title: Sonochemical synthesis of a new nano-sized cerium(III) coordination polymer and its conversion to nanoceria.
abstract: Nanoparticles of a new two-dimensional cerium(III) coordination polymer compound, [Ce(pzdc)(pzdcH)(H2O)3]n (1), (H2pzdc=2,3-pyrazinedicarboxylic acid), have been synthesized by a sonochemical process and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), FT-IR spectroscopy and elemental analyses. Compound 1 was structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and was shown that it consists of 2D sheets that construct a three-dimensional supramolecular architecture via non-covalent interactions i.e. hydrogen bonding. The thermal stability of compound 1 both for its crystals and nanostructures has been studied by the thermal gravimetric (TG) method and compared with each other. The role of ultrasound irradiation power and the concentration of initial reactants on the size and morphology of the nano-structured compound 1, has been investigated. Calcination of compound 1 at 800°C under air atmosphere yields ceria nanoparticles. Furthermore, the fluorescent properties of compound 1 at room temperature were studied.
authors: School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Parviz Gohari
authors: PG
authors: Derakhshandeh
authors: School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: janet_soleimannejad@khayam.ut.ac.ir.
authors: Janet
authors: J
authors: Soleimannejad
authors: Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 1410, 50-950 Wrocław, Poland.
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Janczak
keywords: Cerium(III); Coordination polymer; Crystal structure; Nanoceria; Sonochemical synthesis