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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2669-2677 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 4 Jul 2005 |
Keywords
- Imidazole
- Ionic liquids
- Iron
- Nickel
- Sonochemistry
- Structure analysis
- X-ray powder diffraction