Modification of Different Zirconium Propoxide Precursors by Diethanolamine. Is There a Shelf Stability Issue for Sol-Gel Applications?

Spijksma, Gerald I. and Blank, Dave H.A. and Bouwmeester, Henny J.M. and Kessler, Vadim G. (2009) Modification of Different Zirconium Propoxide Precursors by Diethanolamine. Is There a Shelf Stability Issue for Sol-Gel Applications? International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 10 (11). pp. 4977-4989. ISSN 1422-0067

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Abstract:	Modification of different zirconium propoxide precursors with H2dea was investigated by characterization of the isolated modified species. Upon modification of zirconium n-propoxide and [Zr(OnPr)(OiPr)3(iPrOH)]2 with ½ a mol equivalent of H2dea the complexes [Zr2(OnPr)6(OCH2CH2)2NH]2 (1) and [Zr2(OnPr)2(OiPr)4(OCH2CH2)2NH]2 (2) were obtained. However, 1H-NMR studies of these tetranuclear compounds showed that these are not time-stable either in solution or solid form. The effect of this time instability on material properties is demonstrated by light scattering and TEM experiments. Modification of zirconium isopropoxide with either ½ or 1 equivalent mol of H2dea results in formation of the trinuclear complex, Zr ${η3μ2-NH(C2H4O)2}$ 3[Zr(OiPr)3]2(iPrOH)2 (3) countering a unique nona-coordinated central zirconium atom. This complex 3 is one of the first modified zirconium propoxide precursors shown to be stable in solution for long periods of time. The particle size and morphology of the products of sol-gel synthesis are strongly dependent on the time factor and eventual heat treatment of the precursor solution. Reproducible sol-gel synthesis requires the use of solution stable precursors.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2009 MDPI
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Inorganic Materials Science (IMS) Inorganic Membranes (IM)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/71876
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms10114977
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