3)-diimidazol-3-iuma-3, 7(1, 2)-dibenzenacyclooctaphane-13, 53-diium (did·2PF6) was synthesized
according to the reported procedure.5 (link)−16 (link),27 (link)−29 (link) The IR spectra
were measured on a Shimadzu IR 435 spectrometer adopting KBr pellets
in the scale of 400–4000 cm–1. Element analyses
of C, H, and N were performed using a Perkin-Elmer 240 elemental analyzer.
UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra were recorded with the aid
of a Cary 5000 UV–vis spectrophotometer. UV–vis absorption
spectra were obtained using a UV-5500 PC spectrophotometer. Powder
XRD patterns were collected on a Philips X-pert X-ray diffractometer
at a scanning rate of 4° min–1 in the 2θ
range from 6 to 53° with graphite-monochromatized Cu Kα
radiation (λ = 0.15418 nm) with an X′ Celerator detector.