Characterization and thermal kinetic studies on charge-transfer complexes of 4,4′-bipyridine with benzoquinone derivatives

4,4′-Bipyridine belong to an important class of compounds with wide applications in different fields and since the formation charge transfer compounds give opportunity to improve the physical and chemical properties of different donors so charge transfer compounds of 4,4′-bipyridine (Bpy) with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ), 2,5-dichloro-3,6-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone [chloranilic acid] (CHA) and 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone [choloranil] (CHL) were studied. The stoichiometries of the reactions were determined from photometric titration methods. Although the thermodynamic parameters [Gibbs free energy (ΔG°), enthalpy (ΔH°), and entropy change (ΔS°)] were calculated. The thermal decomposition of the complexes follows first order kinetics and thermodynamic parameters of the decomposition were calculated. The structural morphology was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and show that these molecules are of nanosize.