Abstract

A benzoquinone derivative annelated by two imidazole rings was investigated as an organic anolyte of aqueous redox flow batteries. The anolyte showed a high solubility of 0.18 M in 1 M KOH aqueous solution and exhibited a one-step two-electron reversible redox wave with a half-wave potential of -0.59 V VS. SHE. An aqueous redox flow cell comprising the benzoquinone-imidazole hybrid as the anolyte and potassium ferrocyanide as the catholyte showed an operating voltage of ∼1.1 V and minimum capacity fading of over 220 cycles.

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