Reversible single crystal to single crystal transformation through Fe-O(H)Me/Fe-OH < inf > 2 < /inf > bond formation/bond breaking in a gas-solid reaction at an ambient condition
Reversible single crystal to single crystal transformation through Fe-O(H)Me/Fe-OH < inf > 2 < /inf > bond formation/bond breaking in a gas-solid reaction at an ambient condition
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2007-03-28
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Supriya, Sabbani
Das, Samar K.
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A single crystal of an iron compound containing a Fe-OH2 bond, on exposure to methanol vapor at an ambient condition, transforms to another single crystal with the formation of a Fe-O(H)Me covalent bond at the cost of breaking the Fe-OH2 bond. The methanol complex, upon exposure to atmospheric water vapor at room temperature, goes back to an original water-coordinated complex. The full reversibility of this gas-solid system was established by X-ray crystallography and IR spectroscopy. Copyright © 2007 American Chemical Society.
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Journal of the American Chemical Society. v.129(12)