Reactions of hexamethylenetetramine with (1-hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonic acid and its salts. Molecular structure of diammonium (1-hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonate
摘要
The reaction of hexamethylenetetramine (CH2)6N4 with sparingly soluble (1-hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonates M(H2L)•2H2O (M = Mn, Co, Zn; H4L is (1-hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonic acid) afforded water-soluble compounds of the composition [(CH2)6N4H2]ML•2H2O (M = Mn (1), Co (2), Zn (3)). Manganese derivative 1 lost its solubility during storage, whereas the cobalt and zinc compounds retained it. The tetrafunctional base hexamethylenetetramine reacts with tetrafunctional (1-hydroxyethylidene)-diphosphonic acid H4L in methanol to form hexamethylenetetraminium (1-hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonate dihydrate [(CH2)6N4H]+(H3L)•2H2O (4). When heated in an aqueous methanol medium, compound 4 dissociates to acid H4L and base (CH2)6N4, hexamethylenetetramine reacts with water to produce ammonia and formaldehyde, and the acid H4L and ammonia generate diammonium (1-hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonate (NH4)2H2L. The heating in an inert atmosphere causes the extensive decomposition of compound 4 giving a non-volatile water-soluble residue and a series of volatile organic compounds, such as amines, amides, amino alcohols, and amino acids. The obtained compounds were studied by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis. The molecular structure of diammonium (1-hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonate (NH4)2H2L was determined.