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In the Laboratory
Synthesis and Spectral and Thermal Properties of Pyrazine-Bridged Coordination Polymers of Copper(II) Nitrate: An Experiment for Advanced Undergraduates
Tom Otieno
Department of Chemistry, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 40475

Aaron R. Hutchison, Matthew K. Krepps, and David A. Atwood
Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506
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November 2002
Vol. 79 No. 11
p. 1355
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Although the study of metal-based polymers is a growing and important area of research, very few experiments involving these types of compounds are available for teaching labs. In this paper, we present such an experiment involving the preparation of three pyrazine-bridged coordination polymers of copper(II) nitrate and their characterization by IR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). This lab will expose students to several aspects of inorganic chemistry such as synthesis, manipulation of air-sensitive compounds, and inorganic applications of IR spectroscopy and TGA.
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 Otieno, Tom; Hutchison, Aaron R.; Krepps, Matthew K.; Atwood, David A. J. Chem. Educ. 2002 79 1355.
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 Copper; Crystallography / Crystal Growth; Inorganic Synthesis; IR Spectroscopy; Laboratory Instruction; Thermal Analysis
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