New organic metals: Radical cation salts of bis(ethylenedioxo)tetrathiafulvalene with halide mercurate anions

Radical cation salts with halide mercurate anions were obtained by the electrochemical oxidation of bis(ethylenedioxo)tetrathiafulvalene (BEDO-TTF), and their conductivity was studied. The compounds (BEDO-TTF)₄Hg₃X₈ (X = Cl or Br), (BEDO-TTF)₄Hg_3.5I₉, and (BEDO-TTF)₂HgBr₃ possess the conductivity of the metallic type down to helium temperatures.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1167–1170, May, 1996.     

Optical properties of bis(pyrazino)tetrathiafulvalene salts

The optical reflectance and absorption spectra of (BPTTF)₂BF₄[where BPTTF is bis(pyrazino) tetrathiafulvalene] and similar salts are reported for a wide spectral region.     

Reactions of tris(oxalato)cobaltate(III) with two-electron reductants

The tris(oxalato)cobaltate(III) complex [Co(C(2)O(4))(3)](3-), E(o)(Co)(III/II)=+0.57 V) is readily reduced by the 2e(-) reagents, Sn(II) and Ge(II), in contrast to (NH(3))(5)CoCl(2+) and (NH(3))(5)CoBr(2+), which are unreactive toward these donors. Rates for the oxalato oxidant are only 10(-3)-10(-2) as great as those for vitamin B(12a)(aquacob(III)alamin, E(o)+0.35 V at pH 1), in accord with the suggestion that reductions of corrin-bound cobalt(III) by Sn(II) and Ge(II) occur predominantly through an additional path involving Co(i). Reductions of the oxalato complex by 2e(-) donors are taken to proceed by initial formation of odd-electron intermediates (e.g., Sn(III) and Ge(III)) which react rapidly with Co(III). Such a two-step sequence is in keeping with the observed behavior of the rare reductant, Ti(II), which is found to be oxidized by [Co(C(2)O(4))(3)](3-) more slowly than (independently prepared) Ti(III) under comparable conditions.     

Silver(I) salts with penicillin anions

Silver(I) salts with benzylpenicillin (Bzp^–), ampicillin (Amp^–), and oxacillin (Oxa^–) anions with compositions of AgBzp, AgAmp, and AgOxa are isolated from an aqueous solution in the solid state and characterized by IR spectroscopy and thermal analysis (TG/DSC). IR spectroscopy data lead to the conclusion that Ag(I) coordinates the Oxa^– ion through carbonyl oxygen atoms of the ß-lactam and amide groups. No coordination is observed for the Bzp^– and Amp^– anions.     

New ionic liquids with tris(perfluoroalkyl)trifluorophosphate (FAP) anions

The synthesis of new ionic liquids with tris(perfluoroalkyl)trifluorophosphate (FAP) anions is described. The physico-chemical properties (conductivity, viscosity, electrochemical and thermal stability) of this new generation of ionic liquids (molten salts) are discussed. FAP-ionic liquids show an excellent hydrolytic stability, low viscosity and high electrochemical and thermal stability that makes them attractive for use in electrochemical devices and as a new media for application in modern technologies and chemical synthesis.     

Cadmium(II)bis(oxalato)cobaltate(II)- pentahydrate

A mixed metal carboxylate, cadmium(II)bis(oxalato)cobaltate(II)pentahydrate, has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectral, reflectance and X-ray powder diffraction studies. Thermal decomposition studies (TG, DTG and DTA) in air showed that the compound decomposed to CdCoO3 at 370°C through the formation of an anhydrous compound at ~194°C. Finally, CdCoO₂ is generated at 1000°C. DSC study in nitrogen up to 550°C showed the formation of a mixture of CdO and Co₃O₄ as end products. The kinetic parameters have been evaluated for the dehydration and decomposition steps using four non-mechanistic equations, i.e., Freeman and Carroll, Coats and Redfern, Flynn and Wall, MacCallum and Tanner equations. Using seven mechanistic equations, the rate controlling processes of the dehydration and decomposition mechanism are also inferred. The kinetic parameters, DH and DS obtained from DSC are discussed. IR and X-ray powder diffraction studies identified some of the decomposition products. A tentative mechanism for the decomposition in air is proposed. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Neutron bombardment of lithium bis(oxalato) borate: LiBOB

Lithium bis(oxalato) borate (LiBOB) was neutron bombarded with a flux of 2.40 × 10¹² n cm⁻² s⁻¹ for 1, 2, 3 and 4 h. The neutron damaged LiBOB was studied by FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy as well as by DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry). It is shown that the neutron bombardment causes the radiolysis of the oxalate ligand of LiBOB producing boric acid. The kinetics of LiBOB radiolysis under neutron bombardment was fitted according to the pseudofirst order kinetics law using either the FT-IR data or the decomposition enthalpy data leading in both cases to a rate constant of 9.2 × 10⁻⁵ s⁻¹. Pristine LiBOB is not a paramagnetic solid but after neutron bombardement it gives a very clear and stable ESR signal attributed to trapped spins in the radiolysis products.

     

Langmuir-Blodgett films of amphiphilic bis(tetrathiafulvalene) macrocycles with four alkyl chains

Amphiphilic bis(tetrathiafulvalene) [bis(TTF)] macrocycles with four alkyl chains were fabricated as novel electrically active Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films. Two TTF units were linked via [24]crown-8, [21]crown-7, and [18]crown-6 macrocycles, forming charge-transfer (CT) salts with 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane (F4-TCNQ) at the air-water interface and on solid substrates. The CT salt of the amphiphilic bis(TTF)-macrocycle having a [24]crown-8 ring system formed a uniform surface morphology on mica. Using single-crystal X-ray structural analysis, the layer structure between the hydrophobic chains and the one-dimensional pi-pi stack of the CT salt was confirmed. Our results show that the bis(TTF)-macrocycle was folded at the flexible [24]crown-8 moiety, forming intramolecular pi-pi dimer structures and one-dimensional intermolecular pi-pi stacks with F4-TCNQ dimers. The open-shell electronic structure of the LB films was determined by electronic spectra, electrical conductivity, and electron spin resonance analyses. Asymmetry was introduced into the bis(TTF)-macrocycle by changing the ring size from [24]crown-8 to [21]crown-7. The surface morphology of the CT salts with F4-TCNQ was established as two-dimensional round-shape domains on mica. Further reduction of the macrocyclic ring from [21]crown-7 to [18]crown-6 resulted in a CT salt of the bis(TTF)-macrocycle with F4-TCNQ with a leaf-shape domain morphology and a typical dimension of approximately 1 microm2 on mica. In general, decreasing the macrocyclic ring size from [24]crown-8 to [21]crown-7 or [18]crown-6 affected the inter- and intramolecular interactions and the surface morphologies of LB films.     

Synthesis of bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene derivatives with metal ion ligating centres

The syntheses of eight derivatives of BEDT-TTF (ET) containing pyridine, 2,2′-bipyridine or 2,4′-pyridylpyrimidine binding sites on a side chain are reported, for use in the preparation of organic/inorganic hybrid materials. The intermediate hydroxyethyl derivative of BEDT-TTF is prepared in an efficient five-step procedure.