Investigating the two inequivalent NH2(CH3)2 ions in [NH2(CH3)2]2CuCl4 using magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance

Abstract

The structural change near the phase transition temperatures of [NH2(CH3)2]2CuCl4 is discussed in terms of the chemical shifts and the spin-lattice relaxation times T1ρ in the rotating frame for 1H MAS NMR and 13C CP/MAS NMR. The 1H T1ρ undergoes molecular motion near the phase-transition temperature (TC2 = 253 K). In addition, the two inequivalent [NH2(CH3)2] (1) and [NH2(CH3)2] (2) sites were distinguishable by the 13C chemical shift. And, the most significant change was observed at TC2 for the 13C CP/MAS NMR spectrum; this temperature corresponds to a ferroelastic phase transition with different orientations.