Stabilization of Tetrachloride with Mn (II) and Co (II)Complexes and 4-Tert-Butylpyridinium Organic Cation: Elaboration of the Structure and Hirshfeld Surface, Optical, Spectroscopic and Thermal Analyses
Abdullah A. Alotaibi,
Chaima Ayari,
Elham Bajuavfir,
Ashfaq Ahmad,
Fatima Al-Nahdi,
Abdullah M. Alswieleh,
Khalid M. Alotaibi,
Jin-Xiao Mi,
Cherif Ben Nasr,
Mohamed Habib Mrad
Affiliations
Abdullah A. Alotaibi
Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences and Humanities, Shaqra University, Shaqraa 11911, Saudi Arabia
Chaima Ayari
Materials Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Tunis 7021, Tunisia
Elham Bajuavfir
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Ashfaq Ahmad
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Fatima Al-Nahdi
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah M. Alswieleh
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Khalid M. Alotaibi
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Jin-Xiao Mi
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China
Cherif Ben Nasr
Materials Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Tunis 7021, Tunisia
Mohamed Habib Mrad
Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences and Humanities, Shaqra University, Shaqraa 11911, Saudi Arabia
[C9H14N]2[MnCl4] (I) and [C9H14N]2[CoCl4] (II) are isostructural compounds produced via gradual evaporation at room temperature. Both compounds consolidate in the tetragonal space group I4¯2d (No. 122), as shown by single-crystal X-ray diffraction observations. A slightly deformed tetrahedral geometry is formed by four chloride atoms around each cation MII (M = Mn or Co). The [C9H14N]+ groups and the isolated [MCl4]2− units are connected via C–H…Cl and N–H…Cl H-bonds to form sheets parallel to the (101¯), (011), (01¯1) and (101) planes. The morphology and the chemical composition of compounds (I) and (II)were determined here using SEM and EDX. The functional groups contained in both compounds were determined using FT-IR spectroscopy. The study of the optical characteristics showed that the two compounds exhibited semiconductor behavior. The thermal analysis (TGA-DTA) was used to determine their thermal stability.
