Synthesis of Ethylene Glycol bis(propionitrile)Ether as a Functional Additive for Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolyte
This paper presents an efficient synthesis method of ethylene glycol bis(propionitrile)ether,which is obtained by one-step reaction of ethylene glycol and acrylonitrile under the action of Di-(trimethylsilyl)amine lithium(20%tetrahydrofuran solution)as catalyst.The reaction conditions are mild,the temperature is controlled at about 30 ℃.After the reaction,the pH is adjusted to about 6 with dilute sulfuric acid,and then the unreacted acrylonitrile,tetrahydrofuran and a small amount of water are removed by vacuum distillation.After high vacuum rectification,ethylene glycol(dipropanitrile)ether with purity greater than 99.9%can be obtained.The molar yield of the method is more than 90%(in glycol terms),and the molar yield can reach 95%after of the intermediate mono-ether was recycled and applied to reaction.This synthesis technology can not only meet the application requirements of high quality lithium-ion battery electrolyte additives,but also can be used in large-scale industrial production.