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Structural Insights into the Vapochromic Behavior of Pt- and Pd-Based Compounds

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry

Anionic complexes having vapochromic behavior are investigated: [K(H2O)][M(ppy)(CN)2], [K(H2O)][M(bzq)(CN)2], and [Li(H2O)n][Pt(bzq)(CN)2], where ppy = 2-phenylpyridinate, bzq = 7,8-benzoquinolate, and M = Pt(II) or Pd(II). These hydrated potassium/lithium salts exhibit a change in color upon being heated to 380 K, and they transform back into the original color upon absorption of water molecules from the environment. The challenging characterization of their structure in the vapochromic transition has been carried out by combining several experimental techniques, despite the availability of partially ordered and/or impure crystalline material. Room-temperature single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction investigation revealed that [K(H2O)][Pt(ppy)(CN)2] crystallizes in the Pbca space group and is isostructural to [K(H2O)][Pd(ppy)(CN)2]. Variable-temperature powder X-ray diffraction allowed the color transition to be related to changes in the diffraction pattern and the decrease in sample crystallinity. Water loss, monitored by thermogravimetric analysis, occurs in two stages, well separated for potassium Pt compounds and strongly overlapped for potassium Pd compounds. Furthermore, the local structure of potassium compounds was monitored by in situ pair distribution function (PDF) measurements, which highlighted changes in the intermolecular distances due to a rearrangement of the crystal packing upon vapochromic transition.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
1798482
Report Number(s):
BNL--221678-2021-JAAM
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry, Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 60; ISSN 0020-1669
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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