DFT Calculations and SEM–EDX Analysis of Copper(II)-Azide Complexes; [Cu(en)2(N3)2] and [Cu(Tmen)(N3)2]2 (Tmen = N,N,N',N'-Tetramethylethylenediamine)

  • Ghaffar Abdul Ghaffar
  • , Sidra Nawaz
  • , Aisha Munawar
  • , Wiktor Zierkiewicz
  • , Mariusz Michalczyk
  • , Katarzyna Helios
  • , Syed Zajif Hussain
  • , Abdul Rashid
  • , Saeed Ahmad

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Abstract

Abstract: DFT calculations were performed to predict the structures of two copper(II) azide complexes, [Cu(en)2(N3)2] (1) and [Cu(Tmen)(N3)2]2 (2), and to calculate their atomic charges and spin densities using natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis (where, en = 1,2-diaminoethane and Tmen = N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine). A reliable assignment of the IR spectrum of complex 2 was made by DFT computations. The SEM–EDX measurements of the two complexes are also reported. The DFT optimization of 1 and 2 reveals that the theoretical models of water solvent are more effective in reproduction of the experimental structures. The results of SEM–EDX analysis described the surface morphologies and confirmed the elemental stoichiometry of the complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S42-S51
JournalRussian Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume15
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • azide
  • copper(II)
  • DFT
  • diamines
  • SEM–EDX

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