Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 1986, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (6): 9-14.

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STUDIES ON THERMAL STABILITIES OF COORDINATION COMPOUNDS BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY Ⅹ Ⅳ.THERMAL DECOMPOSITION AND HYDROGENATION REACTIONS OF K2Co[Fe(CN)6]•H2O AND Co3[Fe(CN)6]2•7H2O

Niu Junning1, Wang Xin1, Chen Hanwen1, Xin Xinquan1, Dai Anbang1, Zhang Yuchang2   

  1. 1. Coordination Chemistry Institute, Nanjing University;
    2. Physics Department, Nanjing University
  • Received:1985-11-06 Revised:1986-03-07 Published:1986-12-10 Online:1986-12-10

Abstract: The thermal decomposition processes and hydrogenation reactions of K2Co[Fe(CN)6]•H2O and Co3[Fe(CN)6]•7H2O in hydrogen were studied by GC to discern the gas products and by Mossbauer spectroscopy, IR and XRD to determine the struc-ture of the solid products. Their decomposition processes may be divided into three steps:(1) dehydration, (2) reduction of Fe (Ⅲ) to Fe(Ⅱ), and (3) rupture of the triple bond of C≡N- by hydrogenation to evolev NH3 and CH4. Iron-Cobalt alloy was formed at the final step of decomposition. K2Co[Fe(CN)6)•H2O and Co3[Fe(CN)6]•7H2O may be considered as a multibond activation model of bimetal coordination, since CN- acts as a typical ambident ligand in it. The activation of CN- triple bond has been discussed in terms of hydrogenation reaction.