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Abstract
In this study, liquid-liquid and solid-solid interactions between tannic acid (TA) as a donor with tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) acceptor were investigated toward understanding the effect of starting material phase on the end product of a charge transfer (CT) reaction. The liquid-liquid interaction generated a reddish-brown, soluble CT complex, while the solid-solid interaction produced a deep-violet, solid CT complex. The stoichiometry of the interaction was obtained using an elemental analysis of the solid product and spectrophotometric titration and Job's method for the soluble product and these data both indicated a 1:5 (TA:TCNE) molar ratio. The UV–visible and IR measurements support the presence of π-π interactions between the TA donor and TCNE acceptor. The two CT complexes obtained from the two interactions were directly carbonized into particles. These resultant carbon particles were fully characterized using IR, XRD, SEM, and TEM. These analyses revealed that carbon particles with spherical morphology were obtained after the carbonization of the CT complex generated through the solid-solid interaction, while the liquid-liquid interaction led to carbon particles with semi-porous, irregular morphology.
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