Sonochemical Synthesis and Characterization of Ni(C4H 6N2)6(PF6)2, Fe(C 4H6N2)6(BF4) 2, and Ni(C4H6N2) 6(BF4)2 in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazole with hexafluorophosphate and tetrafluoroborate

David S. Jacob, Shirli Makhluf, Ishay Brukental, Ronit Lavi, Leonid A. Solovyov, Israel Felner, Israel Nowik, Rachel Persky, Hugo E. Gottlieb, Aharon Gedanken

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Abstract

This paper reports on the inorganic sonochemical synthesis of crystalline Ni(C4H6N2)6(PF6) 2, Fe(C4H6N2)6(BF 4)2, and Ni(C4H6N2) 6(BF4)2 in the ionic liquids, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMI)+(PF 6)- and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMI)+(BF4)-. The structures of the compounds were determined and refined by using powder X-ray diffraction methods. The salts crystallize in the trigonal P3̄ space group. IR, Raman and 19F NMR spectroscopic studies confirm that the PF6- and BF4- anions are not bonded to the metal cations. Magnetic measurements reveal the paramagnetic nature of the complexes. Mössbauer investigations show that the iron atom in Fe(C4H6N 2)6(BF4)2 is in the oxidation +2 state. The broad EPR signals, which reflect the octahedral symmetry of the nickel complexes, were measured for Ni(C4H6N 2)6(PF6)2 and Ni(C4H 6N2)6-(BF4)2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2669-2677
Number of pages9
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Jul 2005

Keywords

  • Imidazole
  • Ionic liquids
  • Iron
  • Nickel
  • Sonochemistry
  • Structure analysis
  • X-ray powder diffraction

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