Abstract
The heptacoordinate transition metal coordination compound [Cd(SCZ)3(H2O)](PA)2·3H2O (1) with the ligand semicarbazide (SCZ) and the counteranion picrate (PA) was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and FTIR spectroscopy. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c. The Cd2+ ion is heptacoordinated by three SCZ groups and a water molecule. SCZ presents typical bidentate coordination modes. The thermal decomposition mechanism of 1 was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), which revealed that complex 1 exhibits three small endothermic and two large exothermic processes. The non-isothermal kinetics parameters were calculated by the Kissinger's method and Ozawa-Doyle's method, respectively. The heat of combustion was measured by oxygen bomb calorimetry. The enthalpy of formation, the critical temperature of thermal explosion, the entropy of activation (ΔS≠), the enthalpy of activation (ΔH≠), and the free energy of activation (ΔG≠) were also calculated. Sensitivity tests revealed that 1 is insensitive to mechanical stimuli.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1225-1229 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie |
| Volume | 641 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2015 |
Keywords
- Cadmium
- Energetic materials
- Heptacoordination
- Semicarbazide
- X-ray diffraction