４ｃｍの半月型攪拌翼及び窒素風船を装着した１０００ｍｌ三口フラスコにトルフルオロメタンスルホンアミドカリウム塩８７．１５ｇ（０．４６５６ｍｏｌ）を入れ、脱水ジエチルエーテル（比誘電率４．２）２５０ｍｌを加えてスラリーとした。このスラリーを回転数５ｒｐｍ（攪拌翼先端速度０．６ｍ／ｍｉｎ）で攪拌しながら０℃に冷却した後、無水トリフルオロ酢酸９７．８０ｇ（０．４６５６ｍｏｌ）と脱水ジエチルエーテル２５０ｍｌの混合液を滴下した。得られた溶液を０℃で反応させながら、溶液をガスクロマトグラフィーで分析し、反応転化率が１０％を越えた時点｛２，２，２−トリフルオロ−Ｎ−（トリフルオロメタンスルフォニル）アセタミド　カリウム塩濃度は飽和溶解度の１．７倍であった｝で目的物の種結晶０．１ｇを添加した。種結晶添加後は、反応進行に従い結晶が析出して問題なく攪拌可能であった。なお、反応中における反応液中の目的物の濃度は飽和溶解度の１〜２倍の範囲であった。
【００３１】
このようにして無水トリフルオロ酢酸添加後０℃で２時間攪拌した後、室温で４時間反応させた。次いで、得られたスラリーを濾過し、ジエチルエーテル１００ｍｌで洗浄して結晶を取り出した。この結晶を減圧下乾燥して白色粉体の２，２，２−トリフルオロ−Ｎ−（トリフルオロメタンスルフォニル）アセタミド　カリウム塩１２２．７６ｇ（収率９３．１％）を得た。得られた塩について^１Ｈ−ＮＭＲ分析及び^１９Ｆ−ＮＭＲ分析を行ったところ、^１Ｈ−ＮＭＲではピークは見られず、^１９Ｆ−ＮＭＲでは−７６．６９ｐｐｍ、−８０．２４ｐｐｍの２本のシングレットピークが確認された。また、−７５．６０ｐｐｍに現れているトリフルオロ酢酸カリウム塩のピーク面積と−７６．６９ｐｐｍに現れている２，２，２−トリフルオロ−Ｎ−（トリフルオロメタンスルフォニル）アセタミドカリウム塩のトリフルオロアセチル基由来のピーク面積とに基づいて求めた目的物の純度は９９．１ｍｏｌ％であった。
【００３２】
比較例１
反応中に種結晶を添加しなかった事以外実施例１と同じ操作を行った所、反応の進行に伴い原料であるトルフルオロメタンスルホンアミドカリウム塩の結晶が消失し、無色透明な均一溶液となった。この溶液を実施例１と同様に室温に温度を上げたところ、反応転化率が４０％を超えたところ｛２，２，２−トリフルオロ−Ｎ−（トリフルオロメタンスルフォニル）アセタミド　カリウム塩濃度は飽和溶解度の７倍であった｝で結晶が一気に析出し、攪拌困難となった。攪拌翼の回転動力、回転速度を上げて無理に攪拌を行い、得られたスラリーを実施例１と同様に処理したところ、白色結晶７４．５０ｇ（収率５６．５％）を得た。^１９Ｆ−ＮＭＲで分析した目的物の純度は５９．４ｍｏｌ％であった。
【００３３】
実施例２
種結晶の添加をしないかわりに攪拌の回転数を５０ｒｐｍ（攪拌翼先端速度６ｍ／ｍｉｎ）にして実施例１と同様に反応を行った所、反応転化率が２５％を超えたところ｛２，２，２−トリフルオロ−Ｎ−（トリフルオロメタンスルフォニル）アセタミド　カリウム塩濃度は飽和溶解度の４．３倍であった｝で結晶が析出しはじめ、反応進行に伴って結晶量が増加した。なお、反応中における反応液中の目的物の濃度は飽和溶解度の１〜５倍の範囲であった。このスラリーを実施例１と同様に反応、処理したところ、白色結晶１２．２３ｇ（収率９２．７％）を得た。^１９Ｆ−ＮＭＲで分析した目的物の純度は９９．０ｍｏｌ％であった。
【００３４】
実施例３
原料としてトルフルオロメタンスルホンアミドカリウム塩の代わりにトルフルオロメタンスルホンアミドナトリウム塩を用い、２，２，２−トリフルオロ−Ｎ−（トリフルオロメタンスルフォニル）アセタミド　ナトリウム塩を得た以外は実施例１と同様に操作したところ、収率は８８．８％、^１９Ｆ−ＮＭＲで分析した目的物の純度は９７．５ｍｏｌ％であった。なお、反応中における反応液中の目的物の濃度は飽和溶解度の１〜３倍の範囲であった。
【００３５】
実施例４〜５
攪拌速度を表１に示す速度に変えた以外、実施例２と同様に操作したところ、表１に示す反応転化率で結晶化が起こった。この反応液を実施例２と同様に操作した結果を表１に示す。なお、いずれの場合も反応中における反応液中の目的物の濃度は飽和溶解度の１〜６倍の範囲であった。
【００３６】
【表１】

【００３７】
【発明の効果】
本発明の製造方法によれば、融点が低くイオン伝導性が高いという性質を有するためにイオン性液体として好適に使用できるオニウム塩の原料となる非対称有機アニオンの金属塩を、高純度でしかも簡便且つ効率的に製造することができる。[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for producing a metal salt of an asymmetric organic anion which is a raw material of an organic onium salt useful as an ionic liquid.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As an electrolyte in electrochemical devices such as lithium primary batteries, lithium secondary batteries, electrolytic capacitors, electric double layer capacitors, electrochromic display elements, and dye-sensitized solar cells, they must be dissolved in a solvent because they are liquid at the operating temperature It has been proposed to apply an ionic liquid, which is an electrolyte without electrolyte. As the ionic liquid, a specific onium salt having a relatively low melting point, which is also called a room temperature molten salt, is known (see Patent Documents 1 and 2). Then, the present inventors have found that the following formula Of these, onium salts {R-C (= O) -} {R-S (= O) 2 -} N - · Z +
(In the formula, R is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group which may be different from each other, and Z ⁺ is an organic onium salt.)
Have been found not only to have a low melting point but also to have a high ionic conductivity due to the structural feature that the anion has an asymmetric functional group, and have already proposed the onium salt (Japanese Patent Application 2001-2001). No. 231262).
[0003]
Incidentally, such an onium salt is generally obtained by reacting a halogen salt of a cationic species of an onium salt (also referred to as a cation halide) with a metal salt of an anionic species of the onium salt (also referred to as an anionic metal salt). However, since these onium salts are non-volatile and have a low melting point, it is generally difficult to purify them using ordinary purification methods such as crystallization and distillation (see Non-Patent Document 1). ).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-259543 [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-517205 [Non-Patent Document 1]
Akihiro Noda, Masayoshi Watanabe, "Ion transport phenomena in ionic liquids", Electrochemistry and Industrial Physical Chemistry, 2002, Vol. 70, No. 2, p. 140-144, p. 141
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When using an onium salt as described above as an electrolyte in an electrochemical device, it is necessary to reduce the amount of impurities as much as possible because trace amounts of impurities affect device performance. In order to obtain a salt, it is necessary to react a high-purity cation halide as a raw material with a high-purity anion metal salt.
[0006]
However, as for the onium salt having an asymmetric organic anion, it has been difficult to obtain a metal salt of the asymmetric organic anion as a raw material with high purity. For example, 2,2,2-trifluoro-N- (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) which is a raw material of tetraethylammonium 2,2,2-trifluoro-N- (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) acetamide which is an onium salt having an asymmetric organic anion Acetamide metal salt can be obtained by reacting potassium trifluoromethanesulfonamide and trifluoroacetic anhydride in diethyl ether, but in this method, the target product generated during the reaction is precipitated at once, In addition to the difficulty in stirring, there is a problem that the obtained crystals are mixed with potassium trifluoroacetate which is a by-product.
[0007]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently producing a metal salt of a high-purity asymmetric organic anion.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present inventors have intensively studied to solve the above-mentioned problems. As a result, among the onium salts represented by the above formula, those in which R bonded to the sulfonyl group is a fluoroalkyl group, succeeded in finding a method for efficiently producing an anion metal salt as a raw material with high purity. Thus, the present invention has been completed.
[0009]
That is, the present invention relates to the following general formula (I)
[0010]
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[0011]
(In the formula, R ¹ is a fluoroalkyl group, and M is a metal element that can be a monovalent cation.)
And a fluoroalkylsulfonamide metal salt represented by the following general formula (II):
(R ² CO) ₂ O (II)
(In the formula, R ² is a monovalent organic residue.)
Are mixed in a solvent and reacted to give the following general formula (III)
[0012]
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[0013]
(In the formula, R ¹ is a fluoroalkyl group, R ² is a monovalent organic residue, and M is a metal element that can be a monovalent cation.)
A method for producing a metal salt of an asymmetric organic anion represented by the formula: wherein a solvent having a relative dielectric constant of 2 to 40 is used as the solvent, and the concentration of the asymmetric anion metal salt in a reaction solution is adjusted to a saturation solubility of 6 A method for producing a metal salt of the above-mentioned asymmetric organic anion, characterized in that the reaction is carried out while maintaining the concentration at a factor of not more than twice.
[0014]
The metal salt of the asymmetric anion, which is the object of the production method of the present invention, can be highly supersaturated due to the asymmetry of the anion. If the concentration control in the reaction solution is not particularly performed when the reaction is performed, crystals of the target substance are precipitated at once from the reaction solution due to some trigger, and the metal dissolved in the reaction solution and the acid generated as a by-product are removed. The derived metal salt is taken into the crystal and the purity of the precipitated crystal is reduced, or the reaction yield is reduced. On the other hand, in the production method of the present invention in which the concentration of the target substance is controlled during the reaction, a high-purity target substance can be precipitated without causing the incorporation of such impurities. Further, in the production method of the present invention, since the crystal precipitation does not occur suddenly during the reaction and sudden stirring becomes impossible, the reaction can be stably performed to the end and the reaction yield is increased.
[0015]
Further, according to the production method of the present invention, the reaction is carried out while precipitating crystals by, for example, adding a seed crystal of the product during the reaction and stirring, so that the product concentration in the reaction solution falls within the above range. In this case, it is possible to separate a high-purity target substance by a very simple method such as filtering the reaction solution after completion of the reaction.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
In the present invention, a fluoroalkylsulfonamide represented by the general formula (I) is used as a raw material. In the general formula (I), R ¹ is a fluoroalkyl group. The fluoroalkyl group is not particularly limited as long as at least one hydrogen atom of the alkyl group is substituted with a fluorine atom. Specific examples of such a fluoroalkyl group include a trifluoromethyl group, a pentafluoroethyl group, a heptafluoropropyl group, a nonafluorobutyl group, a heptafluoroisopropyl group, a nonafluoroisobutyl group, a 2,2,2-tributyl group. Fluoroalkyl groups such as fluoroethyl group and 1,1-difluoroethyl group; fluoroaryl groups such as pentafluorophenyl group and 2,4,6-trifluorophenyl group; heptafluorobenzyl group; and 1,1-difluoro Examples thereof include a fluoroaralkyl group such as a benzyl group. Among these, a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a perfluorophenyl group, and a perfluoroaralkyl group having 7 to 9 carbon atoms, because of high oxidation resistance. Particularly preferred.
[0017]
In the general formula (I), M is a metal element that can be a monovalent cation. Specific examples of such a metal element include alkali metals such as lithium, sodium, and potassium, and transition metals such as silver. Among them, potassium salt is not only easy to handle because of high crystallinity of the raw material fluoroalkylsulfonamide metal salt and the object of the present invention asymmetric anion metal salt, but also has low hygroscopicity of the asymmetric anion metal salt, Particularly preferably used.
[0018]
Specific examples of the fluoroalkylsulfonamide metal salt suitably used in the present invention include trifluoromethanesulfonamide lithium salt, trifluoromethanesulfonamide sodium salt, trifluoromethanesulfonamide potassium salt, and pentafluoromethanesulfonamide potassium. Salts and the like can be mentioned.
[0019]
The acid anhydride which is another raw material used in the production method of the present invention has a structure represented by the general formula (II). In the general formula (II), R ² is a monovalent organic residue, preferably a monovalent hydrocarbon group composed of only a carbon atom and a hydrogen atom, or a hydrogen atom in the hydrocarbon group is a halogen atom or the like. Means a monovalent substituted hydrocarbon group substituted with a substituent. R ² is not particularly limited as long as it satisfies this condition, but is preferably a monovalent hydrocarbon group substituted with a halogen atom, particularly a fluorine atom, because of high oxidation resistance. It is. Specific examples of particularly preferred monovalent hydrocarbon groups substituted with fluorine atoms include trifluoromethyl, pentafluoroethyl, heptafluoropropyl, nonafluorobutyl, heptafluoroisopropyl, and nonafluoroisobutyl. Groups, fluoroalkyl groups such as 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl group and 1,1-difluoroethyl group, fluoroaryl groups such as pentafluorophenyl group and 2,4,6-trifluorophenyl group, hepta Examples thereof include a fluoroaralkyl group such as a fluorobenzyl group and a 1,1-difluorobenzyl group. Among these, R ² is a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms because the onium salt obtained by using the obtained metal salt of the asymmetric anion has high ionic conductivity. Most preferably, it is a perfluorophenyl group or a perfluoroaralkyl group having 7 to 9 carbon atoms.
[0020]
Although the amount of the acid anhydride represented by the general formula (II) is not particularly limited, the fluoroalkyl sulfonamide metal salt 1 represented by the general formula (I) may be used in view of reaction efficiency and ease of separation of a product. It is preferable to use 0.8 to 20 mol, particularly 0.9 to 5 mol, per mol.
[0021]
In the production method of the present invention, the fluoroalkylsulfonamide metal salt represented by the general formula (I) and the acid anhydride represented by the general formula (II) are mixed and reacted in a solvent. A metal salt of an asymmetric organic anion represented by (III) is produced. At this time, it is necessary to use a solvent having a relative dielectric constant of 2 to 40 as a solvent. When a solvent having a relative dielectric constant of less than 2 is used as the solvent, the reaction hardly proceeds. When a solvent having a relative dielectric constant of more than 40 is used, the reaction proceeds, but the yield of the target product is low. It is not preferable.
[0022]
Specific examples of the solvent having a relative dielectric constant of 2 to 40 which can be suitably used in the present invention include aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene and toluene, and halogenated hydrocarbons such as carbon tetrachloride, chloroform and methylene chloride; Ethers such as dioxane, diisopropyl ether, diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran; ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone; esters such as ethyl acetate and isopropyl acetate; tert-butyl alcohol, isobutyl alcohol, 2-propanol, 1-propanol, ethanol and the like Alcohols and the like. Among these, ethers which are aprotic solvents such as dioxane, diisopropyl ether, diethyl ether, and tetrahydrofuran are particularly preferably used because they have few side reactions. These solvents may be used alone or as a mixed solvent having a relative dielectric constant of 2 to 40 when mixed. Further, if the acid anhydride represented by the above general formula (II) used as a reaction raw material is liquid at the reaction temperature and the relative dielectric constant is in the range of 2 to 40, the acid anhydride is used also as a solvent. Is also good.
[0023]
The use amount of these solvents is not particularly limited, but if the amount is too small, the concentration of the acid produced as a by-product in the late stage of the reaction will be too high, and the yield will be reduced.If the amount is too large, the reaction time will be long. It is preferable to use it in the range of 1 to 10,000 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the metal salt. Further, from the viewpoint of easy control of the reaction temperature and high yield, it is particularly preferable to use it in the range of 10 to 5000 parts by weight.
[0024]
In the production method of the present invention, when carrying out the reaction in the above-mentioned solvent, it is important to carry out the reaction while maintaining the concentration of the asymmetric anion metal salt in the reaction solution at 6 times or less the saturation solubility. By maintaining the concentration of the generated target substance in the above range, the reaction proceeds efficiently, and at the same time, the product is precipitated at a stroke during the reaction and impurities are mixed (taken) into the precipitate. Can be prevented. In the present invention, from the viewpoint of the reaction efficiency, when the fluoroalkylsulfonamide metal salt represented by the formula (I) and the acid anhydride represented by the formula (II) are reacted with each other, (A) when the total amount of the asymmetric anion metal salt represented by the above formula (III) is converted into the concentration in the reaction solution at the start of the reaction and becomes not less than the saturation solubility of the asymmetric anion metal salt ( And the concentration of the asymmetric anion metal salt in the reaction solution in an arbitrary period from the start of the reaction to the end thereof is determined by using It is preferable that the solubility be equal to or higher than the saturation solubility. For example, while continuously or intermittently supplying the raw material in the solvent, or supplying the amount of the raw material as described above at once to perform the reaction, to increase the product concentration in the reaction solution over time, After the concentration of the product reaches the saturation solubility, it is preferable to control the concentration so that the concentration is 6 times or less the saturation solubility. In such a case, it is particularly preferable to maintain the concentration of the target substance during the reaction at 1 to 3 times the saturation solubility, because the contamination with impurities can be more reliably prevented.
[0025]
In the production method of the present invention, the method for maintaining the concentration of the target substance in the reaction solution at 1 to 6 times, preferably 1 to 3 times the saturation solubility is not particularly limited, and (i) the value calculated from the saturation solubility of the target substance A method of determining the quantitative ratio of the solvent and the raw material used in the reaction, (ii) a method of adding a solvent during the reaction, and (iii) a method of performing the reaction while precipitating the produced target substance, can be adopted. Among these methods, the method (iii) is preferably employed because a large amount of the target substance can be obtained by a single reaction, and the target substance can be separated by a simple method such as filtration. is there. In the above method (iii), in order to carry out the reaction while precipitating the target substance, the concentration of the target substance is monitored during the reaction by gas chromatography or the like so that the concentration of the target substance does not exceed a predetermined range. Addition of a seed crystal (seed crystal) of the product promotes the crystallization of the desired product (preferably stirring at this time), or increases the stirring speed to promote the crystallization of the desired product. Just fine. At this time, since the stirring speed varies depending on the shape of the reactor and the stirring blade, it is preferable to determine the stirring speed by performing preliminary experiments in advance for each device or reaction system to be used. When a half-moon-shaped stirring blade is used in a flask, stirring is performed so that the tip speed of the stirring blade is 0.5 m / min or more, particularly 1 m / min or more, so that the concentration of the target substance is increased. Is maintained within a certain range, and the target substance can be continuously deposited.
[0026]
In the production method of the present invention, the reaction temperature is not particularly limited, and a temperature between the freezing point of the system and the boiling point of the system may be selected. Since the decomposition of the raw material and the product occurs, it is preferable to carry out the reaction in the range of -20 ° C to 100 ° C. The reaction temperature may be changed during the reaction to promote crystallization. The reaction time may be appropriately determined in consideration of the reactivities of the raw materials, ie, the fluoroalkylsulfonamide metal salt and the acid anhydride, and is generally in the range of 0.5 to 50 hours. The reaction can be carried out under normal pressure, increased pressure, and reduced pressure.
[0027]
By carrying out the reaction in this manner, a target metal salt of an asymmetric anion can be obtained in a high yield. Since the obtained metal salt of the asymmetric anion is precipitated as a crystal when the method (iii) is adopted, by separating the crystal, the desired asymmetric anion metal salt can be obtained simply and with high purity. Obtainable. A known method can be used for the separation without any limitation, and examples thereof include pressure filtration, filtration under reduced pressure, centrifugal filtration, filtration such as natural filtration, and decantation such as centrifugal sedimentation. Can be used. When the methods (i) and (ii) are employed, since the target substance is dissolved in the reaction solution, the reaction liquid is cooled or a seed crystal is added after the completion of the reaction, so that the target substance is dissolved. May be precipitated and separated by the same method as described above. The purity of the thus obtained metal salt of an asymmetric anion can be further increased by performing operations such as washing, recrystallization and drying.
[0028]
The high-purity asymmetric anion metal salt thus obtained can be suitably used as a raw material of the above-mentioned novel onium salt.
[0029]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described specifically with reference to Examples, but the present invention is not limited to these Examples.
[0030]
Example 1
87.15 g (0.4656 mol) of trifluoromethanesulfonamide potassium salt was placed in a 1000 ml three-necked flask equipped with a thermometer, a dropping funnel, a 4 cm wide half-moon type stirring blade and a nitrogen balloon, and dehydrated diethyl ether (relative permittivity of 4.65 g) was added. 2) 250 ml was added to make a slurry. After the slurry was cooled to 0 ° C. while stirring at a rotation speed of 5 rpm (a stirring blade tip speed of 0.6 m / min), a mixed liquid of 97.80 g (0.4656 mol) of trifluoroacetic anhydride and 250 ml of dehydrated diethyl ether was dropped. did. While reacting the obtained solution at 0 ° C., the solution was analyzed by gas chromatography, and when the conversion of the reaction exceeded 10% {2,2,2-trifluoro-N- (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) acetamide potassium The salt concentration was 1.7 times the saturation solubility {circle around (1)}, and 0.1 g of the target seed crystal was added. After the addition of the seed crystal, crystals were precipitated as the reaction proceeded, and stirring was possible without any problem. The concentration of the target compound in the reaction solution during the reaction was in the range of 1 to 2 times the saturation solubility.
[0031]
After the addition of trifluoroacetic anhydride in this way, the mixture was stirred at 0 ° C. for 2 hours, and then reacted at room temperature for 4 hours. Next, the obtained slurry was filtered and washed with 100 ml of diethyl ether to take out crystals. The crystals were dried under reduced pressure to obtain 122.76 g (yield 93.1%) of 2,2,2-trifluoro-N- (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) acetamide potassium salt as a white powder. The obtained salt was subjected to ¹ H-NMR analysis and ¹⁹ F-NMR analysis. As a result, no peak was observed in ¹ H-NMR, and two peaks of −76.69 ppm and −80.24 ppm were obtained in ¹⁹ F-NMR. A singlet peak was observed. The peak area of potassium trifluoroacetate appearing at -75.60 ppm and the trifluoroacetic acid potassium salt of 2,2,2-trifluoro-N- (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) acetamide appearing at -76.69 ppm The purity of the target product determined based on the peak area derived from the fluoroacetyl group was 99.1 mol%.
[0032]
Comparative Example 1
When the same operation as in Example 1 was performed except that no seed crystal was added during the reaction, the crystals of potassium trifluoromethanesulfonamide as a raw material disappeared with the progress of the reaction, and a colorless transparent homogeneous solution was obtained. became. When the temperature of this solution was raised to room temperature in the same manner as in Example 1, when the reaction conversion exceeded 40%, the concentration of potassium 2,2,2-trifluoro-N- (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) acetamide potassium salt was saturated. When the solubility was 7 times, the crystals precipitated at a stretch, making stirring difficult. The rotation power and rotation speed of the stirring blade were increased, and the stirring was carried out forcibly. The obtained slurry was treated in the same manner as in Example 1 to obtain 74.50 g (yield: 56.5%) of white crystals. The purity of the target product analyzed by ¹⁹ F-NMR was 59.4 mol%.
[0033]
Example 2
When the reaction was carried out in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the seed crystal was not added and the rotation speed of the stirring was set to 50 rpm (the stirring blade tip speed was 6 m / min), the reaction conversion exceeded 25%. Crystals began to precipitate at a 2,2-trifluoro-N- (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) acetamide potassium salt concentration 4.3 times the saturation solubility, and the amount of crystals increased as the reaction proceeded. The concentration of the target compound in the reaction solution during the reaction was in the range of 1 to 5 times the saturation solubility. This slurry was reacted and treated in the same manner as in Example 1 to obtain 12.23 g (yield 92.7%) of white crystals. The purity of the target product analyzed by ¹⁹ F-NMR was 99.0 mol%.
[0034]
Example 3
Example 1 was repeated except that trifluoromethanesulfonamide sodium salt was used as a raw material instead of trifluoromethanesulfonamide potassium salt to obtain 2,2,2-trifluoro-N- (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) acetamide sodium salt. When the same operation was performed, the yield was 88.8%, and the purity of the target product analyzed by ¹⁹ F-NMR was 97.5 mol%. The concentration of the target compound in the reaction solution during the reaction was in the range of 1 to 3 times the saturation solubility.
[0035]
Examples 4 and 5
The same operation as in Example 2 was carried out except that the stirring speed was changed to the speed shown in Table 1, and crystallization occurred at the reaction conversion shown in Table 1. Table 1 shows the results of operating this reaction solution in the same manner as in Example 2. In each case, the concentration of the target substance in the reaction solution during the reaction was in the range of 1 to 6 times the saturation solubility.
[0036]
[Table 1]

[0037]
【The invention's effect】
According to the production method of the present invention, a metal salt of an asymmetric organic anion, which is a raw material of an onium salt that can be suitably used as an ionic liquid because of its property of a low melting point and high ionic conductivity, is highly pure and simple. And it can be manufactured efficiently.

Claims (3)

The following formula (I)

(In the formula, R ¹ is a fluoroalkyl group, and M is a metal element that can be a monovalent cation.)
And a metal salt of a fluoroalkylsulfonamide represented by the following formula (II):
(R ² CO) ₂ O (II)
(In the formula, R ² is a monovalent organic residue.)
Are mixed in a solvent and reacted to give the following formula (III)

(In the formula, R ¹ is a fluoroalkyl group, R ² is a monovalent organic residue, and M is a metal element that can be a monovalent cation.)
A method for producing a metal salt of an asymmetric organic anion represented by the formula: wherein a solvent having a relative dielectric constant of 2 to 40 is used as the solvent, and the concentration of the asymmetric anion metal salt in a reaction solution is adjusted to a saturation solubility of 6 The method for producing a metal salt of the above-mentioned asymmetric organic anion, wherein the reaction is carried out while maintaining the concentration at a factor of not more than twice. An asymmetric anion metal represented by the formula (III) obtained by reacting the fluoroalkyl sulfonamide metal salt represented by the formula (I) and the acid anhydride represented by the formula (II), respectively, The total amount of the salt is converted to the concentration in the reaction solution at the start of the reaction, and is used in an amount that is equal to or higher than the saturation solubility of the asymmetric anion metal salt. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of the asymmetric anion metal salt is equal to or higher than the saturation solubility of the asymmetric anion metal salt. By performing the reaction while precipitating the metal salt of the asymmetric organic anion, the concentration of the metal salt of the asymmetric organic anion in the reaction solution in an arbitrary period from the start to the end of the reaction is adjusted to a saturation solubility of 1 to 6. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the ratio is maintained twice.