Synthesis and structure of microporous layered tin(IV) sulfide materials

Abstract

Synthetic methods have been developed which yield large single crystals and highly crystalline phase-pure microporous layered SnS-n materials. This allows study of the structure-property-function relations of these materials. The tin sulfide layer of the SnS-1 structure type contains hexagonally shaped 24-atom rings which are constituted by six Sn 3 S 4 broken-cube cluster building units, linked together by double bridge Sn(m-S) 2 Sn sulfur bonds. The SnS-3 structure type contains elliptically shaped 32-atom rings which are also constructed from six Sn 3 S 4 broken-cube clusters. However, they are linked by double bridge Sn(m-S) 2 Sn sulfur bonds as well as tetrahedral edge-bridging Sn(m-S 2 SnS 2 )Sn spacer units. The SnS-1 structure type [A 2 Sn 3 S 7 ] was obtained in the presence of A+=Et 4 N+, DABCOH+ (protonated 1,8-diazabicyclooctane), and a mixed template system of NH 4 +/Et 4 N+, while the SnS-3 structure type [A 2 Sn 4 S 9] emerged in the presence of A+=Prn 4 N+ and Bun 4 N+. Various SnS-1 and SnS-3 structures are examined and compared in relation to the size/shape of constituent template cations. A particular kind of structure-directing function was observed, that is, larger template molecules create larger void spaces within and between the tin sulfide sheets. Unique framework flexibility was discovered for both structure types. In order to accommodate the size/shape changes of templates, the flexible porous tin() sulfide layers are able to undergo a certain degree of elastic deformation to alter the architecture of void spaces within and between the layers, rather than forming a completely new porous structure type. This is believed to be responsible for the relatively small number of structure types so far discovered for tin() sulfide-based microporous layered materials compared to the myriad of three-dimensional open-framework structure types found for the zeolites and aluminophosphates. The observed differences among the various SnS-1 or SnS-3 structures is significant and has resulted in distinct adsorption behavior towards guest molecules. The TPA-SnS-3 framework is also found to be pressure sensitive. This all bodes well for envisaged chemical sensor applications for this class of porous materials. rials, denoted R-SnS-n, where R represents the occluded

New Thiostannates Synthesized Under Solvothermal Conditions: Crystal Structures of (trenH)2Sn3S7 and {[Mn(tren)]2Sn2S6}

“…All values are in good agreement with the literature data [16,18,19]. The Sn 3 S 4 semi-cubes are joined via two S 2− anions yielding anionic layers with hexagonal-shaped 24-atom rings (Fig.…”

“…The N-Mn-N an- gles (Table 3) with values ranging from 93.41 (19) to 141.32 (19) • indicate a pronounced distortion of the trigonal bipyramid. The N(2)-Mn(1)-S(1) angle of 171.13 (13) • also differs significantly from the ideal value.…”

Solvothermal Syntheses of Two New Thiostannates and an In‐Situ Energy Dispersive X‐ray Scattering Study of Their Formation

“…in 1 ∞ [SnS 2 ·en] (en = ethylenediamine), [1] (C 6 H 20 N 4 ) 2 [Sn 2 S 6 ]·2 H 2 O, [2] (C 2 H 10 N 2 )(C 2 H 9 N 2 ) 2 [Sn 2 S 6 ], [3] R 2 Sn 3 S 7 (R = tetramethylammonium TMA, [4] R = diazabicyclooctane DABCO, [5] R = ammonium/tetraethylammonium ATEA, tetraethylammonium TEA [6] ), R' 2 Sn 4 S 9 (R' = tetrapropylammonium TPA, tetrabutylammonium TBA [6] ) and (enH) 4 [Sn 2 S 6 ]. [7] Beside the interesting structural features, thiostannates are candidates for catalysis applications and chemical sensing.…”

“…The structure of 2 consists of undulated anionic layers and amine molecules between the layers. The layers may be viewed as a heteroatom 6 3 graphene layer constructed by condensed CuS 3 triangles and SnS 4 tetrahedra. The two thiostannates coexist which was investigated with in-situ energy dispersive X-ray scattering under real solvothermal conditions.…”

Two Supramolecular Architectures Containing Dinuclear Thiostannate [Sn2S6] Units

“…For instance, 2D-layered anions with compositions [Sn 3 S 7 ] 2− (denoted as SnS-1) and [Sn 4 S 9 ] 2− (denoted as SnS-2) were obtained in the presence of tetraalkylammonium hydroxides. The charge-balancing cations for SnS-1 are tetramethylammonium [4], tetraethylammonium [5], and protonated 1,8-diazabicyclooctane [5], while the cations for SnS-1 are tetrapropylammonium [5] and tetrabutylammonium [5]. When organic amines or transition metal complex cations were used instead of tetraalkyl-0932-0776 / 10 / 1000-1229 $ 06.00 c 2010 Verlag der Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, Tübingen · http://znaturforsch.com ammonium hydroxides, the dinuclear [Sn 2 S 6 ] 4− anion was obtained, as exemplified by (chaH) 4 Sn 2 S 6 (cha = cyclohexylamine) [6], (ddaH) 4 (2).…”