Abstract: An electrolytic solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery is provided, which is capable of providing an excellent low-temperature output characteristic at ?30° C. or lower and an excellent cycle characteristic at high temperatures of 45° C. or higher. For example, the electrolytic solution contains the following salt having a divalent imide anion. wherein R1 to R3 represent a fluorine atom or an alkoxy group, for example, and M1 and M2 represent protons or metal cations, for example.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having an aluminum foil as a positive electrode current collector, which contains: a nonaqueous organic solvent; a fluorine-containing ionic salt as a solute; at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing imide salt, a fluorine-containing sulfonic acid salt and a fluorine-containing phosphoric acid salt as an additive; and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of chloride ion and a chlorine-containing compound capable of forming chloride ion by charging, wherein the concentration of the component is 0.1 mass ppm to 500 mass ppm in terms of chlorine atom relative to the total amount of the components and. Even though the above additive component is contained, the electrolyte solution is able to suppress elution of aluminum from the aluminum foil as the positive electrode current collector during high-temperature charging.

Abstract: Provided is an electrolyte for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, which can provide, when used in a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, in a good balance, an effect to suppress an increase in an internal resistance at a low temperature and an effect to suppress an increase in an amount of gas generated at a high temperature, as well as a non-aqueous electrolyte battery containing such an electrolyte. The non-aqueous electrolyte comprises a non-aqueous solvent and at least a hexafluorophosphate and/or tetrafluoroborate as a solute, and further comprises at least one imide anion-containing salt represented by the following general formula [1] but does not contain a silane compound represented by the following general formula [2] or an ionic complex represented by, for example, the following general formula [3].

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries capable of showing high output characteristics at low temperature even after the batteries are used to some extent, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries. The present invention is characterized in the use of an electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries, the electrolytic solution including a difluoro ionic complex (1-Cis) in a cis configuration represented by the general formula (1-Cis), a nonaqueous organic solvent, and a solute. Furthermore, the electrolytic solution may contain a difluoro ionic complex (1-Trans) in a trans configuration or a tetrafluoro ionic complex (5).

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery capable of an exerting high average discharge voltage and an excellent low-temperature output characteristic at ?30° C. or lower and an excellent cycle characteristic and an excellent storage characteristic at high temperatures of 50° C. or higher, as well as a non-aqueous electrolyte battery containing the same. The present electrolyte solution comprises a non-aqueous solvent, a solute, at least one silane compound represented by the following general formula (1) as a first compound, and a fluorine-containing compound represented by the following general formula (3), for example, as a second compound.

Abstract: To provide a manufacturing method with which lithium difluorophosphate powder can be recovered from a lithium difluorophosphate solution. A method for manufacturing lithium difluorophosphate powder is used which includes the steps of precipitating solid lithium difluorophosphate by adding a poor solvent to a solution in which lithium difluorophosphate is dissolved in a main solvent, and obtaining lithium difluorophosphate powder by solid-liquid separation of the solid lithium difluorophosphate from the liquid containing the main solvent and the poor solvent, wherein the relational expression between the octanol/water partition coefficient PP of the main solvent and the octanol/water partition coefficient PA of the poor solvent is defined by the following formula (1). (1): PA??4/3×PP+1.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery is provided, which is capable of providing an excellent low-temperature output characteristic at ?30° C. or lower and an excellent cycle characteristic at high temperatures of 45° C. or higher. For example, the electrolytic solution contains the following salt having a divalent imide anion. wherein R1 to R3 represent a fluorine atom or an alkoxy group, for example, and M1 and M2 represent protons or metal cations, for example.

Abstract: Provided is a novel imidic acid compound having a divalent anion useful as a pharmaceutical intermediate, an agrochemical intermediate, an acid catalyst, a battery electrolyte or an antistatic agent. The imidic acid compound is a divalent imidic acid compound represented by the following general formula (1) or (2). [In formulae (1) and (2), R1 to R3 represent a fluorine atom or an organic groups selected from a linear or branched C1-10 alkoxy group, a C2-10 alkenyloxy group, a C2-10 alkynyloxy group, a C3-10 cycloalkoxy group, a C3-10 cycloalkenyloxy group and a C6-10 aryloxy group, and wherein a fluorine atom, an oxygen atom or an unsaturated bond may also be present in the organic group. M1 and M2 represent protons, metal cations or onium cations.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery capable of exhibiting excellent high-temperature cycle characteristics and excellent high-temperature storage characteristics at high temperature of 60° C. or above, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery using the same. The electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery of the present invention comprises at least: a non-aqueous solvent; a solute; at least one first compound represented by the following general formula (1); and at least one second compound represented by the following general formula (2).

Abstract: To provide a material suitable for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having high-temperature durability. An ionic complex of the present invention is represented by any of the following formulae (1) to (3). For example, in the formula (1), A is a metal ion, a proton, or an onium ion; M is any of groups 13 to 15 elements. R1 represents a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group which may have a ring, a heteroatom, or a halogen atom, or —N(R2)—. R2 at this time represents hydrogen atom, alkali metal atom, a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group which may have a ring, a heteroatom, or a halogen atom. R2 can also have a branched chain or a ring structure when the number of carbon atoms is 3 or more. Y is carbon atom or sulfur atom. a, o, n, p, q, and r are each predetermined integers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of a lithium tetrafluoroborate solution for use as a lithium battery electrolytic solution, including: a reaction step of forming lithium tetrafluoroborate by reaction of lithium fluoride and boron trifluoride in a chain carbonate ester solvent and thereby obtaining a reaction solution of the lithium tetrafluoroborate dissolved in the chain carbonate ester solvent; a water removal step of adding a water removing agent to the reaction solution; an acidic impurity removal step of removing an acidic impurity component from the reaction solution by concentrating the reaction solution after the water removal step; and a dilution step of diluting the concentrated solution after the acidic impurity removal step. It is possible by this method to obtain the lithium tetrafluoroborate solution whose acidic impurity content and water content are reduced to be 50 mass ppm or lower and 15 mass ppm or lower, respectively.

Abstract: An electrolyte for non-aqueous electrolyte battery containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of lithium difluoro(bis(oxalato))phosphate, lithium tetrafluoro(oxalato)phosphate and lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate as a first compound and at least one siloxane compound represented by the general formula (1) or the general formula (2) as a second compound in the electrolyte is disclosed. In addition to the improvement of initial characteristic, this electrolyte shows a tendency that storage stability, low temperature characteristic, etc. are superior, and exhibits well-balanced, superior, performances as a whole battery.

Abstract: The present invention provides a purified metal complex having oxalic acid as a ligand and a method for industrially producing a purified non-aqueous solvent solution of the metal complex at low cost. In the method of the present invention, oxalic acid contained in a non-aqueous solvent solution of a metal complex having oxalic acid as a ligand is decomposed by a reaction with a thionyl halide in a non-aqueous solvent, and the decomposition product of the reaction and the unreacted thionyl halide are removed by deaeration.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte for non-aqueous electrolyte battery including a non-aqueous solvent and at least lithium hexafluorophosphate as a solute. This electrolyte is characterized by containing at least one siloxane compound represented by the general formula (1) or the general formula (2). This electrolyte has a storage stability which is improved than electrolytes prepared by adding conventional siloxane compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolytic solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery and a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having excellent cycle characteristics and high-temperature storage characteristics without causing hydrolysis of a fluorine-containing lithium salt, such as LiPF6, contained as a solute and containing a less amount of free fluorine ions, as well as a method of producing the electrolytic solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of safely producing a solution containing a tetrafluoro(oxalate)phosphate in which the amounts of chlorine compounds and free acids are low such that crystallization refinement is not required in a post-process. The method produces a tetrafluoro(oxalate)phosphate solution by mixing a tetrafluoro(oxalate)phosphate with oxalic acid in a non-aqueous solvent and then adding silicon tetrachloride to the resulting mixture solution for reaction. In the reaction, the addition ratio of the hexafluorophosphate, oxalic acid, and silicon tetrachloride is controlled such that the amount of the hexafluorophosphate is 1.90 moles or more and the amount of the oxalic acid is 1.90 to 2.10 moles, based on 1 mole of the silicon tetrachloride.

Abstract: To provide an imide salt represented by the formula wherein, R represents a halosulfonyl group (—SO2X1 where X1 is a halogen such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine) or dihalophosphoryl group (—POX2X3 where X2 and X3 are the same or different halogens such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine), and M represents an alkali metal; with high selectivity and high efficiency by using a low-cost starting material. In the production of an imide salt, an alkali metal fluoride, a sulfuryl halide or phosphoryl halide, and ammonia or an ammonium salt are reacted. According to this method, a desired imide salt can be produced with high yield, while greatly suppressing the production of a by-product.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing “a salt or a complex comprising imide and an organic base”, characterized by reacting halogenated sulfuryl or halogenated phosphoryl with ammonia in the presence of an organic base. According to this method, a target imide compound can be produced in a high yield while significantly suppressing the production of by-products. Further, by reacting the obtained imide compound with an alkali metal hydroxide or an alkaline earth metal hydroxide, an imide metal salt can be easily derived.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte for nonaqueous electrolyte cells, which contains a nonaqueous organic solvent and a solute. This electrolyte is characterized by containing as additives at least one compound selected from a first compound group consisting of bis(oxalato)borate, difluoro(oxalato)borate, tris(oxalato)phosphate, difluorobis(oxalato)phosphate, and tetrafluoro(oxalato)phosphate, and at least one compound selected from a second compound group consisting of a sulfonate group-containing imide salt, which is represented by the general formula M[R1OSO2NSO2OR2]n, and a phosphoryl group-containing imide salt, which is represented by the general formula M[R3R4OPNPOR5R6]m. This electrolyte provides nonaqueous electrolyte cells with high-temperature durability without causing swelling and performance deterioration of batteries.

Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of a lithium tetrafluoroborate solution for use as a lithium battery electrolytic solution, including: a reaction step of forming lithium tetrafluoroborate by reaction of lithium fluoride and boron trifluoride in a chain carbonate ester solvent and thereby obtaining a reaction solution of the lithium tetrafluoroborate dissolved in the chain carbonate ester solvent; a water removal step of adding a water removing agent to the reaction solution; an acidic impurity removal step of removing an acidic impurity component from the reaction solution by concentrating the reaction solution after the water removal step; and a dilution step of diluting the concentrated solution after the acidic impurity removal step. It is possible by this method to obtain the lithium tetrafluoroborate solution whose acidic impurity content and water content are reduced to be 50 mass ppm or lower and 15 mass ppm or lower, respectively.