Mechanochemical Synthesis and Characterization of Alkaline Earth Metal Terephthalates: M(C8H4O4)·nH2O (M = Ca,Sr, Ba)

The mechanochemical synthesis offers an easy access to obtain alkaline earth metal terephthalates M(C₈H₄O₄) · nH₂O (M = Ca, Sr, Ba). In the presented study we describe for the first time the mechanochemical synthesis of powders of Ca(C₈H₄O₄) · 3H₂O, Ca(C₈H₄O₄), Sr(C₈H₄O₄) · H₂O, and Ba(C₈H₄O₄), which so far were only synthesized as single crystals from aqueous solutions or by reactions in an autoclave. Furthermore, a new hydrate Ba(C₈H₄O₄) · 2(1.5)H₂O, not described so far in the literature, was prepared. All compounds were characterized by X‐ray powder diffraction, thermal analysis, elemental analysis, FT‐IR, and MAS NMR spectroscopic measurements.