Synthesis, crystal structure and luminescence properties of one inorganic-organic hybrid compound [FTMA]2[Co(NCS)4] (FTMA = ferrocenylmethyltrimethylammonium cation)

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2011 Aug;79(3):570-3. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2011.03.037. Epub 2011 Apr 2.

Abstract

A new inorganic-organic hybrid compound [FTMA](2)[Co(NCS)(4)] (FTMA = ferrocenylmethyltrimethylammonium cation) has been synthesized and characterized by IR, UV, elemental analysis and X-ray crystallography. Co(II) atom has a distorted tetrahedral environment with four N atoms of four NCS(-) anions. In the solid state there are C-H⋯π interactions between adjacent ferrocenyl cations, which generate one-dimensional (1-D) supramolecular chain, and C-H⋯S hydrogen bonds between [FTMA](+) cations and cobalt thiocyanate anions. The title compound shows strong purple fluorescence emission in the solid state at room temperature.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cobalt / chemistry*
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Ferrous Compounds / chemistry*
  • Luminescence
  • Models, Molecular
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Thiocyanates / chemistry*

Substances

  • (ferrocenylmethyl)trimethylammonium
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Ferrous Compounds
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
  • Thiocyanates
  • Cobalt
  • thiocyanate