Solid-state NMR study of the post-fluorination of (C2.5F)n fluorine-GIC

Jérôme Giraudet; Marc Dubois; Katia Guérin; Céline Delabarre; André Hamwi; Francis Masin

doi:10.1021/jp076170g

Solid-state NMR study of the post-fluorination of (C2.5F)n fluorine-GIC

J Phys Chem B. 2007 Dec 27;111(51):14143-51. doi: 10.1021/jp076170g. Epub 2007 Dec 5.

Authors

Jérôme Giraudet¹, Marc Dubois, Katia Guérin, Céline Delabarre, André Hamwi, Francis Masin

Affiliation

¹ Matière Condensée et Résonance Magnétique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), CP 223, Boulevard du Triomphe, B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium.

PMID: 18052273
DOI: 10.1021/jp076170g

Abstract

The conversion of (C2.5F)n fluorine-graphite intercalation compounds (GIC) into covalent graphite fluoride during a post-treatment in pure F2 gas is studied by solid-state NMR. First, a careful characterization of the starting material is performed; in particular, for the first time for fluorinated carbons, two-dimensional 19F--> 13C cross-polarization wide-line separation (CP-WISE) experiments were carried out. This completes the classical NMR data such as 19F and 13C chemical shifts, quantitative 13C solid echo, and C-F bond length measurements, which were estimated by dipolar recoupling using inverse CP MAS. The data of the raw (C2.5F)n and of the samples post-fluorinated at 350, 450, and 550 degrees C were compared to investigate the C-F bonding as a function of the treatment temperature. The C-F bonding is discussed taking into account a hyperconjugation of the C-F bonds with neighboring unfluorinated carbon atoms.