Mössbauer study on solid state photolysis of alkali tris(malonato)ferrates(III)

Solid state photolysis of alkali tris(malonato)ferrates(III), i.e., M₃[Fe(CH₂C₂O₄)₃]xH₂O (M=Li, Na, K, NH₄) has been studied employing Mössbauer, infrared and reflectance spectroscopic techniques. The complexes were irradiated for 300 hours using a medium pressure mercury vapour lamp of 250 W, Photodecomposition led to the formation of an iron(II) intermediate, M₂[Fe^II(CH₂C₂O₄)₂(H₂O)₂] (M=Li, Na, K) which on prolonged standing in air oxidized to M[Fe^III(CH₂C₂O₄)₂(H₂O)₂]. However, in case of ammonium complex, Fe^IICH₂C₂O₄·2H₂O once formed remained stable. The extent of photoreduction showed the sequence: NH₄, K>Li>Na. The results have been compared with those of alkali tris (oxalato) ferrates(III).     

Thermal annealing and solid state exchange in cobalt(III) tris phenantthroline perchlorate dihydrate

Cobalt(III) tris phenanthroline perchlorate dihydrate has been investigated for thermal annealing following neutron irradiation and solid state exchange with ¹Co⁺⁺. The results are explained on the basis of the new model advanced recently by the author.     

Charge-transfer excited state in tris(acetylacetonato) europium(III)

The extremely low efficiency of the intramolecular energy transfer process in europium acetylacetonate compared with the corresponding terbium acetylacetonate is attributed to the presence of a charge-transfer excited state lying below the ligand singlet states. This is supported by the anomalous absorption spectrum of the Eu³⁺ complex and the effects of added anions in other ligand systems.     

Mössbauer studies of solid state photolysis of barium and strontium tris(oxalato) ferrates (III)

Solid state photolysis of strontium and barium tris(oxalato) ferrate(III) was done under a medium pressure lamp and investigated with Mössbauer spectroscopy. The product [Fe^II(C₂O₄) (H₂O)₂]^2? formed during photolysis is found to be quite stable and does not convert to ferric state on long standing in air.     

Crystal structure of nitrate tris(4-allylthiosemicarbazide)-chromium(III) hydrate

The crystal structure of nitrate tris(4-allylthiosemicarbazide)chromium(III) hydrate [CrL₃](NO₃)₃(H₂O)_1.05 (I), where L is 4-allylthiosemicarbazide, is determined. The asymmetric unit of the cell of the crystal structure of I contains a complex of a chromium ion with three bidentate coordinated molecules L. The outer coordination sphere of the central atom contains a disordered water molecule and three nitrate ions. The coordination polyhedron of the chromium atom in complex I is an octahedron. In the crystal, the complexes of the compound under study are joined with each other by the outer-sphere nitrato groups into a three-dimensional branched net of hydrogen bonds.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) bis(tetrachloroaurate(III)) chloride

The binary complex salt [Co(N₂C₂H₈)₃][AuCl₄]₂Cl has been synthesized. Its crystal structure has been determined. Crystal data for C₆H₂₄N₆Cl₉AuCo: a = 20.8976(14) Å, b = 14.4773(9) Å, c = 7.9944(5) Å; β = 110.809(2)°; V = 2260.9(3) ų, space group C2/c, Z = 4, d _calc = 2.798 g/cm³. The plane square environment of the gold atom of the complex anion is completed to a tetragonal pyramid by the chlorine atom of the neighboring complex anion (Au…Cl 3.538 Å). The structure is layered. Layers of complex cations and complex anions alternate along the X axis.     

Electronic structure of six-coordinate iron(III) monoazaporphyrins

The electronic structures of six-coordinate iron(III) octaethylmonoazaporphyrins, [Fe(MAzP)L 2] (+/-) ( 1), have been examined by means of (1)H NMR and EPR spectroscopy to reveal the effect of meso-nitrogen in the porphyrin ring. The complexes carrying axial ligands with strong field strengths such as 1-MeIm, DMAP, CN (-), and (t)BuNC adopt the low-spin state with the (d xy ) (2)(d xz , d yz ) (3) ground state in a wide temperature range where the (1)H NMR and EPR spectra are taken. In contrast, the complexes with much weaker axial ligands, such as 4-CNPy and 3,5-Cl 2Py, exhibit the spin transition from the mainly S = 3/2 at 298 K to the S = 1/2 with the (d xy ) (2)(d xz , d yz ) (3) ground state at 4 K. Only the THF complex has maintained the S = 3/2 throughout the temperature range examined. Thus, the electronic structures of 1 resemble those of the corresponding iron(III) octaethylporphyrins, [Fe(OEP)L 2] (+/-) ( 2). A couple of differences have been observed, however, in the electronic structures of 1 and 2. One of the differences is the electronic ground state in low-spin bis( (t)BuNC) complexes. While [Fe(OEP)( (t)BuNC) 2] (+) adopts the (d xz , d yz ) (4)(d xy ) (1) ground state, like most of the bis( (t)BuNC) complexes reported previously, [Fe(MAzP)( (t)BuNC) 2] (+) has shown the (d xy ) (2)(d xz , d yz ) (3) ground state. Another difference is the spin state of the bis(3,5-Cl 2Py) complexes. While [Fe(OEP)(3,5-Cl 2Py) 2] (+) has maintained the mixed S = 3/2 and 5/2 spin state from 298 to 4 K, [Fe(MAzP)(3,5-Cl 2Py) 2] (+) has shown the spin transition mentioned above. These differences have been ascribed to the narrower N4 cavity and the presence of lower-lying pi* orbital in MAzP as compared with OEP.     

Neodymium(III) tris(1,3-bis(1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)propane-1,3-dionato)(1,10-phenanthroline): Synthesis and photophysical properties

The reaction of NdCl₃ with 1,3-bis(1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)propane-1,3-dione (HL) and 1,10-phenanthroline (Phen) in the presence of a base afforded complex [Nd(L)₃Phen] (I). Unstable solvate I · 2CH₂Cl₂ was obtained from a solution of the complex in dichloromethane, and its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The photophysical properties of the complex were studied. Possible routes for the energy transfer in the course of photoluminescence were proposed.     

The solid state electrochemistry of samarium (III) hexacyanoferrate (II)

A new electroactive polynuclear inorganic compound of a rare earth metal hexacyanoferrate, samarium hexacyanoferrate (SmHCF), was prepared chemically and characterized using techniques of FTIR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray powder diffraction, UV–Vis spectrometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) etc. The cyclic voltammetric behavior of SmHCF mechanically attached to the surface of graphite electrode was well defined and exhibited a pair of redox peaks with the formal potential of 180.5 mV (versus SCE) at a scan rate of 100 mV/s in 0.2-M NaCl solution and the redox peak currents increased linearly with the square root of the scan rates up to as high as 1,000 mV/s. The effects of the concentration of supporting electrolyte on the electrochemical characteristics of SmHCF and the transport behavior of K⁺, Na⁺ and Li⁺ counter-ions through the ion channel of SmHCF were studied by voltammetry.