Comparison of 4d- and 4f-Metal Chemistry through Spectroscopic Analysis of 1,10-Phenanthroline Coordination Compounds in Solution and Embedded Polystyrene Beads
Rodney A. Tigaa,
Stephen Kuehn,
Jorge H. S. K. Monteiro
et al.
Abstract:The chemistry of 4d and 4f metals
was investigated at the undergraduate level in an effort to incorporate f-element chemistry in the curriculum. This was accomplished
through microwave-assisted synthesis of 1,10-phenanthroline (phen)
coordination compounds [Eu(phen)3](PF6)3 and [Ru(phen)3](PF6)2, and
embedding the coordination compounds in polystyrene (PS) beads. Through
a combination of 1-D/2-D spectroscopic techniques, the metal-phen
coordination compounds in solution and in the solid state were probed.
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