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Inorg Chem. 2013 Nov 04;52(21):12372-82. doi: 10.1021/ic401201w. Epub 2013 Oct 24.

Solid state complex chemistry: formation, structure, and properties of homoleptic tetracyanamidogermanates RbRE[Ge(CN2)4] (RE = La, Pr, Nd, Gd).

Inorganic chemistry

Markus Kalmutzki, David Enseling, John E C Wren, Scott Kroeker, Victor V Terskikh, Thomas Jüstel, H-Jürgen Meyer

Affiliations

  1. Section for Solid State and Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry , Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.

PMID: 24156347 DOI: 10.1021/ic401201w

Abstract

Tetracyanamidometallates with the general formula RbRE[T(CN2)4] (RE = La, Pr, Nd, Gd; T = Si, Ge) were prepared by solid state metathesis reactions starting from stoichiometric mixtures of RECl3, A2[TF6], and Li2(CN2). Reactions were studied by differential thermal analysis that showed ignition temperatures between 360 and 390 °C for the formation of RbGd[T(CN2)4] with T = Si and Ge. The powder diffraction patterns of RbRE[Ge(CN2)4] were indexed isotypically to the already known RbRE[Si(CN2)4] compound. IR spectra of RbLa[Ge(CN2)4] were measured and compared with those of RbLa[Si(CN2)4]. (73)Ge, (87)Rb, and (139)La solid state NMR measurements and density functional theory calculations were used to verify the novel homoleptic [Ge(CN2)4](4-) ion. Luminescence properties of Eu(3+), Ce(3+), and Tb(3+) doped samples are reported.

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