Synthesis and thermal decomposition of acid alkali metal hexafluoroaluminates

Acid alkali hexafluoroaluminates of K and Rb were prepared by precipitation of alkali fluoride containing H₃AlF₆ solutions with ethanol. Compounds were characterized by X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy,¹H-NMR and chemical analysis. The constitution is M^I(H₃O)₂AlF₆. Lattice parameters were determined.Dehydration and thermal decomposition were investigated by thermal analysis (TG, DTG, DTA) on a derivatograph-Q and by high temperature X-ray diffraction. Thermal decomposition is accompanied by liberation of H₂O and HF and a condensation of [AlF₆]^3– octahedra forming layer structures. Stable intermediate products are M^IAlF₄·0.5H₂O and M^IAlF₄. At higher temperatures hydrolysis occurs.

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Zusammenfassung Es wurden saure Kalium- und Rubidiumhexafluoroaluminate durch Fällung aus Alkalifluorid enthaltenden H₃AlF₆-Lösungen mit Ethanol dargestellt. Die erhaltenen Verbindungen wurden chemisch, röntgenographisch, IR- sowie¹H-NMR-spektroskopisch charakterisiert. Die Konstitution der Verbindungen ist M^I(H₃O)₂AlF₆. Die Gitterkonstanten wurden aus Röntgendiffraktionsdaten bestimmt. Entwässerung und thermische Zersetzung wurden mittels Heizguiniertechnik und Thermoanalyse (TG, DTG, DTA) an einem Derivatograph-Q untersucht. Bei der thermischen Zersetzung erfolgt eine HF- und H₂O-Abgabe sowie eine Kondensation von AlF ₆ ^3– -Oktaedern unter Ausbildung von Schichtstrukturen. Als stabile Zwischenprodukte wurden M^IAlF₄·0.5H₂O und M^IAlF₄ nachgewiesen. Bei höheren Temperaturen werden Hydrolysereaktionen beobachtet.

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, H₃AlF₆, . M¹(H₃O)₂AlF₆ , - - . . (, , ) Q- , . [AlF₆]^3– . M¹AlF₄·0.5H₂O M¹AlF₄. .

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Presented at the Microsymposium on Halogen Chemistry held in Budapest, 1987.     

Bifunctional even-electron ions. II. Fragmentation behaviour of aliphatic ω-hydroxy and ω-methoxy methoxonium ions

Bifunctional methoxonium ions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm R} -\mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + ({\rm OCH}_3 ) - ({\rm CH}_2 )_{\rm n} - {\rm OH}({\rm b}) $\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ {\rm R} - \mathop {\rm C}\limits^ + ({\rm OCH}_3 ) - ({\rm CH}_2 )_{\rm n} - {\rm OCH}_3 ({\rm c}) $\end{document} (c) show as the main reactions those caused by functional group interaction, as has already been found for the analogous hydroxonium ions (g). Although there are similarities in the fragmentation behaviour of the isomeric ions b and g, their fragmentation pathways are different, proving b and g as distinct species. The dominant primary fragmentation for b and c is loss of CH₃OH. The hydrogen migrations prior to this reaction have been established by deuterium labelling. The findings on the fragmentation behaviour of the bifunctional methoxonium ions have been extended to the general behaviour of hydroxy and alkoxy substituted alkoxonium ions.     

The aromatic diboracyclopropenyl (diboriranyl) anion; CB2H3 −: An ab initio study

The most stable structure of CB₂H₃ ^–, as established computationally, is the aromatic diboracyclopropenyl (diboriranyl) anion (5), while open-chainC _2v, isomer H₂BCBH (7) is only 3 kcal/mol higher in energy at the QCISD(T)/6-311 +G^**//MP2/6-31+G^*+ZPE (HF/6-31 +G^*). The 47-kcal/mol barrier between cyclic,5, and open-chain,7, structures suggests that both of them may be observed. The aromatic stabilization energy of the diboriranyl anion (18 kcal/mol) is half the value in the isoelectronic cyclopropenium ion, C₃H₃ ⁺. The computed, by IGLO method (5a), and experimental (6a) chemical shifts,(¹³C) and(¹¹B), agree within 4 ppm range. The theoretical vibrational frequencies of the most stable isomers,5 and7, are presented for experimental verification of these species.     

Complexes of divalent oxovanadium,manganese, iron,cobalt, nickel and copper with the ligand derived from the reaction of 2-aminopyridine and acetylacetone

Summary 2-Aminopyridine reacts with acetylacetone in the presence of VO^II, Mn^II, Fe^II, Co^II, Ni^II, and Cu^II metal salts to give complexes of the type [VO(Ap₂ac)₂X]X and [M(Ap₂ac)₂X₂] where (Ap₂ac) is the ligand formedin situ. The complexes are characterised as distorted octahedral by analyses, conductance, molecular weight, magnetic, electronic and i.r. spectral studies. The i.r. studies reveal that two molecules of aminopyridine are joined by a molecule of acetylacetone through a three carbon atom bridge and that the ligand coordinates through the azomethine and imino nitrogen atoms, whereas pyridine does not take part in coordination. The electronic spectra have been interpreted and tentative assignments are made. In the far i.r. spectra, various metal ligand vibrations are observed and discussed. Attempts to carry out electrophilic substitutions in the complexes failed.     

Über LaCo2P2 und andere Neue Verbindungen mit ThCr2Si2- und CaBe2Ge2-Struktur

On LaCo₂P₂ and Other New Compounds with ThCr₂Si₂- and CaBe₂Ge₂-Type Structure The compounds MCo₂P₂ (M = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Th, U), MFe₂P₂ (M = La, Ce, U), and ThCo₂As₂ were prepared for the first time. Structure determinations from single crystal X-ray data of LaCo₂P₂ (R = 0.011; 325 F-values), CeCo₂P₂ (R = 0.023; 160 F), PrCo₂P₂ (R = 0.044; 441 F), LaFe₂P₂ (R = 0.024; 511 F), and CeFe₂P₂ (R = 0.016; 183 F) with 11 variable parameters each resulted in atomic positions within the range of the ThCr₂Si₂-type. The powder patterns of ThCo₂P₂, and ThCo₂As₂ show superstructure reflections indicating a CaBe₂Ge₂-type structure. The other compounds can be assigned to the ThCr₂Si₂-type. Chemical bonding of these can be rationalized by a simple band structure model where bonding transition metal – transition metal interactions are important.     

Thermodynamic properties of two metal-rich tantalum sulfides: Ta2S and Ta6S

The incongruent vaporization reactions of Ta₂S and Ta₆S have been investigated by mass-loss effusion in the temperature range 1576 to 1902 K. By extrapolation of P_S(obs) to equilibrium the enthalpies of the reactions $\text{3}\text{2}\text{Ta}{}_2\text{S(s)}\text{=}\text{1}\text{2}\text{Ta}{}_6\text{S(s) + S(g)}$ and Ta₆S = 6 Ta(s) + S(g) were found to be $\text{ΔH}{}^0{}_{298}\text{R}\text{= 53.0(0.3) · 10}{}^3\text{K}$ and $\text{ΔH}{}^0{}_{298}\text{R}\text{= 58.1(0.4) · 10}{}^3\text{K}$, respectively. Comparison between the above values, determined by a 2nd law treatment, and 3rd law values was used to derive fef (“free energy function”) values for Ta and S in the compounds. These postulated fef's, which apply only to the elements as present in the compounds measured, are compared to tabulated quantities for the pure solid elements to provide a criterion for 2nd and 3rd law evaluation.     

The elimination of carbon monoxide from molecular ions of phenol and other [C6H6O]+˙ isomers

Phenol and five acyclic isomeric compounds have been investigated using electron impact and field ionization techniques, mass analysed ion kinetic energy spectrometry and collision induced dissociation mass analysed ion kinetic energy spectrometry. The kinetic energy release data corresponding to the elimination of carbon monoxide from the molecular ions show that at least two structures of the reactant ion are involved. The electron impact and field ionization collision induced dissociation mass analysed ion kinetic energy spectra indicate that under electron impact conditions, the phenol ion partially isomerizes to another ion structure. An isomerization of about 40% to the structure of cis-2-hexen-4-yn-1-al is in good accordance with the spectral data.     

Synthesis of an inorganic-organic polymer blend from orthoboric acid and caprolactam

The possibility of modifying boron polyoxide with an oligomeric amide upon thermal dehydration of orthoboric acid and oligomerization of caprolactam in a common melt is shown. The products obtained after thermal pretreatment of the initial blend containing 30 wt % caprolactam are investigated. It is shown that the main processes at T < 200°C are dehydration of orthoboric acid and hydrolysis of caprolactam with the formation of ε-aminocaproic acid. At temperatures of 225–260°C, the predominant process is the formation of boron polyoxide and a caprolactam-based oligomeric product. The data of ¹¹B NMR spectroscopy show that the chemical transformations of caprolactam occur against the background of the N:B donor-acceptor interaction. The two-dimensional [¹¹B-¹H] heteronuclear correlation spectrum indicates that the systems obtained upon thermal treatment are solid solutions.     

2-(Phenyltelluromethyl)tetrahydrofuran (L) and 2-(2-{4-methoxyphenyl}telluroethyl)-1,3- dioxolane (L) and their palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes

The nucleophile [ArTe⁻] generated in situ borohydride solution of Ar₂Te₂, reacts with 2-(chloromethyl) tetrahydrofuran and 2-(2-bromoethyl)-1,3-dioxolane resulting in L¹ and L², respectively. The complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II) with L¹/L² having stoichiometries [MCl₂·L₂], [ML₂](ClO₄)₂, [(DPPE)ML₂](ClO)₄)₂, [(PPh₃)₂ML₂](ClO₄)₂ and [(phen)ML₂](ClO₄)₂ (where L = L¹/L² DPPE = Ph₂PC H₂CH₂PPh₂, PHEN = 1,10-phenanthroline and M = Pd/Pt) have been synthesized. IR, ¹H, ¹²⁵Te{¹H} and ³¹P{¹H} NMR and UV-vis spectral data of these species in conjunction with their molar conductance and molecular weight data have been used to authenticate the new species. In all complexes (1–20) the ligands L¹ and L² are coordinated through tellurium and in the complexes of formula [ML₂](ClO₄)₂ (M = Pd, Pt) the ligand is bidentate with the oxygen atom used in complexation. In solution, complexes PtCl₂L₂ exist as a mixture of cis and trans isomers whereas only the trans isomer was observed for the palladium analogues. The [(phen)PdL₂](ClO₄)₂(Q) quenches ¹O₂ readily. The plot of log [Q] vs time is linear. Mechanism compatible with the experimental observations is proposed.