[H3tren]3+ templated iron fluorides; synthesis, crystal structures and Mössbauer studies

The hydrothermal synthesis, using tris-(2-ethylamino)amine (tren) as a template, and the crystal structures of three new hybrid iron fluorides, (H3O)2·[H3tren]2·(FeF6)2·(FeF5(H2O))·2H2O (I), [H3tren]2·(FeF6)2·(FeF2(H2O)4)·8H2O (II) and [H3tren]2·(FeF6)·(F)3·H2O (III), are reported. I, II, and III are triclinic (P-1), monoclinic (P21/c) and orthorhombic (I222), respectively. The structure of I is built up from isolated FeF6 and FeF5(H2O) distorted octahedra separated by triprotonated [H3tren]3+ cations, disordered H3O+ cations and H2O molecules. In II, FeIIIF6 and neutral [FeIIF2(H2O)4] octahedra form, together with [H3tren]3+ cations, infinite (100) layers separated by extra water molecules. The structure of III consists of isolated and disordered FeF6 octahedra, fluoride anions F− connected to [H3tren]3+ cations and extra fluoride anions F− disordered with H2O molecules. All [H3tren]3+ cations have a “spider” type conformation. 57Fe Mössbauer characterization shows that +III valence state can only be considered for iron cations in I and III and preliminary Mössbauer results are consistent with the presence of both +II and +III valences for iron cations in II, in agreement with the crystallographic results.

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