title: Structures of silver pyrazolates in hydrocarbon solutions via vapor-pressure osmometry.
abstract: Molecular weights of {[3,5-(CF 3) 2Pz]Ag} 3, {[3-(C 3F 7),5-( t-Bu)Pz]Ag} 3, and {[3,5-( i-Pr) 2Pz]Ag} 3 at various solution concentrations have been investigated using vapor-pressure osmometry. Depending on the concentration, the trinuclear {[3,5-(CF 3) 2Pz]Ag} 3 either dissociates into mono- and dinuclear moieties or remains trinuclear or aggregates to hexanuclear species in toluene. In contrast, {[3-(C 3F 7),5-( t-Bu)Pz]Ag} 3, which has a bulky and relatively electron-rich pyrazolate, retains the trinuclear form even at low concentrations in toluene. Both {[3,5-(CF 3) 2Pz]Ag} 3 and {[3,5-( i-Pr) 2Pz]Ag} 3 adopt trinuclear structures in heptane at low concentrations. At higher concentrations, {[3,5-( i-Pr) 2Pz]Ag} 3 forms hexanuclear species. The aggregation-segregation points are rather sharp and are reminiscent of the all-or-none character of phase transitions. Remarkably, at higher concentrations, the aggregation states of these silver pyrazolates are similar to those expected based on solid-state data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA. dias@uta.edu
authors.forename: D M Milan
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Krishantha
authors.forename: Chammi S Palehepitiya
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Gamage
authors.forename: Zoltan A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Schelly
authors.forename: H V Rasika
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Dias