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Synthesis, Structure, and Characterizations of a Volatile/Soluble Heterometallic Hexanuclear Precursor
Yuxuan Zhang1, Zheng Wei1, Evgeny V Dikarev1
1Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1220 Washington Avenue, ETEC, Albany, NY 12226, USA.
Abstract:
The paper describes a heterobimetallic mixed-ligand hexanuclear precursor [NaMn2(thd)4(OAc)]2 (1) (thd = 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptadionate; OAc = acetate) that was designed based on its lithium homoleptic analogue, [LiMn2(thd)5], by replacing one of the thd ligands with an acetate group in order to accommodate 5-coordinated sodium instead of tetrahedral lithium ion. The complex, which is highly volatile and soluble in a variety of common solvents, has been synthesized by both the solid-state and solution methods. The unique "dimer-of-trimers" heterometallic structure consists of two trinuclear [NaMnII2(thd)4]+ units firmly bridged by two acetate ligands. X-ray diffraction techniques, DART mass spectrometry, ICP-OES analysis, and IR spectroscopy have been employed to confirm the structure and composition of the hexanuclear complex. Similar to the Li counterpart forming LiMn2O4 spinel material upon thermal decomposition, the title Na:Mn = 1:2 compound was utilized as the first single-source precursor for the low-temperature preparation of Na4Mn9O18 tunnel oxide. Importantly, four Mn sites in the hexanuclear molecule can be potentially partially substituted by other transition metals, leading to heterotri- and tetrametallic precursors for the advanced quaternary and quinary Na-ion oxide cathode materials.
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