Research Article

Correlation between Quantumchemically Calculated LUMO Energies and the Electrochemical Window of Ionic Liquids with Reduction-Resistant Anions

Table 1

of several ionic liquids and of the cations only (calculated at PM3 level).

Ionic liquid (ionic liquid) [eV] (cation) [eV]

1-butylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate−2.31−5.78
1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate−1.39−4.95
1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate−1.46−4.84
1,1-butylmethylpyrrolidinium tetrafluoroborate−0.63−4.21