Date Thesis Awarded

5-2009

Access Type

Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only

Degree Name

Bachelors of Science (BS)

Department

Chemistry

Advisor

Robert D. Pike

Committee Members

Christopher J. Abelt

Carey Bagdassarian

Patty Zwollo

Abstract

Copper(I) chloride, iodide, and bromide were reacted with aliphatic diamine ligands (L) piperazine (Pip), N-methylpiperazine (MePip), N,N'-dimethylpiperazine (Me2Pip), N-ethylpiperazine (EtPip), N,N'-diethylpiperazine (Et2Pip), 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO), and hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) via open solvent reflux. Parallel reactions were performed under solventothermal conditions. Reflux reactions produced complexes (CuI)2L for L = Pip, MePip, Me2Pip, EtPip, Et2Pip, HMTA and (CuI)4L for L = HMTA. Reflux reactions also produced (CuBr)2L for L = Pip, Me2Pip, EtPip, Et2Pip, DABCO, HMTA and (CuBr)4L for L = HMTA. Also produced were [Cu2Cl4](H2Pip), a second phase [Cu2Cl4](H2Pip), [Cu3Cl5](H2MePip), [Cu4Cl6](H2Me2Pip), (CuI)4(DABCO)2, and (CuBr)4(MePip)2. X-ray structures are presented for [Cu2Cl4](H2Pip), a second phase [Cu2Cl4](H2Pip), [Cu3Cl5](H2MePip), [Cu4Cl6](H2Me2Pip), (CuI)2(Pip), (CuI)2(Et2Pip), (CuI)2(Et2Pip), (CuI)4(DABCO)2, (CuBr)4(MePip)2, and (CuBr)2(Me2Pip). These structures show certain trends including cubane node formations, Cu���Cu interactions at less than van der Waals distances, and microporous structure. Luminescence behavior was recorded for reflux products. Networks with CuI, particularly (CuI)2(Me2Pip), (CuI)2(Et2Pip) and (CuI)4(DABCO)2, showed strong luminescence.

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Comments

Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.

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