Experimental determination of the NH4NO3/(NH4)2SO4/H2O phase diagram

We have studied the thermodynamic properties of the ammonium nitrate/ammonium sulfate/water system using differential scanning calorimetry and infrared spectroscopy of thin films at low temperatures. This is the first study focused on low temperatures, as previous experimental work on this system has been at 273 K and above. We have combined our experimental results with melting point data from the literature at high temperatures to create a solid/liquid phase diagram of the ammonium nitrate/ammonium sulfate/water system for temperatures below 343 K. Using phase diagram theory and Alkemade lines, we predict which solids are stable at equilibrium for all concentrations within the studied region. We also observed the decomposition of a solid at low temperatures which has not previously been reported. Finally, we have compared our predicted solids and final melting temperatures to the Aerosol Inorganics Model (AIM).     

Experimental determination of the H2SO4/(NH4)2SO4/H2O phase diagram

We have experimentally investigated the water and sulfuric acid-rich regions of the H2SO4/(NH4)2SO4/H2O ternary liquid/solid phase diagram using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and infrared spectroscopy of thin films. We present the liquid/solid ternary phase diagram for temperatures below 373 K and H2SO4 concentrations below 60 wt %. We have determined two ternary eutectics and two tributary reaction points for this system in the regions studied. It is also seen that sulfuric acid tetrahydrate (SAT) forms as a metastable solid over a large concentration range. Two true binary systems have been identified: ice/letovicite and SAT/ammonium bisulfate. Finally, we have compared our results to the predictions of the aerosol inorganics model and have found significant differences both in the final melting points and in the location of some of the phase boundaries including a significant discrepancy in the invariant points predicted versus those observed.     

Raman study of phase transitions in (n-C4H9NH3)2BiCl5

The Raman spectra of (n-C₄H₉NH₃)₂BiCl₅ were recorded and analysed from 4 K to 390 K. The phase transition (α → β) at 370 K to the metastable form is manifested by changes in the low-frequency Raman spectra, indicating the changes in the anionic structure of the crystal. The phase transition at 215 K is clearly manifested by the temperature evolution of the internal modes of the butylammonium cation. The phase transition is likely to be due to a reorientational motion of the cation.     

Raman observation of the interactions between NH4+, SO4(2-), and H2O in supersaturated (NH4)2SO4 droplets

High signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) Raman spectra of (NH(4))(2)SO(4) droplets deposited on a quartz substrate were obtained from dilute to supersaturated states upon decreasing the relative humidity (RH). When the molar water-to-solute ratio (WSR) decreases from 16.8 to 3.2, the v(1)-SO(4)(2-) band changes very little, that is, showing a red-shift of only about 1 cm(-1) (from 979.9 to 978.8 cm(-1)) and an increase of its full width at half-maximum (fwhm) from 8.3 to 9.8 cm(-1). Other vibration modes such as v(2)- and v(4)-SO(4)(2-) bands appear almost constantly at 452 and 615 cm(-1). Such kind of a spectroscopic characteristic is different from previous observation on other cations, indicating that the interactions between SO(4)(2-) and NH(4)+ in supersaturated states are similar to those between SO(4)(2-) and H(2)O in dilute states. After fitting the Raman spectra with Gaussian functions in the spectral range of 2400-4000 cm(-1), we successfully extracted six components at positions of 2878.7, 3032.1, 3115.0, 3248.9, 3468.4, and 3628.8 cm(-1), respectively. The first three components are assigned to the second overtone of NH(4)+ umbrella bending, the combination band of NH(4)+ umbrella bending and rocking vibrations, and the NH(4)+ symmetric stretching vibration, while the latter three components are from the strongly, weakly, and slightly hydrogen-bonded components of water molecules, respectively. With a decrease of the RH, the proportion of the strongly hydrogen-bonded components increases, while that of the weakly hydrogen-bonded components decreases in the droplets. The coexistence of strongly, weakly, and slightly hydrogen-bonded water molecules must hint at a similar hydrogen-bonding network of NH(4)+, SO(4)(2-), and H(2)O to that of pure liquid water in supersaturated (NH(4))(2)SO(4) droplets.     

Thermal behaviour of [CoCO3(NH3)4]2SO4 · 3H2O

The thermal behaviour of [CoCO₃(NH₃)₄]₂SO₄ · 3H₂O was studied using X-ray diffraction diagrams, DTA, TG and heating at constant temperatures for different periods of time. The X-ray study was made in order to characterize with the powder diagrams the phases obtained and to follow the reactions of the complex when heated in air up to 800. A parallel infrared spectral study was also made. The results obtained by the various experimental methods were compared with the theoretical weight losses.

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Zusammenfassung Das thermische Verhalten von [CoCO₃(NH₃)₄]₂SO₄ · 3H₂O wurde durch Röntgendiffraktion, DTA, TG und Erhitzen auf gleiche Temperatur in verschiedenen Zeiten, untersucht. Die röntgenographische Prüfung diente zum Kennzeichnen der erhaltenen Phasen durch Pulverdiagramme und zur Verfolgung der in Luft bis 800 im Komplex verlaufenden Reaktionen. Es wurde parallel auch eine Prüfung durch infrarote Spektroskopie unternommen. Die auf verschiedene Weise erhaltenen Ergebnisse wurden miteinander in Einklang gebracht.

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Résumé On a étudié le comportement thermique de [CoCO₃(NH₃)₄]₂SO₄ · 3H₂O par diffraction de rayons X, ATD et ATG avec maintien en thermostat. L'étude par rayons X a été menée dans le but de caractériser les phases obtenues par leur diagramme de poudre et de suivre les réactions données par le complexe chauffé dans l'air jusqu'à 800. En raison de l'impossibilité de suivre l'évolution thermique par rayons X, une étude parallèle a été effectuée par spectrographie infrarouge. On a essayé de rapprocher les résultats obtenus à l'aide de ces différentes méthodes.

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This work has been carried out, in part, through the Ayuda para el Fomento de la Investigación en la Universidad.     

(NH4)3[VO2(SO4)2(H2O)2]·1.5H2O

The title compound, tri­ammonium cis‐di­aqua‐cis‐dioxo‐trans‐disulfatovanadate 1.5‐hydrate, was obtained by oxidizing V^IV to V^V in a 2 M sulfuric acid solution of vanadyl­ sulfate and adding ammonium sulfate. Here, the V atom is sandwiched by two sulfate groups by corner‐sharing to form a discrete [VO₂(SO₄)₂(OH₂)₂]^3? anion. The water mol­ecules occupy cis positions in the equatorial plane of the vanadium octahedron.     

Synthesis and characterization of three novel cation-containing (NH4+/C3H7NH3+/NH3+C2H4NH3+) aluminum diphosphonates

Three new aluminum diphosphonates (C(3)H(7)NH(3))[AlF[(HO)O(2)PC(2)H(4)PO(3)]] (1) (orthorhombic, Pnma, a = 8.2048(1) A, b = 6.90056(6) A, c = 19.6598(4) A, Z = 4), (H(3)NC(2)H(4)NH(3))[Al(OH)(O(3)PC(2)H(4)PO(3))] (2) (monoclinic, P2(1)/n, a = 11.142(3) A, b = 7.008(2) A, c = 12.903(5) A, beta = 96.24(7) degrees, Z = 4), and (NH(4))(2)[AlF(O(3)PCH(2)PO(3))] (3) (orthorhombic, Cmcm, a = 16.592(2) A, b = 7.5106(9) A, c = 7.0021(9) A, Z = 4) have been synthesized by solvothermal methods in the presence of linear organic ammonium cations (for 1 and 2) and ammonium cations (for 3) and their structures determined using powder, microcrystal, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction data, respectively. All three materials contain a similar one-dimensional chain motif which is related to that found in the mineral Tancoite. This chain motif consists of corner-sharing octahedra (AlO(4)F(2) for 1 and 3 and AlO(6) for 2) linked together through the bridging CPO(3) tetrahedra of the diphosphonate groups. These chains are unusual in that each diphosphonate moiety acts as a bisbidentate ligand that is coordinated to the same two metal centers through both of the O(3)PC- groups of the diphosphonate ligand. The arrangement of the Tancoite-like chains and charge compensation cations in the structures of compounds 1-3 is seen to be dependent upon the nature of the diphosphonic acid and organoammonium/ammonium cations. Careful selection of these two components may provide a method to design future materials in this system.     

四氯合锌酸十四烷铵-四氯合锌酸十六烷铵二元体系相图

合成了四氯合锌酸十四烷铵(C4H29NH3)2ZnCl4(简记为C14ZnCl)和四氯合锌酸十六烷铵(C16H33NH3)2ZnCl4(简记为C16ZnC1),并配制了一系列不同组成的C14ZnCl-C16ZnCl二元体系,通过DSC测试,变温红外光谱法及X-ray粉末衍射法来绘制该二元体系相图。该相图是生成稳定中问化合物的固相部分互溶体系相图。     

(H3O)Nd(SO4)2

The crystal structure of oxonium neodymium bis(sulfate), (H₃O)Nd(SO₄)₂, shows a two‐dimensional layered framework assembled from SO₄ tetrahedra and NdO₉ tricapped trigonal prisms. One independent sulfate group makes four S—O—Nd linkages, while the other makes five such connections to generate an unprecedented anhydrous anionic [Nd(SO₄)₂]⁻ layer. To achieve charge balance, H₃O⁺ cations are inserted between adjacent layers where they participate in hydrogen‐bonding interactions with the sulfate O atoms of adjacent layers.     

Raman spectra and phase transitions in single crystal (NH4)2ZnCl4

Raman spectra of single crystal (NH₄)₂ZnCl₄ at 300 and 105K at different polarizations are reported and analysed in view of previously reported structural data. The experimental observations suggest that the free oriented gas model is applicable for group theoretical analysis of the vibrational modes in this system at room temperature. It is also concluded that the space group for the room temperature phase III is C²_s instead of C⁹_2v. The temperature dependence of thermosensitive bands shows discontinuities at 267 and 194 K. The structure in the new phase VI below 194 K is suggested to be triclinic.     

First characterization of the ammine-ammonium complex [(NH4(NH3)4)2(mu-NH3)2]2+ in the crystal structure of [NH4(NH3)4][B(C6H5)4].NH3 and the [NH4(NH3)4]+ complex in [NH4(NH3)4][Ca(NH3)7]As3S6.2NH3 and [NH4(NH3)4][Ba(NH3)8]As3S6.NH3

The compound [NH4(NH3)4][B(C6H5)4].NH3 (1) was prepared by the reaction of NaB(C(6)H(5))(4) with a proton-charged ion-exchange resin in liquid ammonia. [NH(4)(NH(3))(4)][Ca(NH(3))(7)]As(3)S(6).2NH(3) (2) and [NH4(NH3)4][Ba(NH3)8]As3S6.NH3 (3) were synthesized by reduction of As(4)S(4) with Ca and Ba in liquid ammonia. All ammoniates were characterized by low-temperature single-crystal X-ray structure analysis. They were found to contain the ammine-ammonium complex with the maximal possible number of coordinating ammonia molecules, the [NH4(NH3)4]+ ion. 1 contains a special dimer, the [(NH4(NH3)4)2(mu-NH3)2]2+ ion, which is formed by two[NH4(NH3)4]+ ions linked by two ammonia molecules. The H(3)N-H...N hydrogen bonds in all three compounds range from 1.82 to 2.20 A (DHA = Donor-H...Acceptor angles: 156-178 degrees). In 2 and 3, additional H(2)N-H...S bonds to the thioanions are observed, ranging between 2.49 and 3.00 A (DHA angles: 120-175 degrees). Two parallel phenyl rings of the [B(C(6)H(5))(4)](-) anion in 1 form a pi...pi hydrogen bond (C...C distance, 3.38 A; DHA angles, 82 degrees), leading to a dimeric [B(C6H5)4]2(2-) ion.     

KBrO3-CH3CH(NH2)CO2H-MnSO4-[Fe(phen)3]SO4-H2SO4体系的化学振荡反应

本文首次报道须在两种金属离子同时作用下的振荡反应─KBrO3-CH3CH(NH2)CO2H-MnSO4-[F3(phen)3]SO4-H2SO4体系的振荡反应, 对反应产物作了分析, 研究了两种金属离子在振荡反应中的不同作用, Mn^2^+起催化氧化丙氨酸以产生丙酮酸的作用, 而[Fe(phen)3]^2^+则是丙酮酸-BZ型反应的催化剂。研究了温度变化对振荡反应的影响, 从而得出振荡反应各阶段的有观活化能。考察了Cl^-、自由基抑制剂及反应物浓度对振荡反应的影响。实验证明, 振荡反应同时受Br^-及Br2的控制, 振荡机理与Br2^-水解控制模型相同。     

Vibrational spectroscopy and structures of Ni+(C2H2)(n) (n =1-4) complexes

Nickel cation-acetylene complexes of the form Ni(+)(C(2)H(2))(n), Ni(+)(C(2)H(2))Ne, and Ni(+)(C(2)H(2))(n)Ar(m) (n = 1-4) are produced in a molecular beam by pulsed laser vaporization. These ions are size-selected and studied in a time-of-flight mass spectrometer by infrared laser photodissociation spectroscopy in the C-H stretch region. The fragmentation patterns indicate that the coordination number is 4 for this system. The n = 1-4 complexes with and without rare gas atoms are also investigated with density functional theory. The combined IR spectra and theory show that pi-complexes are formed for the n = 1-4 species, causing the C-H stretches in the acetylene ligands to shift to lower frequencies. Theory reveals that there are low-lying excited states nearly degenerate with the ground state for all the Ni(+)(C(2)H(2))(n) complexes. Although isomeric structures are identified for rare gas atom binding at different sites, the attachment of rare gas atoms results in only minor perturbations on the structures and spectra for all complexes. Experiment and theory agree that multiple acetylene binding takes place to form low-symmetry structures, presumably due to Jahn-Teller distortion and/or ligand steric effects. The fully coordinated Ni(+)(C(2)H(2))(4) complex has a near-tetrahedral structure.     

Infrared and polarized Raman spectra of (CH3)2NH2Al(SO4)2 x 6H2O

FTIR and single crystal Raman spectra of (CH3)2NH2Al(SO4)2 x 6H2O have been recorded at 300 and 90 K and analysed. The shifting of nu1 mode to higher wavenumber and its appearance in Bg species contributing to the alpha(xz) and alpha(yz) polarizability tensor components indicate the distortion of SO4 tetrahedra. The presence of nu1 and nu2 modes in the IR spectrum and the lifting of degeneracies of nu2, nu3, and nu4 modes are attributed to the lowering of the symmetry of the SO4(2-) ion. Coincidence of the IR and Raman bands for different modes suggest that DMA+ ion is orientationally disordered. One of the H atoms of the NH2 group of the DMA+ ion forms moderate hydrogen bonds with the SO4(2-) anion. Al(H2O)6(3+) ion is also distorted in the crystal. The shifting of the stretching modes to lower wavenumbers and the bending mode to higher wavenumber suggest that H2O molecules form strong hydrogen bonds with SO4(2-) anion. The intensity enhancement and the narrowing of nu1SO4, deltaC2N and Al(H2O)6(3+) modes at 90 K confirm the settling down of the protons in the hydrogen bonds formed with H2O molecules and NH2 groups. This may be one of the reasons for the phase transition observed in the crystal.