81Br NQR and 1H NMR of Guanidinium Hexabromoantimonate(V) [C(NH2)3]SbBr6: Phase Transition and Molecular Motion

Abstract

Guanidinium hexabromoantimonate(V) [C(NH2)3]SbBr6 was prepared. It was black in color at room temperature and showed a tendency to turn yellow by loosing bromine in open air. Six 81Br NQRlines were observed at 77K.On heating, four of the six lines faded out around 200 K,while the remaining two lines could be observed up to room temperature. This temperature behavior suggests a preferential libration or reorientation around a pseudo C4 axis of the octahedral [SbBr6]- anion. DTA measurement revealed a small heat anomaly at Tc1 = 273 K (on heating), showing a thermal hysteresis, and a sharp and large anomaly at Tc2 = 314 K. The temperature dependence curve of 1H NMR T1 is characterized by a single minimum of 26 ms (32 MHz) near 280 K, which is assigned to the C3 reorientation of the planar [C(NH2)3]+ cations. Its activation energy ( a) is 43.3 kJ/mol