Comparison of the conductivity properties of the tetrabutylammonium salt of tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate anion with those of traditional supporting electrolyte anions in nonaqueous solvents

Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 6395-6401

  LeSuer, Robert J ^a,b   Buttolph, Catherine ^a   Geiger, William I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROLYTES; NEGATIVE IONS; PERMITTIVITY; SOLVENTS;

ACETONITRILES; POLARITY SOLVENTS;

SALTS;

ACETONITRILE; ANION; BORIC ACID; DICHLOROMETHANE; ELECTROLYTE; FLUORIDE; SOLVENT; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE;

EID: 7644224742     PISSN: 00032700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ac040087x     Document Type: Article

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