Formation principles for vanadium selenites: the role of pH on product composition

Inorg Chem. 2014 Nov 17;53(22):12027-35. doi: 10.1021/ic501736r. Epub 2014 Nov 3.

Abstract

A series of organically templated vanadium selenites has been prepared under mild hydrothermal conditions. Single crystals of [C5H14N2][(VO)3(SeO3)2(HSeO3)4], [C5H14N2][VO(SeO3)2], [(R)-C5H14N2][(VO)3(SeO3)2(HSeO3)4], and [(S)-C5H14N2][(VO)3(SeO3)2(HSeO3)4] were grown from VOSO4, SeO2, and 2-methylpiperazine. Controlling the initial pH of the reaction mixture allows for one to select between the compounds found in the VOSO4/SeO2/2-methylpiperazine system, as the solution pH directly affects the relative ratio of the HSeO3(-) and SeO3(2-) concentrations. Moreover, partial resolution of racemic 2-methylpiperazine is observed in [C5H14N2][(VO)3(SeO3)2(HSeO3)4], which is understood through the use of a one-dimensional Ising model. The use of enantiomerically pure 2-methylpiperazine results in fully ordered and fully resolved structures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Piperidines / chemistry*
  • Selenious Acid / chemistry*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Vanadium Compounds / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Piperidines
  • Vanadium Compounds
  • 2-methylpiperidine
  • Selenious Acid