摘要
Two phase transitions were found in solid [Al(OS(CHb>3b>)b>2b>)b>6b>](NOb>3b>)b>3b> at Tb>C1b> = 343.1 K by differential scanning calorimetry and at Tb>C2b> = 34.3 K by adiabatic calorimetry. The transition at Tb>C1b> is accompanied by large thermal hysteresis (ca. 30 K) and a large entropy change (76 J K鈭? mol鈭?), suggesting an order-disorder-type transition, whereas that at Tb>C2b> has a considerably smaller entropy change (3.4 J K鈭? mol鈭?). The phase behavior of the deuterated compound is essentially the same. IR and Raman spectra reveal a reduction in symmetry below Tb>C1b> and a change in the reorientational dynamics of CHb>3b> groups and NOb>3b>鈭?/sup> anions, indicating that the highest temperature phase is orientationally disordered. The transition at Tb>C2b> can be explained by a librational soft-mode theory and all complex cations change their orientation in a cooperative manner.