[Ni(i-bn)
2]Cl
2, was isomerized thermally from a square planar structure to a
cis octahedral one by the coordination of counter ion, Cl-, at around 180-190°C, where i-bn is isobutanediamine (2-methyl-1, 2-propanediamine). The isomerization was accompanied by thermochromism from yellow to light blue. When the yellow complex was permitted to stand for a few hours in air, it was converted to
trans-[Ni(H
2O)
2(i-bn)
2]Cl
2·2H
2O and the color changed from yellow to violet.
The dehydration of
trans-[Ni(H
2O)
2(i-bn)
2]Cl
2·2H
2O took place simultaneously with the anation of Cl- ions at around 50°C. On the dehydration-anation, the structure of the complex changed from a
trans octahedral to a
cis octahedral without forming the square planar structure, and the color changed from violet to light blue.
The isomerization of [Ni(i-bn)
2]Cl
2 and the dehydration-anation of
trans-[Ni(H
2O)
2· (i-bn)
2]Cl
2·2H
2O were considered to be the Avrami-Erofe'ev type reactions, and the activation energies were evaluated to be 305.7 and 59.2kJ mol
-1, respectively.
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