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N-alkylated pyridoxal derivatives as negative electrolyte materials for aqueous organic flow batteries: Computational screening
Authors: Hamza Andrea, Németh Flóra Boróka, Madarász Ádám, Nechaev Anton, Pihko Petri, Peljo Pekka, Pápai Imre
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
Publication year: 2023
Journal: Chemistry - A European Journal
Article number: e202300996
Volume: 29
Issue: 44
eISSN: 1521-3765
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202300996
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202300996
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/179654754
N-functionalized pyridinium frameworks derived from the three major vitamers of vitamin B6, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine and pyridoxine, have been screened computationally for consideration as negative electrode materials in aqueous organic flow batteries. A molecular database including the structure and the one-electron standard reduction potential of related pyridinium derivatives has been generated using a computational protocol that combines semiempirical and DFT quantum chemical methods. The predicted reduction potentials span a broad range for the investigated pyridinium frameworks, but pyridoxal derivatives, particularly those involving electron withdrawing substituents, have potentials compatible with the electrochemical stability window of aqueous electrolytes. The stability of radicals formed upon one-electron reduction has been analyzed by a new computational tool proposed recently for large-scale computational screening.
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