Crystal structure, vibrational and optical properties of a new Bi(III) halide complex: [C6H16N2]5Bi2Br10(BiBr6)2•2H2O

A new Bi(III) halide complex, [C6H16N2](5)Bi2Br10(BiBr6)(2)center dot 2H(2)O has been synthesized at room temperature in the presence of 1,4-dimethylpiperazine by slow evaporation technique and characterized by physicochemical methods. It crystallizes in a triclinic centrosymmetric space group, P-1. The crystal lattice is composed of two types of anionic entities [Bi2Br10](4) and [BiBr6](3) surrounded by 1,4-dimethylpiperazine-1,4-diium cations and water molecules. The anionic part was found for the first time in halobismuthate(III) solid complexes. In the crystal, the components are linked by C-H center dot center dot center dot Br(Ow) and Ow-H center dot center dot center dot Br hydrogen bonds to built three-dimensional network. The vibrational absorption bands were identified by Infrared and Raman spectroscopy. The C-13 and N-15 CP-MAS NMR spectra are in agreement with the X-ray structure. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding was investigated by means of the Hirshfeld surfaces. The percentages of hydrogen bonding interactions are analyzed by Fingerprint plots of Hirshfeld surface. The optical properties of this compound were studied by UV-Vis and luminescence spectroscopy. The DSC curve shows that this compound is stable below melting point. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.