Abstract

One phase transition in [Zn(NH3)4](ReO4)2 at Tc=393.5K (on heating) and 392.0K (on cooling) was found. Thermal stability of this compound was investigated by thermal analysis methods. It decomposes in three main stages. The first two are connected with deamination process, whereas Re2O7 evaporates in the last step. The activation energy for NH3 loss processes was determined from thermogravimetric (TG) measurements. The vibrational and reorientational dynamics of NH3 ligands in the low-temperature phase was probed by various complementary techniques. It was found that at temperatures close to 150K, NH⋯O hydrogen bond is formed. Temperature-dependent band shape analysis of properly chosen infrared (IR) band was performed, whose results showed that activation energy for NH3 reorientational motion (<300K) is rather small and is approximately equal to 2kJmol−1. Neutron and X-ray powder diffraction patterns did not reveal any drastic change in the crystal structure in a wide temperature range.

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