TY  - JOUR
A1  - Thiel, Kerstin
A1  - Klamroth, Tillmann
A1  - Strauch, Peter
A1  - Taubert, Andreas
T1  - On the interaction of ascorbic acid and the tetrachlorocuprate ion [CuCl4](2-) in CuCl nanoplatelet formation from an ionic liquid precursor (ILP)
T2  - Physical chemistry, chemical physics : a journal of European Chemical Societies
N2  - The formation of CuCl nanoplatelets from the ionic liquid precursor (ILP) butylpyridinium tetrachlorocuprate [C4Py](2)[CuCl4] using ascorbic acid as a reducing agent was investigated. In particular, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy was used to evaluate the interaction between ascorbic acid and the Cu(II) ion before reduction to Cu(I). EPR spectroscopy suggests that the [CuCl4](2-) ion in the neat IL is a distorted tetrahedron, consistent with DFT calculations. Addition of ascorbic acid leads to the removal of one chloride from the [CuCl4](2-) anion, as shown by DFT and the loss of symmetry by EPR. DFT furthermore suggests that the most stable adduct is formed when only one hydroxyl group of the ascorbic acid coordinates to the Cu(II) ion.
Y1  - 2011
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/37230
SN  - 1463-9076
VL  - 13
IS  - 30
SP  - 13537
EP  - 13543
PB  - Royal Society of Chemistry
CY  - Cambridge
ER  -