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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Inorganic Chemistry
Crystallography

Background:

Aromatic tetraphosphonic acids serve as versatile building blocks for novel hybrid materials.
Divalent metal hybrid derivatives offer unique structural and functional properties.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize and characterize new divalent metal hybrid derivatives of aromatic tetraphosphonic acids.
To investigate the crystal structures, thermal stability, corrosion protection, and proton conductivity of these novel compounds.

Main Methods:

Crystallization at room temperature and hydrothermal conditions.
Synchrotron powder diffraction data and Rietveld refinement for crystal structure determination.
Thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray thermodiffraction for thermal stability assessment.
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for proton conductivity measurements.

Main Results:

Two new families of divalent metal hybrid derivatives, M-(p-H6L) and M-(m-H6L), were successfully synthesized.
M-(p-H6L) compounds form 1D chains, while M-(m-H6L) compounds exhibit a 3D pillared open-framework with 1D channels.
The hybrid materials demonstrate structural integrity up to 470 K and thermal decomposition above 580 K.
M-(p-H6L) materials show promise for corrosion protection in acidic media.
Both families exhibit comparable proton conductivities (σ ∼ 9.4 × 10(-5) S·cm(-1) at 98% RH and 297 K).

Conclusions:

The synthesized metal hybrid derivatives possess distinct structural architectures with potential for diverse applications.
These materials exhibit good thermal stability and promising proton conductivity.
The findings highlight the potential of these hybrid materials in corrosion protection and proton-conducting applications.