Synthesis and characterization of two new halo complexes of iodine: (C₄H₉)₄N[I₂Br]⁻ and (C₄H₉)₄N[I₂Cl]⁻ and theoretical calculations of their structures

Issue title: Exploring the Relationships Between Main Group and f-Element Chemistry

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ghammamy, Shahriar^; | Anvarnia, Zhila | Jafari, Mahnaz | Mehrani, Kheyrollah | Tavakol, Hossein | Javanshir, Zahra | Rezaeibehbahani, Gholamreza

Affiliations: Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran | Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Imam Khomeini International University, Ghazvin, Iran | Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

Note: [] Corresponding author. Email: shghamami@ikiu.ac.ir; shghamamy@yahoo.com

Abstract: Two new compounds of iodine: (C4H9)4N[I2Br], (C4H9)4N[I2Cl], were easily synthesized in a nearly quantitative yield using a direct reaction of I2 with tetrabutylammonium halide salts (chloride and bromide). The products were separated and characterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopic methods such as: IR, UV/Visible, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and 81Br-NMR techniques. They were studied computationally at B3LYP/LANL2DZ level of theory. The optimized structures are in good agreement with the available experimental results. Production of these compounds shows the ability of tetrabutylammonium salts in halide addition to main group elements.

Keywords: synthesis, halo compounds, main elements, diiodate, characterization

DOI: 10.1080/10241220903377481

Journal: Main Group Chemistry, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 299-306, 2009