Synthesis, spectroscopic and thermal investigations of solid charge-transfer complexes of 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane and the acceptors iodine, TCNE, TCNQ and chloranil. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The solid charge-transfer complexes formed in the reaction of the electron donor 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (TMTACN) with the acceptors iodine, tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) and 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) have been isolated. These were characterized through electronic and infrared spectra as well as thermal and elemental analysis. The results show that the formed solid CT-complexes have the formulas [(TMTACN)I]I3, [(TMTACN)(TCNE)5] and [(TMTACN)(TCNQ)3] in full agreement with the known reaction stoichiometries in solution. The chloranil CT-solid complex cannot be isolated in pure form.

published proceedings

  • Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc

author list (cited authors)

  • Alqaradawi, S. Y., Bazzi, H. S., Mostafa, A., & Nour, E.

citation count

  • 32

complete list of authors

  • Alqaradawi, Siham Y||Bazzi, Hassan S||Mostafa, Adel||Nour, El-Metwally

publication date

  • December 2008