Crystal Structure of the High-temperature Solid Phases of Choline Tetrafluoroborate and Iodide
1997 ◽
Vol 52
(8-9)
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pp. 679-680
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Keyword(s):
X Ray
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Abstract The crystal structure of the highest-and second highest-temperature solid phases of choline tetrafluoroborate and iodide was determined by X-ray powder diffraction. The structure in the highest-temperature phase of both salts is NaCl-type cubic (a = 10.16(2) Å, Z = 4 for tetrafluorobo-rate; a = 10.08(2) Å, Z = 4 for iodide). The second highest-temperature phase of tetrafluoroborate and iodide is CsCl-type cubic (a = 6.198(6) Å and Z = 1) and tetragonal (a = 8.706(2) Å, c = 6.144(6) Å, and Z = 2), respectively. DSC was carried out for the iodide, where the presence of three solid-solid phase transitions was confirmed. Enthalpy and entropy changes of these transitions were evaluated.