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Combining Solid-state and Solution-based Techniques: Synthesis and Reactivity of ChalcogenidoplumbatesII or IV
Published on: December 29, 2016
Establishing Composition of Solid Solution Based on Single Crystal and Powder X-ray Measurement: The Case of
Anita M Grześkiewicz1, Grzegorz Dutkiewicz1, Ibrahim I Ozturk2
1Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
Abstract:
New bismuth (III) complexes with acetophenone-4-methyl-3-thiosemicarbazone (L) and halogens (Cl and Br) in both bridging and terminal positions have been synthesized and structurally characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The pure complexes (Cl or Br) were found to be highly isostructural, which motivated our attempts to create solid solutions of these complexes. A series of such compounds was prepared using various procedures and stoichiometries. A method for determining the mutual concentrations of different halogens, based on the positions of selected peaks in powder diffraction patterns, was tested and compared with other methods.
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