Synthesis, TG, DSC and infrared spectral study of NiMn2(C4H4O4)3•6N2H4

Nickel manganese succinato-hydrazinate (NiMn2(C4H4O4)(3)center dot 6N(2)H(4)), has been synthesized for the first time by a novel precursor technique and characterized by IR, AAS and XRD. Thermal decomposition of the compound was studied from room temperature (rT) to 800 degrees C by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric (TG) analysis besides isothermal mass loss studies. The compound was found to decompose autocatalytically, once ignited. TG-DSC shows two steps decomposition i.e. dehydrazination followed by decarboxylation. The infrared spectral studies show the N-N stretching frequency at 972 cm(-1) suggesting a bidentate bridging structure of hydrazine molecule in (NiMn2(C4H4O4)(3)center dot 6N(2)H(4)).