Hydrothermal synthesis, thermal decomposition and optical properties of Fe2F5(H2O)(Htaz)(taz)(Hdma)

Abstract

Crystal structure of Fe2F5(H2O)(Htaz)(taz)(Hdma) which crystallizes in the triclinic system space group P1¯ with unit cell parameters a = 8.8392(5) Å, b = 9.1948(5) Å, c = 9.5877(5) Å, α = 82.070(3)°, β = 63.699(3)°, γ = 89.202(3)°, Z = 2, and V = 690.91(7) Å3, was synthesized under hydrothermal conditions at 393 K for 72 h, by a mixture of FeF2/FeF3, 1,2,4-triazole molecule (Htaz), and hydrofluoric acid solution (HF 4%) in dimethylformamide solvent (DMF). The main feature of this material is the coexistence of two oxidation states for iron atoms (Fe2+, Fe3+) in the unit cell, which associate by opposite fluorine corners of FeF5N and FeF2N4 octahedra, and/or triazole molecule which originates the 2D produces material. The structure determination, performed from single crystal X-ray diffraction data, lead to the R1/WR2 reliability factors 0.031/0.087. Thermal stability studies (TG/DTG/DTA) show that the decomposition provides in the temperature range 473–773 K and no mass loss was detected before 473 K. Mass spectrometry (MS) has been used. The optical absorption of the solid was measured at the corresponding λmax using UV–vis diffuse-reflectance spectrum. Keywords: Thermal analysis, Mass spectrometry, UV–vis