Fluoroacid-base reactions of a room-temperature ionic liquid, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium fluorohydrogenate (EMIm(HF)2.3F, EMIm = 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium cation), and Lewis fluoroacids (BF3, PF5, AsF5, NbF5, TaF5 and WF6) give EMIm salts of the corresponding fluorocomplex anions, EMImBF4, EMImPF6, EMImAsF6, EMImNbF6, EMImTaF6 and EMImWF7, respectively. Attempts to prepare EMImVF6 by both the acid-base reaction of EMIm(HF)2.3F with VF5 and the metathesis of EMImCl with KVF6 failed due to the strong oxidizing power of the pentavalent vanadium, whereas EMImSbF6 was successfully prepared only by the metathesis of EMImCl and KSbF6. EMImBF4, EMImSbF6, EMImNbF6, EMImTaF6 and EMImWF7 are liquids at room temperature whereas EMImPF6 and EMImAsF6 melts at around 330 K. Raman spectra of the obtained salts showed the existence of the EMIm cation and corresponding fluorocomplex anions. IR spectroscopy revealed that strong hydrogen bonds are not observed in these salts. EMImAsF6(mp 326 K) and EMImSbF6(mp 283 K) are isostructural with the previously reported EMImPF6. The melting point of the hexafluorocomplex EMIm salt decreases with the increase of the size of the anion (PF6- < AsF6- < SbF6-
The crystal structures of three salts, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMImBF 4), hexafluoroniobate (EMImNbF 6) and hexafluorotantalate (EMImTaF 6), all of which form roomtemperature ionic liquids (RTILs), have been determined by low-temperature X-ray diffraction studies of their single crystals. EMImBF 4 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2 1 /c with a = 8.653(5) Å, b = 9.285(18) Å, c = 13.217(7) Å, β = 121.358(15) Å, V = 906.8(19) Å 3 , Z = 4 at 100 K. EMImBF 4 exhibits a unique structure wherein EMIm cations form one-dimensional pillars facing the imidazolium ring to the next ring linked by H(methylene)•••π electron interaction. The BF 4 anion also forms one-dimensional pillars along the same direction with the nearest F•••F contact distance of 3.368(3) Å. EMImNbF 6 and EMImTaF 6 are isostructural to each other and crystallize in the orthorhombic space group P2 1 2 1 2 1 : EMImNbF 6 , a =9.204(4) Å, b = 9.770(15) Å, c = 12.499(13) Å, V = 1124.0(2) Å 3 , Z = 4 at 200 K; EMImTaF 6 , a = 9.216(5) Å, b = 9.763(2) Å, c = 12.502(17) Å, V = 1124.9(17) Å 3 , Z = 4 at 200 K. In EMImNbF 6 and EMImTaF 6 , EMIm cations also form a one-dimensional pillar structure and the hexafluorocomplex anions are located in a zigzag arrangement along the same direction with the nearest F•••F distance of 3.441(12) Å. This structure (Type-B(MF 6)) is different from the Type-A(MF 6) structure previously reported for EMImPF 6 , EMImAsF 6 and EMImSbF 6. Hydrogen bonds in the Type-A(MF 6) (EMImPF 6 (333 K), EMImAsF 6 (326 K) and EMImSbF 6 (283 K)) crystal lattice are weaker than those in the Type-B(MF 6) (EMImNbF 6 (272 K) and EMImTaF 6 (275 K)) crystal lattice. This suggests that the strength of the hydrogen bond is not always a decisive and determining factor for the melting points of RTILs. The measurement of cell parameters for EMImBF 4 between 100 K and its melting point revealed that EMImBF 4 essentially preserves the same structure in this temperature range and increases its volume by only 4% due to the melting.
Crystal structures and magnetic investigations of CuFAsF6 and CsCuAlF6 are reported. Together with KCuAlF6, these appear to be the only examples of Jahn-Teller pure Cu(II) compounds containing only one type of ligand that exhibits a compressed octahedral coordination geometry. The Rietveld method has been used for refining the CsCuAlF6 structure based on neutron powder diffraction data at 4 K. The compound crystallizes in space group Pnma (no. 62) with a=7.055(1), b=7.112(1), c=10.153(1) A and Z=4 at 4 K. The structure is built from infinite [CuF5]n(3n-) chains of [CuF6]4- octahedra running along the [1 0 0] direction and (AlF6)3- octahedra connected by corners in the trans position, thus giving rise to chains oriented along the [0 1 0] direction. Single crystals of CuFAsF6 were prepared under solvothermal conditions in AsF5 above its critical temperature. The structure was determined from single-crystal data. CuFAsF6 crystallises in the orthorhombic space group Imma (No. 74) with a=10.732(5), b=6.941(3), c=6.814(3) A and Z=4 at 200 K. The structure can also be described in terms of one-dimensional infinite [CuF5]n(3n-) chains of tilted [CuF6](4-) octahedra linked by trans-vertices running along the b axis. The [CuF5]n(3n-) chains are connected through [AsF6]- units sharing joint vertices. The compressed octahedral coordination of CuII atoms in CuFAsF6 and CsCuAlF6 compounds at room temperature is confirmed by Cu K-edge EXAFS (extended x-ray absorption fine structure) analysis. For both compounds strong antiferromagnetic interactions within the [CuF5]n(3n-) chains were observed (theta(p)=-290+/-10 K and theta(p)=-390+/-10 K for CuFAsF6 and CsCuAlF6, respectively). The peculiar magnetic behaviour of chain compounds containing divalent copper at low temperature could be related to uncompensated magnetic moments in the one-dimensional network.
The reaction between Mg(AsF(6))(2) and XeF(2) in anhydrous HF (aHF) at room temperature yields two compounds with XeF(2) bonded directly to the Mg(2+) cation: [Mg(XeF(2))(4)](AsF(6))(2); [Mg(XeF(2))(2)](AsF(6))(2). The 1:4 compound is obtained with excess XeF(2) while the 1:2 compound is prepared from stoichiometric amounts of Mg(AsF(6))(2) and XeF(2). [Mg(XeF(2))(4)](AsF(6))(2) crystallizes in an orthorhombic crystal system, space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with a = 8.698(15) A, b = 14.517(15) A, c = 15.344(16) A, V = 1937(4) A(3), and Z = 4. The octahedral coordination sphere of Mg consists of one fluorine atom from each of the four XeF(2) molecules and two fluorine atoms from the two AsF(6) units. [Mg(XeF(2))(2)](AsF(6))(2) crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system, space group Pbam, with a = 8.9767(10) A, b = 15.1687(18) A, c = 5.3202(6) A, V = 724.42(14) A(3), and Z = 2. The octahedral coordination sphere consists of two fluorine atoms, one from each of the two XeF(2) molecules and four fluorine atoms from the four bridging AsF(6) units.
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