title: Enhanced oxidative stability of non-Grignard magnesium electrolytes through ligand modification.
abstract: A series of non-Grignard Mg-electrolytes with various para-substituents was synthesized starting from commercially-available phenols. More electron-withdrawing substituents shift the anodic stability of the electrolyte by 400 mV. The p-CF3 substituted phenol exhibits the highest stability of 2.9 V vs. Mg(2+/0), and cycles reversibly with the Chevrel-phase Mo6S8 Mg-ion cathode.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N. University Avenue Ann Arbor 48109-1055, USA. bartmb@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Emily G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Jeff W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kampf
authors.forename: Bart M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Bartlett