Synthesis evidence

Highly Polarizable Triiodide Anions (I3-) as Cross-Linkers for Coordination Polymers: Closing the Semiconductive Band Gap

He J., Cao P., Wu C. et al. · Inorganic Chemistry · 2015 · 6087-6089

1 structured synthesis route

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Complete recipeSource: Both

Route 1: Hydrothermal

p003 / SI p.S3 · Synthesis of single crystals of 1

Metal precursorsCuI (38 mg, 0.2 mmol)
Linker precursors3,3',5,5'-tetramethyl-4,4'-bipyrazol/TMBP (38 mg, 0.2 mmol)
SolventsH2O (10 mL)
AdditivesKI (830 mg, 5.0 mmol), large excess
AtmosphereStirred in air before sealing in a Teflon-lined autoclave; hydrothermal step conducted sealed.
Temperature140
Time48
Oxidant / reductantAir oxidation of KI proposed to generate I2 in situ.
Work-upCooled to room temperature at 5 C/h; black needle-like crystals collected by suction filtration, washed several times with distilled water, and dried in air.
ActivationNo activation reported.
Scalability contextMilligram-scale single-crystal synthesis; yield 82.5 mg, 65% based on TMBP.
Show 5 structured reagent records
RoleReagentAmount / concentrationSource
Linker3,3',5,5'-tetramethyl-4,4'-bipyrazol (TMBP)38 mg, 0.2 mmolp003 / SI p.S3 · Synthesis of single crystals of 1
Metal SourceCuI38 mg, 0.2 mmolp003 / SI p.S3 · Synthesis of single crystals of 1
AdditiveKI830 mg, 5.0 mmolp003 / SI p.S3 · Synthesis of single crystals of 1
SolventH2O10 mLp003 / SI p.S3 · Synthesis of single crystals of 1
Oxidantair/O2, proposed in situ oxidation of KINot specifiedp003 / SI p.S3 · Synthesis of single crystals of 1