Copper complexes within the supramolecular solid structure of cyanuric acid and melamine

Roberto C. Dante, Francisco M. Sánchez-Árevalo, Pedro Chamorro-Posada, José Vázquez-Cabo, Luis Lartundo-Rojas, Jaime Santoyo-Salazar, Rubén Mendoza-Cruz, J. Jesús Velázquez-salazar, M. Josefina Arellano-Jiménez, J. Enrique Samaniego, Omar Solorza-Feria

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Abstract

A complex of copper sulfate was formed by impregnation of the cyanuric acid melamine adduct (CAM) with a solution of copper (II) sulfate. A thermal treatment at 250°C of the dried compound delivered a greenish powder. The UV-Vis spectroscopy showed that an absorption around 700 nm is compatible with a copper (II) sulfate complex coordinated inside the supramolecular structure of CAM. No copper or copper oxide particles were found by means of either transmission or scanning electron microscopy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed that on the surface there was a considerable amount of Cu(I) (66%) probably coordinated also inside the CAM channels. A brief catalytic test showed the ability of the copper complexes to oxidize sucrose to gluconic acid.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)688-697
Number of pages10
JournalFullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
Volume24
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2016

Keywords

  • Copper complexes
  • Melamine cyanurate
  • Supramolecular solids
  • THz spectroscopy

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