A. Ben Salah, S. Walha, S. Yahyaoui
Jun 4, 2014
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Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly
Abstract
Single crystals of 1-methylpiperazine-1,4-diium hexaaquatetrachlorodinickel(II) dichloride, (C5H14N2)[Ni2Cl4(H2O)6]Cl2, were grown by hydrothermal techniques in aqueous solution. The compound was characterised by differential thermal analysis (TG-TDXD), single crystal X-ray diffraction, and variable temperature magnetic susceptibility. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic system (space group P-1, Z = 2) with the following unit cell dimensions: a = 6.611(3) Å, b = 8.776(4) Å, c = 17.457(8) Å, α = 101.34(2)°, β = 96.31(2)°, and γ = 105.38(2)°. The structure was solved using 4,243 independent reflections and refined to R = 0.024. The structure of (C5H14N2)[Ni2Cl4(H2O)6]Cl2 can be described as mixed organic–inorganic layers along the [−101] direction. The Ni dimers show ferromagnetic exchange (J ~ 15 K), while the interactions between the dimers are antiferromagnetic (J ~ −3 K). The 3D network is further linked by three types of hydrogen bonds (N–H···Cl, OW–H···Cl, and N–H···O), in order to build cation–anion cohesion. Dehydration of the precursor proceeds through three stages, leading to crystalline intermediary hydrate phases and an anhydrous compound.Graphical abstract