The thermal decompositions of some transition metal acrylates and polyacrylates

The thermal behaviours of zinc, cobalt, nickel and copper acrylates and their polymers were investigated. It was found that the decompositions of these compounds are complex processes. The main decomposition of the monomer was preceded by thermal polymerization. The thermal effect of this reaction was greater for zinc acrylate than for the other salts. The reaction orders and activation energies of decomposition of the monomers and the polymers were calculated and the differences discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Das thermische Verhalten der Acrylate von Zink, Kobalt, Nickel und Kupfer und das der entsprechenden Polymere wurde untersucht. Es wurde festgestellt, dass die Zersetzung dieser Verbindungen komplexe Prozesse sind.Der Zersetzung der Monomeren ging eine thermische Polymerisation voraus. Der thermische Effekt dieser Reaktion war im Falle des Zinkacrylats grösser als bei den anderen Salzen. Die Reaktionsordnungen und Aktivierungsenergien der Zersetzung der Monomeren und Polymeren wurden berechnet und die Unterschiede diskutiert.

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Thermal decompositions of some transition metal polyacrylates

Polyacrylales of Fe, Cr, Ni, Co and Mn were synthesized by the reaction of poly(sodium)acrylatc with metal halides. The salts obtained were investigated by thermal analysis. During heating in argon or air, all the salts behaved in a similar way. The initial decomposition temperature of the investigated salts increased in the following sequence: Fe<Cr<Ni<Co<Mn. The solid residues of the decompositions of the salts were also analysed.

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Zusammenfassung Polyacrylate von Fe, Cr, Ni, Co und Mn wurden durch Reaktion von Natriumpolyacrylat mit den entsprechenden Metallhaliden synthetisiert. Die erhaltenen Salze wurden thermoanalytisch untersucht. Beim Aufheizen in Argon und Luft verhalten sich alle Salze ähnlich. Die Temperatur, bei der die Zersetzung einsetzt, steigt in folgender Reihenfolge an: Fe < Cr < Ni < Co < Mn. Die festen Rückstände der Zersetzung der Salze wurden ebenfalls analysiert.

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Thermal decompositions of some transition metal salicylates

The thermal decompositions of divalent cobalt, cadmium, nickel and copper salicylates and intermediates formed during the decomposition processes were investigated by means of thermogravimetry. Two intermediates were identified in each case, except for copper(II) salicylate.

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Zusammenfassung Die thermische Zersetzung von divalentem Kobalt-, Cadmium-, Nickel- und Kupfersalicylat und von während der Zersetzungsprozesse gebildeten Zwischenprodukten wurde thermogravimetrisch untersucht. Mit Ausnahme von Kupfer(II)-salicylat konnten in jedem Falle zwei intermediäre Produkte identifiziert werden.

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The authors wish to thank Perkin-Elmer for its collaboration     

Thermal decompositions of some divalent transition metal complexes of triethanolamine

The thermal behaviours of the Ti(II), Mn(II), Fe(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes of triethanolamine were studied by means of thermogravimetry, differential thermogravimetry, differential thermal analysis infrared spectrophotometry and elemental analysis. The sequence of thermal stability of the metal complexes, determined by using the initial decomposition temperature, was found to be Ti(II)?Mn(II)>Fe(II)>Ni(II)>Zn(II)>Cu(II). Some of the kinetic parameters, such as the activation energy and order of reaction for the initial decomposition reaction, were calculated and the relationship between the thermal stability and the chemical structure of the complexes is discussed.     

Study of the thermal behaviour of some transition metal acrylate-styrene copolymers

The processes of thermal destruction of copolymers of styrene with zinc, cobalt, nickel and copper acrylates have been studied by TG and the temperature characteristics have been determined. While the thermal stability of zinc-containing copolymers increases at higher metal contents, that of other metal-containing copolymers decreases and, depending on the metal, changes in the sequence Co > Ni > Cu. The kinetic parametersn, E _a ,Z and ΔS have been determined by the Horowitz-Metzger method and discussed. The resultingE _a sequence is in agreement with the observed sequence of thermal stability of the copolymers. The entropy factor suggests thermodynamic hindrance in the decomposition of copolymers of low thermal stability and a preference for the decomposition of copolymers of high thermal stability.     

Kinetics of the thermal dehydrations and decompositions of some mixed metal oxalates

Both isothermal and programmed temperature experiments have been used to obtain kinetic parameters for the dehydrations and the decompositions in nitrogen of the mixed metal oxalates: FeCu(ox)₂·3H₂O, CoCu(ox)₂·3H₂O and NiCu(ox)₂·3.5H₂O, [ox=C₂O₄]. Results are compared with those reported for the thermal decompositions of the individual metal oxalates, Cuox, Coox·2H₂O, Niox·2H₂O and Feox·2H₂O. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was also used to examinee the individual and the mixed oxalates. Dehydrations of the mixed oxalates were mainly deceleratory processes with activation energies (80 to 90 kJ·mol⁻¹), similar to those reported for the individual hydrated oxalates. Temperature ranges for dehydration were broadly similar for all the hydrates studied here (130 to 180°C). Decompositions of the mixed oxalates were all complex endothermic processes with no obvious resemblance to the exothermic reaction of Cuox, or the reactions of physical mixtures of the corresponding individual oxalates. The order of decreasing stability, as indicated by the temperature ranges giving comparable decomposition rates, was NiCu(ox)₂>CoCu(ox)₂>FeCu(ox)₂, which also corresponds to the order of increasing covalency of the Cu−O bonds as shown by XPS. In celebration of the 60^th birthday of Dr. Andrew K. Galwey     

Allopurinol complexes with first row transition metal perchlorates

Summary Complexes of allopurinol (apH) with Fe^III and several 3d metal(II) (e.g. Fe, Co, Ni and Cu) perchlorates were prepared. The solid complexes isolated included two monomeric hexacoordinated adducts of the type [Fe(apH)₃-(OClO₃) (OH₂)₂]ClO₄ and [Fe(apH)₃(OClO₃)₂(OH₂)]ClO₄, involving N(8)-bound neutral apH ligands, and polymeric Co, Ni or Cu complexes containing both neutral apH and monoanionic ap^- ligands. The latter three complexes involved both N(8)-bound terminal apH and N(1), N(8)- or N(1), N(9)-bound bridging ap^- ligands, and were of the following types: [(apH)₂Cu(ap)] _n (ClO₄) _n , tetrahedral; [(apH)(H₂O)(OClO₃)Co(ap)] _n , pentacoordinated; and [(apH)₂(H₂O)(OClO₃)Ni(ap)] _n , hexacoordinated.Presented in part at the 203rd. American Chemical Society National Meeting; see Ref. 1.     

Well-defined adducts of triethyl thiophosphate with some metal perchlorates

Adducts of triethyl thiophosphate (L) with various metal perchlorates were synthesized under relatively mild preparative conditions (owing to the tendency of these adducts to decompose, yielding the corresponding diethyl thiophosphato metal complexes and ethyl perchlorate). Among a series of new adducts isolated, those with Ni²⁺ and Cu²⁺ perchlorates were too unstable for characterization, but in the rest of the cases investigated (Mⁿ⁺  Al³⁺, Cr³⁺, Fe³⁺, Co²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺, Hg²⁺, Ag⁺) the adducts were sufficiently stable. The free ligand exists in the thione tautomeric form ((C₂H₅O)₃PS), which is retained in most of its soft or borderline metal ion complexes, i.e. [ML₄(OClO₃)](ClO₄) (M  Co, Zn), [CdL₄](ClO₄)₂ and [AgL₂] (ClO₄): all these compounds contain PS sulfur-bonded L groups. On the other hand, L undergoes tautomerization, coordinating through the PO oxygen of the thiol isomeric form ((C₂H₅O)₂(C₂H₅S)PO) in the corresponding complexes with hard metal ions, viz. [ML₄(OClO₃)₂](ClO₄) (M = Al, Fe) and (CrL₂(OH₂)₂(OClO₃)₂](ClO₄). The new [HgL₄](ClO₄)₂ complex is rather unusual, for a L complex with a soft metal ion, in that it seems to contain both PS S-bonded triethyl phosphorothionate and PO O-bonded triethyl phosphorothiolate ligands. Possible reasons for this anomaly are discussed.     

The thermal decomposition of some heteropolytungstates with transition metal ions

The thermal behaviour of some heteropolytungstates of the 2:11 series was studied by means of T.G. and D.T.A. measurements, I.R. spectrometry and X-ray powder analysis (DEBYE -SCHERRER method).     

A comparative study on the thermal decomposition of some transition metal carboxylates

Thermal decomposition of transition metal malonates, MCH₂C₂O₄?xH₂O and transition metal succinates, M(CH₂)₂C₂O₄?xH₂O (M=Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) has been studied employing TG, DTG, DTA, XRD, SEM, IR and Mössbauer spectroscopic techniques. After dehydration, the anhydrous metal malonates and succinates decompose directly to their respective metal oxides in the temperature ranges 310–400 and 400–525°C, respectively. The oxides obtained have been found to be nanosized. The thermal stability of succinates have been found to be higher than that of the respective malonates.     

Thermochemistry of complex salts of transition metal perchlorates with tetrazole ligands

The combined use of combustion and solution calorimetry was proposed as a method for determining the standard enthalpy of formation of the complex salts of transition metals, viz., cobalt(II), nickel(II), and zinc, with the organic ligand (5-aminotetrazol-1-yl)acethydrazide. The enthalpies of solution in water and in a 0.1 M solution of hydrochloric acid were measured for the complex salts and ligand. The enthalpy of combustion of the ligand was determined by the combustion calorimetry method, and its standard enthalpy of formation was calculated. The thermochemical cycle was developed for determining the standard enthalpy of formation of the complex salts. The reliable values of the enthalpies of formation of the salts in the standard states were obtained, and the enthalpies of formation of the earlier unknown complex ions were determined.     

Thermochemistry of complex salts of transition metal perchlorates with tetrazole ligands

Standard enthalpies of formation of transition metal (cobalt, nickel, and zinc) complex salts with an organic ligand 5-aminotetrazol-2-ylacetohydrazide (ATH-2) were obtained by combustion and solution calorimetry. The enthalpy of combustion of the ligand was determined using combustion calorimetry and the standard enthalpy of formation of the ligand was calculated. For calculations by reaction calorimetry, a thermochemical cycle was developed that allows determination of the standard enthalpy of formation of complex salts. The enthalpies of solution of the ligand and transition metal complex salts in water and in 0.1 M hydrochloric acid were determined. The data obtained allow calculations of the enthalpies of salts formation and the enthalpies of three new complex ions. The enthalpies of position isomerization in different compounds were analyzed.     

Study of the thermal behaviours of some metal acrylates

The thermal behaviours of Na, Ca, Mg and Zn acrylates were investigated by TG and DTA. It was found that the anhydrous acrylates were subject to thermal polymerization processes, which preceded the main decomposition. The presence of oxygen influences the decomposition of the organic part of the molecule very strongly, but it does not markedly affect the extent of polymerization or the type of the resulting solid products. Metal carbonates or oxides make up the major proportion of the residue obtained after the decomposition of the metal acrylates, similarly as in the case of other low molecular monocarboxylic acid salts.

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Zusammenfassung Das thermische Verhalten von Na, Ca, Mg und Zn-Akrylaten wurde mittels TG und DTA untersucht. Es wurde festgestellt, daß die wasserfreien Akrylate einen termischen Polymerisierungsproze erleiden, der der Hauptzersetzung vorangeht. Die Gegenwart von Sauerstoff wirkt sich sehr stark auf die Zersetzung des organischen Teils des Moleküls aus, beeinflut jedoch das Ausma der Polymerisierung und den Typ der entstandenen festen Produkte nicht besonders. Die bei der Zersetzung von Metallakrylaten erhaltenen Substanzen bestehen größtenteils aus Metallkarbonaten oder -oxiden, analog wie bei anderen Salzen von niedermolekularen Monokarbonsäuren.

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Résumé Etude du comportement thermique des acrylates de Na, Ca, Mg et Zn par thermogravimétrie et par analyse thermique différentielle (TG et ATD). On observe que les acrylates anhydres subissent un processus de polymérisation thermique qui précède la décomposition principale. La présence d'oxygène exerce une forte influence sur la décomposition de la partie organique de la molécule mais elle n'affecte pas de manière importante le degré de polymérisation ni la nature des produits solides formés. La majeure partie du produit obtenu après la décomposition des acrylates métalliques est constituée de carbonates et d'oxydes métalliques comme c'est le cas pour les autres sels d'acides monocarboxyliques à faibles poids moléculaires.

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The authors thank Mr. J. Bobinski for his help in translating this paper into English.     

Study of the thermal decomposition of cellulose-hyphan and its complexes with some transition and indium metal ions

The studied complexes formed by the chelating ion exchanger were characterized by reflectance and infrared spectrometry. The thermal degradation of pure cellulose-hyphan (CH) and its complexes with Hg²⁺, In³⁺, Cr³⁺, Mo⁴⁺ and Mn²⁺ under an atmosphere of air has been studied using thermal gravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTG). The results showed that four different stages are accompanying the decomposition of (CH) and its complexes with the studied metals. These stages were found to be affected by the presence of the investigated metal ions. On the bases of the applicability of a non-isothermal kinetic equation it was found to be a first-order reaction with the rate of degradation,k, ranging from 8.3·10^?5 to 6.2·10^?3 for (CH) and from 1.7·10^?5 to 6.6·10^?3 s^?1 for its complexes. The activation energy,E _a, the entropy change, ΔS°, the enthalpy change, ΔH° and Gibbs free energy, ΔG° are calculated by applying the rate theory of the first-order reaction. The effect of the different central metal ions on the calculated thermodynamic parameters is discussed.     

The preparations and decompositions of some chloroacetyl-transition metal derivatives

The reactions of ClCH₂COCl with NaM(CO)₃C₅H₅ (M = Cr, Mo, W), NaM′(CO)₅ M′ = Mn, Re), NaFe(CO)₂C₅H₅, (Ph₃P)₄Pt and Cl(CO)(Ph₃P)₂Ir were examined. The chloroacetylmetal derivatives, C₅H₅(CO)₃MCOCH₂Cl (M = Mo, W), C₅H₅(CO)₂FeCOCH₂Cl, and (CO)₅MnCOCH₂Cl, were isolated and their thermal and photochemical decompositions studied. The last complex decomposes to produce Mn(CO)₅Cl, CO, and CH₄, whereas the others yield the corresponding metal chlorides and ketene via β-chloride elimination. The Pt and Ir chloroacetyl complexes probably form and decompose under the reaction conditions to give the metal chloride complexes as the only isolable products.     

Kinetics of thermal dehydration of some bis-salicylato-diaquo complexes of transition metal ions

The kinetics of thermal dehydration of bis-salicylato-diaquo complexes of VO(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Fe(II), Mn(II) and Zn(II) were studied. The activation energies and other kinetic parameters were evaluated. The observed kinetic parameters indicate first-order reactions. The activation energy of the thermal dehydration decreases in the sequence VO(II) > Cu(II) > Zn(II) > Co(II) > Ni(II) > Fe(II) > Mn(II), which is also the sequence for the difference in carboxyl group IR frequency.

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Zusammenfassung Die Kinetik der thermischen Dehydratisierung von Bis-salicylato-diaquo-Komplexen von VO(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Fe(II), Mn(II) und Zn(II) wurden untersucht. Aktivierungsenergien und andere kinetische Parameter wurden bestimmt. Die beobachteten kinetischen Parameter weisen auf Reaktionen erster Ordnung hin. Die Aktivierungsenergie der thermischen Dehydratisierung nimmt in der Reihenfolge VO(II) > Cu(II) > Zn(II) > Co(II) > Ni(II) > > Fe(II) > Mn(II) ab. In der gleichen Reihenfolge ändert sich auch die IR-Frequenz der Carbonylgruppe.

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The authors express their sincere thanks to the late Dr. M. D. Karkhanawala (then Head, Chemistry Division, BARE, India), for providing the facilities for TG and DTA, and also to the UGC (India) for research fellowships to the authors (BDH and SMA).     

Preparation, characterization and thermal studies of some transition metal ternary complexes

Ternary complexes of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) with nitrilotriacetic acid as a primary ligand and glycine as secondary ligand were prepared in slightly acid medium. Their molecular masses were determined by acid-base titration against standard potassium hydroxide solution. Their molecular structures were found to be [M (HNTA)(glyH)(2H₂O)]. Thermogravimetric analysis confirmed this structure and that the water present is coordinated to the central metal atom. UV-Vis spectra showed that the complexes have octahedral symmetry. IR spectra suggested the presence of intermolecular hydrogen bonding. This phenomenon was supported by mass spectra. The ionization constants of these complexes, as diprotic acids, were determined.     

A comparative study on the thermal decomposition of some transition metal maleates and fumarates

Thermal decomposition of M(mal/fum)·xH₂O (M=Mn, Co, Ni) has been studied in static air atmosphere from ambient to 500°C employing TG-DTG-DTA, XRD and IR spectroscopic techniques. After dehydration the anhydrous maleate salts decompose to metal oxalate in the temperature range of 320–360°C, which at higher temperature undergo an abrupt oxidative pyrolysis to oxides. The anhydrous fumarate salts have been found to decompose directly to oxide phase. A comparison of thermal analysis reveals that fumarates are thermally more stable than maleates.     

A comparative study of the thermal reactivities of some transition metal oxalates in selected atmospheres

A comparative investigation has been made of the nonisothermal, solid-state thermal decompositions of the oxalates of six divalent transition metals (cations: manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper and zinc) in alternative flowing atmospheres, inert (N₂, CO₂), reducing (H₂) and oxidizing (air). Derivative thermogravimetry (DTG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) response peak maxima, providing a measure of reaction temperatures, have been used to determine salt reactivities and thus to characterize the factors that control the relative stabilities of this set of chemically related reactants. Two trends were identified. Trend (1): in the inert and reducing atmospheres, the decomposition temperature (salt stability) increased with rise in enthalpy of formation of the divalent transition metal oxide, MO. It is concluded that the rupture of the cation-oxygen (oxalate) bond is the parameter that determines the stability of salts within this set. Trend (2): the diminution of decomposition temperatures from values for reactions in inert/reducing atmosphere to those for reactions in an oxidizing atmosphere increased with the difference in formation enthalpy between MO and the other participating oxide (MO_3/2 or MO_1/2). The change of cation valence tended to promote reaction, most decompositions in O₂ occurred at lower temperatures, but the magnitude of the effect varied considerably within this set of reactants. Observed variations in stoichiometric and kinetic characteristics with reaction conditions are discussed, together with the mechanisms of thermal decompositions of these solid oxalates.This approach to the elucidation of crystolysis reaction mechanisms emphasizes the value of comparative investigations within the group of chemically related reactants. Previous isothermal kinetic studies had been made for each of the reactants selected here. From these, much has been learned about the form of the (isothermal) solid-state yield-time curves, often interpreted to provide information about the geometry of interface development for the individual rate processes. However, identification of the controls of reactivity, reaction initiation (nucleation) and advance (nucleus growth), is much more difficult to characterize and less progress has been made towards elucidation of the interface chemistry. The trends of reactivity changes with salt compositions, identified here, offer a complementary approach to that provided by the study of single salts. Much of the recent literature on thermal decompositions of solids has been concerned with individual reactants, but many results and conclusions are not presented in the widest possible perspective. Comparisons between systematically related reactants are identified here as providing a chemical context for the elucidation of the chemical steps that participate in interface reactions. The article advocates the use of a more chemical approach in investigations of crystolysis (solid-state chemical) reactions.