Synthesis, crystal structure and properties of (NH₃-(CH₂)₃-NH₃)₂FeCl₆·2(H₃O-Cl)

Authors

Sean See ⋅ PH Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Diliman
Zhongjia Tang ⋅ US Department of Chemistry and TCSUH, University of Houston
Prem Kaewkunsri ⋅ US Department of Chemistry and TCSUH, University of Houston
Mohammad Mostafavi ⋅ PH Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
Arnold Guloy ⋅ PH Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Diliman and Department of Chemistry and TCSUH, University of Houston
Roland V. Sarmago ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Research in organic-inorganic hybrid compounds is motivated by the desire to design novel multifunctional materials with tunable properties. A new organic-based Fe(II)chloride, (NH₃-(CH₂)₃-NH₃)₂FeCl₆·2(H₃O-Cl), was synthesized and characterized using single crystal X-ray diffraction, FTIR, magnetic susceptibility and UV-Vis measurements. Compound (1) forms a monoclinic cell, space group C2/c (No. 15), a =19.400(2)Å, b =7.2310(7)Å, c =17.795(2)Å, and β =121.116(2)°. Its crystal structure features nominal layers formed, through hydrogen bonding, from [Fe⁽ᴵᴵ⁾Cl₆]⁴⁻ and H₃O-Cl units. The layers are interleaved by propyl-diammonium cations. The title compound is a semiconductor, with a Eg=2.30eV, and a Curie-Weiss paramagnet ( μ=5.02), consistent with having high-spin (d⁶) Fe(II) ions.

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2010: Proceedings of the 28th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2010-3A-03

Section

Materials Physics

Published

2010-10-25

How to Cite

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S See, Z Tang, P Kaewkunsri, M Mostafavi, A Guloy, and RV Sarmago, Synthesis, crystal structure and properties of (NH₃-(CH₂)₃-NH₃)₂FeCl₆·2(H₃O-Cl), Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 28, SPP-2010-3A-03 (2010). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2010-3A-03.