Solvotermal synthesis of NiO, Ni and NiS nanoparticles.

Nanoparticles of NiO, Ni or NiS have been obtained by solvothermal decomposition of different molecular precursors. The influence of several parameters, such as temperature, reaction time, solvent or capping agent used, in the nature and size of the obtained nanoparticle has been studied. The characterization by XRD and TEM techniques indicates that the nanoparticles of NiO exhibit average sizes of 3-8 nm, while those of Ni are in the 30-40 nm range.

Hexaazamacrocyclic nickel and copper complexes and their reactivity with tetracyanoquinodimethane.

The hexaazamacrocycle 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaazacyclooctadecane, [18]ane-N6, forms mono- and dinuclear derivatives with copper chloride depending on the reaction stoichiometries and times. The mononuclear derivative, [Cu([18]ane-N6)]Cl2.H2O, presents the macrocycle wrapped around the metal atom in a distorted octahedral coordinative environment, while the dinuclear derivative, [Cu2([18]ane-N6)Cl2]Cl2.

Supramolecular architecture and magnetic properties of copper(II) and nickel(II) porphyrinogen-TCNQ electron-transfer salts.

The compounds [Cu(Tz)-(MeOH)2](TCNQ)2 (1), [Ni(Tz)-(MeOH)2](TCNQ)2 (2), [Cu(Tz)2]-(TCNQ)7 (3) and [Ni(Tz)2](TCNQ)7 (4) (Tz = 2,7,12,17-tetramethyl-1,6,11,16-tetraazaporphyrinogen) were obtained by metathesis reaction of [M(Tz)](ClO4)2 with LiTCNQ and Et3NH(TCNQ)2, respectively. They were characterized by a combination of spectroscopic and physical methods. Compound 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/n with a = 8.

Magnetic Behavior and Crystal Structure of [Fe(cyclam)(NCS)(2)](TCNQ)(2): An Unusual One-Dimensional (TCNQ)(2)(-) Radical-Ion System.

The compound [Fe(cyclam)(NCS)(2)](TCNQ)(2), where cyclam is 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane and TCNQ is a partially reduced 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane fragment, has been obtained from the corresponding thiocyanate by metathesis reaction. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P&onemacr;, a = 7.832(3) Å, b = 8.