Infrared spectra of the ammonium ion in crystals. III. The ammonium ion in crystal sites of symmetry S4

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 892-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian A. Oxton ◽  
Osvald Knop ◽  
Michael Falk

The infrared spectra of the isotopically isolated NH3D+ ion in polycrystalline ammonium perrhenate, NH4ReO4, and ammonium tetrachlorocuprate(II) dihydrate, (NH4)2.CuCl4.2H2O, have been recorded at room and liquid-nitrogen temperatures. In the crystals of both compounds the ammonium ions are located at sites of S4 symmetry. The N—D stretching mode of NH3D+ in NH4ReO4 is a singlet, as expected for this site symmetry. In (NH4)2.CuCl4.2H2O, however, a doublet is observed which reveals the occurrence of two non-equivalent orientations of the ammonium ion. The spectra of the undeuterated compounds contain bands due to combination modes involving the librations of the ammonium ion. This shows that the ions are non-rotating.

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (15) ◽  
pp. 1972-1977
Author(s):  
Gábor Keresztury ◽  
Osvald Knop ◽  
Michael Falk

Examination of the infrared spectra of the probe ions NH3D+ and NHD3+ in ammonium dichromate confirms the existence of the lowest (Ttr ~ 125 K) of the three transitions that are known, from nonspectroscopic evidence, to occur in this crystal below room temperature. Below Ttr the ammonium ions are of two types, in an abundance ratio of 1:1 and both of symmetry C1. Above Ttr the probe ion spectra are difficult to interpret in detail. The strength of the hydrogen-bonding interactions covers a wide range, as indicated by the difference between the highest and the lowest values of the isotopically isolated ND stretching frequencies at 10 K, 2392 and 2234 cm−1.


1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (13) ◽  
pp. 1355-1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang J. Westerhaus ◽  
Osvald Knop ◽  
Michael Falk

A determination of the crystal structure of ammonium tetraphenylborate (ATPB) at 120 K shows that the ammonium ion in this crystal, at a site of symmetry D2d, is oriented in a way consistent with the expectation from a simple model based on Coulombic interaction. Infrared spectra of the isotopic ammonium ions obtained between 10 K and room temperature indicate that the effect of the tetraphenylborate anion on the strength of the N—H bond (as measured by the stretching frequency) is small and independent of temperature, and that the distortion of the ammonium ion from Td symmetry is slight. From the combined evidence it is concluded that the ammonium ion in ATPB must be regarded as hydrogen-bonded, but the potential field due to the four phenyl rings surrounding the ammonium ion offers little resistance to the bending (and probably also to the librational) motion of the ion.


1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (18) ◽  
pp. 2675-2682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian A. Oxton ◽  
Osvald Knop ◽  
Michael Falk

Infrared spectra of polycrystalline (NH4)2PtCl6 and (NH4)2TeCl6 at various degrees of deuteration were recorded between 4000 and 1000 cm−1 at 30 and −165 °C. The stretching and bending vibrations of NH4+, NH3D+, NH2D2+, NHD3+, and ND4+ ions in these two compounds were systematically examined. The observed fundamentals were unambiguously assigned by analogy with the vibrations of the partially deuterated methanes. The spectrum of isotopically dilute NH3D+ confirms the existence of only one crystallographically distinct type of ammonium ion in the structure, on sites of Td symmetry. Vibrational coupling of neighboring ammonium ions was not detected.


1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (22) ◽  
pp. 3394-3400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian A. Oxton ◽  
Osvald Knop ◽  
Michael Falk

Infrared spectra of polycrystalline (NH4)2GeF6, β-(NH4)2SiF6, and (NH4)2Pb(SO4)2 have been recorded at room and liquid-nitrogen temperatures. The N—D stretching and bending fundamentals of the isotopically dilute NH3D+ ion in these compounds have been studied with particular attention. The occurrence of N—D stretching doublets and bending triplets, of approximate intensity ratios 1:3 and 2:3:3 respectively, confirms the C3v symmetry of the ammonium ion and suggests that the isotopic dilution technique will prove useful as a diagnostic tool for ascertaining site symmetries of the ammonium ion. The spectra are consistent with non-rotating ammonium ions. The frequencies of dilute NH3D+ ions suggest that for the ammonium ion in (NH4)2Pb(SO4)2 a trifurcated hydrogen bond is stronger than a normal hydrogen bond.


1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 764-771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaëtan Mairesse ◽  
Pierre Barbier ◽  
Jean-Pierre Wignacourt ◽  
Annick Rubbens ◽  
Francis Wallart

Ammonium tetrachloroaluminate crystallizes in the orthorhombic System a = 11.022(6) Å, b = 7.072(3) Å, c = 9.257(5) Å, Z = 4, space group Pnma. The structure was determined by direct methods from diffractometer data and refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures to final R and Rw values of 0.053 and 0.069 respectively, for 596 reflections with I > 2σ(I). Hydrogen atoms were not observed. Al—Cl bond lengths are similar to those of other alkaline chloroaluminate salts (Li+, Na+, NO+). The salt is isostructural with NH4ClO4.Crystals and polycrystalline samples of this compound have been studied by Raman scattering above 10 K, and infrared spectra of specimens of a polycrystalline sample have been recorded in Nujol and a fluorolube above 80 K. Both methods enabled us to observe the bands corresponding to the ν1(A2), ν3, and ν4(F2) vibration modes of the ammonium ion but the infrared spectra contain no band due to combination modes involving the librations of this ion. Nuclear magnetic second moment remains equal to 4 G2 over the range 298–80 K. These spectroscopic results, compared to those of other ammonium salts, indicate that the ammonium ion seems to be freely rotating.The four characteristic bands of the AlCl4− tetrahedral anion have been studied by Raman scattering in the 298–10 K temperature range.


1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 1176-1183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Muck ◽  
Olga Smrčková ◽  
Bohumil Hájek

Infrared spectra of mixed crystals Sc(PO4, VO4) and Y(PO4, VO4) have been studied from the point of view of group analysis. These systems form substitution mixed crystals in tetragonal space group D194h. The anions having proper symmetry Td or D2d in site symmetry D2d exhibit in spectra lowering of the site symmetry to effective C2 as a result of lattice vibrations of the type T(B2).


1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (9) ◽  
pp. 867-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osvald Knop ◽  
Wolfgang J. Westerhaus ◽  
Michael Falk

Available evidence suggests that (1) the stretching frequencies of highly-bent hydrogen bonds decrease with increasing temperature, regardless of whether the bonds are static or dynamic in character, to a single acceptor or to several competing acceptors; and (2) departures from symmetric trifurcation (or bifurcation) toward asymmetric situations lower the stretching frequency. In further support of these criteria isotopic probe ion spectra between 10 K and room temperature have been obtained for taurine and for trigonal (NH4)2MF6 (M = Si, Ge, Sn, Ti). Evidence of a low-temperature transition at 100(10) K in trigonal (NH4)2SnF6 is presented, and existence of the previously reported transition at 38.6 K in trigonal (NH4)2SiF6 is confirmed. Symmetry changes associated with these transitions are discussed.


Author(s):  
Andreas Späth ◽  
Burkhard König

Ammonium ions are ubiquitous in chemistry and molecular biology. Considerable efforts have been undertaken to develop synthetic receptors for their selective molecular recognition. The type of host compounds for organic ammonium ion binding span a wide range from crown ethers to calixarenes to metal complexes. Typical intermolecular interactions are hydrogen bonds, electrostatic and cation–π interactions, hydrophobic interactions or reversible covalent bond formation. In this review we discuss the different classes of synthetic receptors for organic ammonium ion recognition and illustrate the scope and limitations of each class with selected examples from the recent literature. The molecular recognition of ammonium ions in amino acids is included and the enantioselective binding of chiral ammonium ions by synthetic receptors is also covered. In our conclusion we compare the strengths and weaknesses of the different types of ammonium ion receptors which may help to select the best approach for specific applications.


1987 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.A. Wolfe ◽  
T.M.S. Chang

Dialysis is the conventional treatment for chronic renal failure. It is cumbersome, expensive and time-consuming and thus alternate treatments have long been sought. A compact system consisting of haemoperfusion in series with ultrafiltration can nearly replace dialysis. A urea removal system is the only step required to complete this approach. The potential of combining a microencapsulated enzyme, urease, with an ammonium ion adsorbent, zirconium phosphate, to remove urea was examined in vitro. Urease converts urea to ammonium ions which are then adsorbed on-to zirconium phosphate. This combination would be most effective in the intestinal tract. The capacity of zirconium phosphate is probably not enough to effect the removal of enough urea to completely replace dialysis in patients with no renal function. However, this system could potentially 1) delay the onset of dialysis therapy in patients who still have some renal function, either alone or in combination with haemoperfusion-ultrafiltration, or 2) reduce dialysis treatment times.


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