Synthesis and Study of Coordination Compounds of Cobalt, Copper, Palladium and Nickel with Polydentate Ligands Containing Sulfur

Synthesis and Study of Coordination Compounds of Cobalt, Copper, Palladium and Nickel with Polydentate Ligands Containing Sulfur
Author: Tatiana Straistari
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This work focuses on the synthesis, the characterization and the catalytic evaluation in the reduction of protons into dihydrogen, of new complexes of Ni(II), Co(III), Cu(II) and Pd(II) based ligands Type thiosemicarbazone. The catalytically active species during the process of the proton reduction was studied by cyclic voltammetry and mechanisms were formulated on the basis quantum chemical calculation.The first chapter introduces the scientific context, the goals and the main objectives of this work. The second chapter concerns the synthesis and the characterization of the N2S2 ligands and their associated mononuclear complexes, Ni, Cu and Pd. The third chapter presents the synthesis and the characterization of binuclear Co and trinuclear Ni based on N2S2 ligand.Electrochemical studies of these complexes in DMF in the presence of a proton source (trifluoroacetic acid), allowed us to evaluate their catalytic efficiency. Our results show that Cu and Pd complexes have a specific irreversible wave for the reduction of protons, but decomposition is observed during electrolysis, which makes these uninteresting complexes for the reduction of protons.On the contrary, Ni and Co complexes showed an electrochemical stability and good catalytic performances. In particular, the new mononuclear Ni complex exhibits remarkable catalytic properties that rank it among the best catalysts for the reduction of protons reported in the literature. All this work provided a complete description of the electrochemical behavior of N2S2 thiosemicarbazone ligands complexed to transition metals. It allows considering future developments in improving the catalytic properties of these complexes.

Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of Cobalt Substituted Nickel Hydroxide for Battery Applications

Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of Cobalt Substituted Nickel Hydroxide for Battery Applications
Author: Iman Yazdi
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Release: 1999
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Homogeneous precipitation by urea decomposition has been shown to form powders of superior performance for use as the positive electrode of rechargeable batteries. Cobalt substituted [Alpha]-Ni(OH)2 powders prepared by this method have produced micron sized spherical particles with an inner structure of nanosized sheet-like crystallites, which demonstrate a very high specific surface area for the powder. Comparative electrochemical studies and phase analyses between homogeneously precipitated, commercial, and base precipitated Ni(OH)2 powders have shown that homogeneously precipitated powders, with or without cobalt, have the highest capacity and best reversibility characteristics. The effects of coprecipitation of cobalt versus mechanical mixing were studied. Results show that even though any type of cobalt addition will improve the capacity and reversible potential of the electrode, regardless of the preparation method, the most dramatic enhancement is seen with the substitution of cobalt for nickel within the structure.