Experiment 17
MIMT is portrayed in the above photo, and it can form an octahedral complex Co(mimt)4(NO3)2*H2O and a tetrahedral complex Co(mimt)2(NO3)2 with select reactants.
In order to differentiate between the two complexes, IR spectroscopy, melting point, and magnetic susceptibility were recorded.
Melting point and magnetic moment determination are two methods of analyzing a substance's purity that I had yet to complete. Calculating the magnetic moment based on the magnetic susceptibility was the most difficult, in my opinion, but I was familiar with IR spectroscopy.
















