Characterisation and properties of new ionic liquids with the difluoromono[1,2-oxalato(2-)-O,O′]borate anion

Three ionic liquids with borate anions of low symmetry, tetraethylammonium difluoromono[1,2-oxalato(2-)-O,O′]borate, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium difluoromono[1,2-oxalato(2-)-O,O′]borate, and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium difluoromono[1,2-oxalato(2-)-O,O′]borate were synthesised and characterised by physicochemical and electrochemical measurements including thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), cyclic voltammetry (CV), viscosity and conductivity measurements.