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Synthesis and Characterization of the Germanium Sulfonate Ge(CH 3 SO 3 ) 2 – a 3D Coordination Network Solid
Author(s) -
Preda Ana Maria,
Kitschke Philipp,
Rüffer Tobias,
Lang Heinrich,
Mehring Michael
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1521-3749
pISSN - 0044-2313
DOI - 10.1002/zaac.201600023
Subject(s) - germanium , characterization (materials science) , germanium compounds , materials science , sulfonate , chemistry , crystallography , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , silicon , metallurgy , sodium
The reaction of germanium(II)‐bis(2‐methoxyphenyl)methoxide with methanesulfonic acid provides the germanium(II) sulfonate Ge(CH 3 SO 3 ) 2 ( 1 ), which was characterized by X‐ray diffraction, elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy, and IR spectroscopy. The decomposition process of 1 was investigated by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) and temperature‐dependent X‐ray powder diffraction (PXRD) and both are consistent with the formation of GeO 2 as major final product. Single crystal X‐ray diffraction at 110 K revealed the chiral tetragonal space group P 4 1 2 1 2 and formation of a three‐dimensional (3D) coordination network solid. The 3D network is composed of interconnected twenty four‐membered rings comprising bridging methanesulfonate groups, which link the germanium atoms.