Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.341, 1295-1300, 2000
Iron-chloranilate intercalation compounds: synthesis, crystal structures, and thermal properties
Hydrogen bond supported new iron-chioranilate assemblies, {(Hpy)[Fe(CA)(2)(H2O)(2)](H2O)}(n) (py = pyridine, H(2)CA = chloranilic acid, C6H2O4Cl2) (1), and [(phz)(2)[Fe(CA)(2)(H2O)(2)](H2O)(2)](n) (phz = phenazine, C12H8N2) (2) have been synthesized and characterized. Compound 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic, space group C2/m (#12), with a = 29.135(6) Angstrom, b = 16.886(6) Angstrom, c = 15.017(5) Angstrom, beta = 165.907(1)degrees, V = 1798(2) Angstrom(3), Z = 2. In both the compounds two chloranilate dianions and two water molecules are coordinated to the iron ion making anionic monomers [Fe(CA)(2)(H2O)(2)](-), which are the building blocks of the compounds. The coordination environment around the iron ion in the building block is a distorted octahedron, where two water molecules sit on the trans position to each other. [Fe(CA)(2)(H2O)(2)](-) anions form common layer structures, supported by hydrogen bonds. Hpy(+) are intercalated in between the layers of 1 by electrostatic and hydrogen bonding interactions and phz are intercalated in that of 2 by electrostatic interactions. DSC traces of 1 show anomaly at 174 K, indicating phase transition in the compound.