The Synthesis Of Chloropentaamminecobalt(Iii) Chloride And Linkage Isomerization To Further Synthesis Pentamminenitrocobalt(Iii) Chloride

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Chem. 317 Title: The Synthesis of Chloropentaamminecobalt(III) chloride and Linkage Isomerization to Further Synthesis Pentamminenitrocobalt(III) chloride Experimental: Ammonium chloride (.0467 mol) was diluted in concentrated aqueous ammonia (15 ml) in a 125ml Erlenmeyer flask. CoCl26H2O (.0210 mol) was then added to the ammonium chloride solution. The ammonium chloride solution was heated and stirred while 30% hydrogen peroxide (4 mL) was added drop wise. The reaction was monitored and removed from the heat once the effervescence ceased, and then was allowed to cool. Concentrated hydrochloric acid was added while heating and stirring the reaction for 15 minutes. The product was then allowed to cool and was vacuum filtered to a maroon color, while being washed with water, 6M hydrochloric acid, ethanol, and acetone. Then allow the product to dry for five minutes on the funnel. The resulting product was [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 and yield was 4.453g (.017 mol, 84.8%) Distilled water (25mL) was added to concentrated ammonia (5mL) in a 125mL Erlenmeyer flask. The reaction was heated and stirred, then [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 (.0060 mol) was added to the solution. The reaction mixture was vacuum filtered, and the filtrate was cooled in an ice bath. 6M HCl was then added until the solution was neutral to litmus. NaNO2 (.0217 mol) was added to the solution and was allowed to react for five minutes. 6M HCl was added slowly to the solution, and then allowed to cool for one hour in an ice bath. The reaction was vacuum filtered to a orange color, and washed with water, ethanol, and ether. The product was allowed to dry for five minutes on the funnel. The resulting product was [Co(NH3)5ONO]Cl2 based on the collected data and yield was 1.215g (.00465 mol, 77.19%) Summary of Physical Properties: [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2: Bp 278 °C (lit1 = >150°C) IR in cm-1: 3255 (s, N-H

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