STUDIES ON SOLID-STATE REACTIONS OF COORDINATION-COMPOUNDS .71. SOLID-STATE REACTIONS OF O-AMINOBENZOIC ACID WITH COPPER (II) ACETATE AND FORMATE AT ROOM-TEMPERATURE

Solid state reactions of o-aminobenzoic acid (HOAB) with Cu (OAc)2. H2O, Cu(HCOO)2. 4H2O, anhydrous Cu (OAc)2 and Cu(HCOO)2 at room or close to room temperature have been investigated. The product Cu(OAB)2 with a high yield was synthesized very conveniently compared with the solution phase method. The kinetic behavior was studied by means of the isothermal electrical conductivity measurement. The reactivity was found to decrease in the order: Cu(OAc)2. H2O>Cu (OAc)2>Cu(HCOO)2. 4H2O>Cu(HCOO)2, which was attributable to the crystal structures of the copper salts.