JPS6218018A - Electrolytic liquid for electrolytic capacitor - Google Patents

Electrolytic liquid for electrolytic capacitor

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JPS6218018A
JPS6218018A JP60155943A JP15594385A JPS6218018A JP S6218018 A JPS6218018 A JP S6218018A JP 60155943 A JP60155943 A JP 60155943A JP 15594385 A JP15594385 A JP 15594385A JP S6218018 A JPS6218018 A JP S6218018A
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篠崎 郁彦
豊 横山
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Priority to EP86305476A priority patent/EP0209376B1/en
Priority to US06/886,987 priority patent/US4664830A/en
Priority to CA000514064A priority patent/CA1272016A/en
Priority to KR1019860005841A priority patent/KR940004942B1/en
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Abstract

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた
め要約のデータは記録されません。
(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、非プロトン溶媒中に有機アミン化合物のテト
ラフルオロホウ酸塩を電解質として含む電解コンデンサ
用電解液に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor containing a tetrafluoroborate salt of an organic amine compound as an electrolyte in an aprotic solvent.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来、電解コンデンサ用電解液として有機酸もしくはそ
の塩・グリコール系ペーストが通常の用途に対し主流を
なして使用されるが、近年の電子機器の利用範囲の増大
からコンデンサ性能の向上改善の要求が高まり、ペース
ト中の水の存在が大きな問題となり、非プロトン溶媒を
使用することにより有機酸もしくはその塩・グリコール
系ペーストに代わる電解液が注目されるに至っている。
Traditionally, organic acids or their salts/glycol-based pastes have been mainly used as electrolytes for electrolytic capacitors for normal purposes, but as the range of use of electronic devices has increased in recent years, there has been a demand for improved capacitor performance. As a result, the presence of water in pastes has become a major problem, and electrolytes that use aprotic solvents to replace organic acids or their salts/glycol-based pastes are attracting attention.

しかし、非プロトン熔媒系電解液の最も大きな問題は、
いかにして高電導度の電解液を得るかにあり、この目的
のため、これら非プロトン溶媒に良く熔解し、かつ解離
度の高い有機カルボン酸若しくはその塩の検索が主体を
なしているが、未だその目的を達し得す、やむを得ず依
然としてアルコール酸、グリコール酸などの酸と反応し
て水を生成する溶媒、更には水をも非プロトン溶媒に配
合して高電導度を確保せざるを得ないのが現状である。
However, the biggest problem with aprotic solvent-based electrolytes is that
The problem lies in how to obtain an electrolytic solution with high conductivity, and for this purpose, the search is mainly focused on organic carboxylic acids or their salts that dissolve well in these aprotic solvents and have a high degree of dissociation. Although this goal can still be achieved, it is unavoidable that solvents that react with acids such as alcoholic acid and glycolic acid to generate water, and even water, must be blended with aprotic solvents to ensure high conductivity. is the current situation.

それ故、本発明の目的は、非プロトン溶媒を使用し実質
的に非水系の高電導度の電解液を提供するにある。
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a substantially non-aqueous highly conductive electrolyte using an aprotic solvent.

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

本発明者等は、非プロトン溶媒を使用し、かつアルコー
ル類、グリコール類なとの酸と反応して水を生成する溶
媒を併用することなく、実質的に非水系の電解液でかつ
高電導度を与える電解質につき鋭意研究を重ねた結果、
テトラフルオロホウサン(I−113F)の有機アミン
塩が非プロトン溶媒に溶解性が高く、かつ解離度も高く
、高電導度を付与することを見出し本発明に到達したも
のである。
The present inventors have developed an electrolytic solution that is substantially non-aqueous and highly conductive by using an aprotic solvent and without using a solvent that reacts with acids such as alcohols and glycols to generate water. As a result of intensive research into electrolytes that give
The present invention was achieved by discovering that an organic amine salt of tetrafluoroborsane (I-113F) has high solubility in aprotic solvents, has a high degree of dissociation, and imparts high electrical conductivity.

すなわち、本発明に係る電解コンデンサ用電解液は、非
プロトン溶媒中に有機アミン化合物のテトラフルオロホ
ウ酸塩を電解質として含むことを特徴とする。
That is, the electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor according to the present invention is characterized in that it contains a tetrafluoroborate salt of an organic amine compound as an electrolyte in an aprotic solvent.

本発明の対象となる有機アミン化合物の1つとしてピリ
ジン環を1つ又は2つ含む化合物群が好適である。
A compound group containing one or two pyridine rings is suitable as one of the organic amine compounds targeted by the present invention.

(1)  ピリジン炭素に結合する水素原子の1つ又は
それ以上をアルキル基、アルケニル基(炭素数1乃至1
5)、アリール基(炭素数6乃至15)又はハロゲンに
て置換したピリジン化合物類: α−ピユリン、β−ピユリン、T−ピユリン、2−エチ
ルピリジン、3−エチルピリジン、4−エチルピリジン
、2−n−プロピルピリジン+2−iso−プロピルピ
リジン、2−n−オクチルピリジン、2−ビニルピリジ
ン、2−ヘキセン−2−ピリジン、2−ゲラニルピリジ
ン、2.3−ジメチルピリジン、2゜6−ジメチルピリ
ジン、3,4−ジメチルピリジン、3−エチル−4−メ
チルピリジン、4−エチル−2−メチルビリジン、6−
エチル−2−メチルビリジン、 2,3.4−1−ジメ
チルピリジン、 2,3.6−ドリメチルピリジン、2
゜4.5− )ジメチルピリジン、  2,4.6−1
−リメチルピリジン、2−エチル−3,5−ジメチルピ
リジン、2−フェニルピリジン、41−リルピリジン、
4−メシチルピリジン、3−クロロピリジン、3,5−
ジブロムピリジン(2)  ジピリジン化合物類 2.2−ジエチル−4,4−ジピリジン4.4−ジメチ
ル−2,2−ジピリジン(3)アルキレン基(炭素数1
乃至8)又はアルケニレン基(炭素数2乃至8)にて2
個のピリジン環を結合した化合物類 1.3−ジー(4−ピリジル)−プロパン。
(1) One or more of the hydrogen atoms bonded to the pyridine carbon is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group (having 1 to 1 carbon atoms)
5) Pyridine compounds substituted with an aryl group (6 to 15 carbon atoms) or halogen: α-pyurine, β-pyurine, T-pyurine, 2-ethylpyridine, 3-ethylpyridine, 4-ethylpyridine, 2 -n-propylpyridine + 2-iso-propylpyridine, 2-n-octylpyridine, 2-vinylpyridine, 2-hexene-2-pyridine, 2-geranylpyridine, 2,3-dimethylpyridine, 2゜6-dimethylpyridine , 3,4-dimethylpyridine, 3-ethyl-4-methylpyridine, 4-ethyl-2-methylpyridine, 6-
Ethyl-2-methylpyridine, 2,3.4-1-dimethylpyridine, 2,3.6-drimethylpyridine, 2
゜4.5-) dimethylpyridine, 2,4.6-1
-limethylpyridine, 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyridine, 2-phenylpyridine, 41-lylpyridine,
4-Mesitylpyridine, 3-chloropyridine, 3,5-
Dibromopyridine (2) Dipyridine compounds 2.2-diethyl-4,4-dipyridine 4.4-dimethyl-2,2-dipyridine (3) Alkylene group (carbon number 1
8) or an alkenylene group (having 2 to 8 carbon atoms)
Compounds with pyridine rings bonded 1.3-di(4-pyridyl)-propane.

1.2−ジー(4−ピリジル)−エタン、■、2−ジー
(4−ピリジル)−エチレン、L6−ジー(4−ピリジ
ル)−ヘキシレン−3(4)  ピリジンの窒素原子に
1個のアルキル基。
1.2-di(4-pyridyl)-ethane, ■, 2-di(4-pyridyl)-ethylene, L6-di(4-pyridyl)-hexylene-3(4) 1 alkyl on the nitrogen atom of pyridine Base.

アルケニル基(炭素数1乃至15)、アリール基(炭素
数6乃至15)を付加した4級アミン化合物類 N−エチル−2−ブロムピリジン、N−ビニル−3,5
−ジメチルピリジン、N−フェニル−4−エチルピリジ
ン、N−トリル−4−ブチルピリジン 更に、本発明の対象となる有機アミン化合物の1つとし
て窒素原子に1乃至4個のアルキル基、アルケニル基(
炭素数1乃至15)又はアリール基(炭素数6乃至15
)及び1乃至3個の水素原子が付加した1級乃至4級ア
ミン化合物類が好適である。
Quaternary amine compounds with an alkenyl group (1 to 15 carbon atoms) or an aryl group (6 to 15 carbon atoms) N-ethyl-2-bromopyridine, N-vinyl-3,5
-dimethylpyridine, N-phenyl-4-ethylpyridine, N-tolyl-4-butylpyridine Furthermore, as one of the organic amine compounds targeted by the present invention, one to four alkyl groups, alkenyl groups (
(C1 to C15) or aryl group (C6 to C15)
) and primary to quaternary amine compounds to which 1 to 3 hydrogen atoms are added are preferred.

(1)1級アミン類 メチルアミン、エチルアミン、プロピルアミン、イソプ
ロピルアミン、ブチルアミン。
(1) Primary amines methylamine, ethylamine, propylamine, isopropylamine, butylamine.

アミルアミン、ヘキシルアミン、ビニルアミン、ゲラニ
ルアミン、アニリン、ベンジルアミン (2)2級アミン類 ジメチルアミン、ジエチルアミン、ジプロピルアミン、
ジイソプロピルアミン、ジビニルアミン、ジゲラニルア
ミン、ジフェニルアミン、ジトリルアミン、N−メチル
・ベンジルアミン (3)3級アミン類 トリメチルアミン、トリエチルアミン、トリプロピルア
ミン、トリブチルアミン、トリビニルアミン、トリゲラ
ニルアミン、トリフェニルアミン、N−ジメチル・ヘン
シルアミン (4)4級アミン類 テトラメチルアンモニウム、n−ブチルアンモニウム、
ビニルトリメチルアンモニウム。
Amylamine, hexylamine, vinylamine, geranylamine, aniline, benzylamine (2) Secondary amines dimethylamine, diethylamine, dipropylamine,
Diisopropylamine, divinylamine, digeranylamine, diphenylamine, ditolylamine, N-methyl benzylamine (3) Tertiary amines trimethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, tributylamine, trivinylamine, trigeranylamine, triphenylamine, N-dimethyl hensylamine (4) Quaternary amines tetramethylammonium, n-butylammonium,
Vinyltrimethylammonium.

フェニルアンモニウム、フェニルトリメチルアンモニウ
ム、トリル1−リエチルアンモニウム、ベンジルI・リ
メチルアンモニウム本発明に使用される有機アミン化合
物のテトラフルオロホウ酸塩は、テトラフルオロホウ酸
水溶液にこれと当モルの有機アミン化合物を添加攪拌し
て塩を形成せしめ、この際pl+にて反応を管理し、p
H6,5とする。反応終了後、減圧加熱乾燥にて無水塩
を得る。
Phenylammonium, phenyltrimethylammonium, tolyl 1-liethylammonium, benzyl I.limethylammonium The organic amine compound tetrafluoroborate used in the present invention is prepared by adding the same molar amount of the organic amine to an aqueous solution of tetrafluoroboric acid. The compound is added and stirred to form a salt, the reaction is controlled with pl+, and p
Let it be H6.5. After the reaction is completed, an anhydrous salt is obtained by heating and drying under reduced pressure.

得られた無水塩は所望の非プロトン溶媒の10%重量溶
液として電解液とする。
The obtained anhydrous salt is used as an electrolyte solution as a 10% weight solution in a desired aprotic solvent.

本発明に使用される非プロI・ン溶媒としては、(1)
アミド系溶媒 N−メチルホルムアミド、N−ジメチルホルムアミド、
N−エチルホルムアミド、N−ジエチルホルムアミド、
N−メチルアセトアミド、N−ジメチルアセトアミド、
N−エチルアセトアミド、N−ジエチルアセトアミド。
The non-prone solvent used in the present invention includes (1)
Amide solvent N-methylformamide, N-dimethylformamide,
N-ethylformamide, N-diethylformamide,
N-methylacetamide, N-dimethylacetamide,
N-ethylacetamide, N-diethylacetamide.

ヘキザメチルホスホリルアミド (2)オキシド系 ジメチルスルホキシド (3)  ニトリル系 アセトニトリル (4)   環状ケトン系 T−ブチロラクトン、N−メチル−2−ピロリドン、エ
チレンカーボネート プロピレンカーボネート などが代表として挙げられるが、これに限定されるもの
でない。
Representative examples include hexamethylphosphorylamide (2) oxide-based dimethyl sulfoxide (3) nitrile-based acetonitrile (4) cyclic ketone-based T-butyrolactone, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, etc. It is not limited.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下、本発明に係る電解コンデンサ用電解液の実施例と
して、各種有機アミン化合物のテトラフルオロホウサン
(HBF  ’)の各種非プロトン溶媒に対する10%
重量ン容ン夜につき電導塵と火花電圧につき第1表によ
り示す。
Hereinafter, as an example of the electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor according to the present invention, 10% of tetrafluoroborousane (HBF'), which is an organic amine compound, in various aprotic solvents will be described.
Table 1 shows the weight capacity, conductive dust and spark voltage.

港土卑 実施例1乃至12の電解液につき25■1μFでの実装
結果を第2表に示す。
Table 2 shows the results of mounting the electrolytes of Examples 1 to 12 at 25 μF and 1 μF.

第2表 〔発明のりJ果〕 本発明に係る電IW液により、従来のグリコール類、水
、有機酸塩よりなる高電導度に匹敵若しくはそれ以上の
高TN導度を有する非水系tu電解液提供可能とされ、
広範囲な性能の電解コンデンサの設計選択の分野に新し
い手段を提供できる。
Table 2 [Results of the Invention] A non-aqueous TU electrolyte with a high TN conductivity comparable to or higher than that of conventional glycols, water, and organic acid salts, using the electrolytic IW liquid according to the present invention. It is possible to provide
It can provide a new tool in the field of design selection of electrolytic capacitors with a wide range of performance.

Claims (7)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)非プロトン溶媒中に有機アミン化合物のテトラフ
ルオロホウ酸塩を電解質として含む電解コンデンサ用電
解液。
(1) An electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor containing a tetrafluoroborate salt of an organic amine compound as an electrolyte in an aprotic solvent.
(2)有機アミン化合物はピリジン環を1つ又は2つ含
む化合物;及び窒素原子に1乃至4個のアルキル基、ア
ルケニル基又はアリール基及び1乃至3個の水素原子が
付加した1級乃至4級のアミン化合物よりなる特許請求
の範囲第1項記載の電解コンデンサ用電解液。
(2) Organic amine compounds are compounds containing one or two pyridine rings; and primary to 4-carbon compounds in which 1 to 4 alkyl, alkenyl, or aryl groups and 1 to 3 hydrogen atoms are attached to a nitrogen atom. The electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, comprising an amine compound of grade 1.
(3)ピリジン環を1つ又は2つ含む化合物はピリジン
環炭素に結合する水素原子の1つ又はそれ以上をアルキ
ル基、アルケニル基、アリール基又はハロゲンで置換し
てなる特許請求の範囲第2項記載の電解コンデンサ用電
解液。
(3) A compound containing one or two pyridine rings is obtained by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms bonded to the carbon atoms of the pyridine ring with an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a halogen. Electrolyte solution for electrolytic capacitors as described in section.
(4)ピリジン環を2つ含む化合物はジピリジル化合物
、又は2個のピリジン環を炭素数1乃至8のアルキレン
又は炭素数2乃至8のアルケニレン基で結合した化合物
である特許請求の範囲第2項又は第3項記載の電解コン
デンサ用電解液。
(4) The compound containing two pyridine rings is a dipyridyl compound, or a compound in which two pyridine rings are bonded with an alkylene group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an alkenylene group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms.Claim 2 Or the electrolytic solution for electrolytic capacitors according to item 3.
(5)ピリジン環の窒素原子に1個のアルキル基、アル
ケニル基又はアリール基を付加した4級アミン化合物を
含む特許請求の範囲第2項乃至第4項のいずれか1項に
記載の電解コンデンサ用電解液。
(5) The electrolytic capacitor according to any one of claims 2 to 4, which includes a quaternary amine compound in which one alkyl group, alkenyl group, or aryl group is added to the nitrogen atom of a pyridine ring. Electrolyte for use.
(6)アルキル基及びアルケニル基は炭素数1乃至15
よりなり、アリール基は炭素数6乃至15よりなる特許
請求の範囲第2項乃至第5項のいずれか1項に記載の電
解コンデンサ用電解液。
(6) Alkyl groups and alkenyl groups have 1 to 15 carbon atoms.
The electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the aryl group has 6 to 15 carbon atoms.
(7)非プロトン溶媒はN−メチルホルムアミド、N−
ジメチルホルムアミド、N−エチルホルムアミド、N−
ジエチルホルムアミド、N−メチルアセトアミド、N−
ジメチルアセトアミド、N−エチルアセトアミド、N−
ジエチルアセトアミド、γ−ブチロラクトン、N−メチ
ル−2−ピロリドン、エチレンカーボネート、プロピレ
ンカーボネート、ジメチルスルホオキシド、アセトニト
リル又はこれらの混合物の群より選択される特許請求の
範囲第1項記載の電解コンデンサ用電解液。
(7) Aprotic solvents are N-methylformamide, N-
Dimethylformamide, N-ethylformamide, N-
diethylformamide, N-methylacetamide, N-
Dimethylacetamide, N-ethylacetamide, N-
The electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1, which is selected from the group of diethylacetamide, γ-butyrolactone, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, dimethyl sulfoxide, acetonitrile, or a mixture thereof. .
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DE8686305476T DE3686914T2 (en) 1985-07-17 1986-07-16 ELECTROLYT FOR ELECTROLYT CAPACITOR.
EP86305476A EP0209376B1 (en) 1985-07-17 1986-07-16 An electrolyte for electrolytic capacitor
US06/886,987 US4664830A (en) 1985-07-17 1986-07-16 Electrolyte for electrolytic capacitor
CA000514064A CA1272016A (en) 1985-07-17 1986-07-17 Electrolyte for electrolytic capacitor
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