S. Akyuz et al., FT-IR AND FT-RAMAN SPECTRAL INVESTIGATIONS OF ANATOLIAN ATTAPULGITE AND ITS INTERACTION WITH 4,4'-BIPYRIDYL, Journal of molecular structure, 349, 1995, pp. 61-64
The adsorption of 4,4'-bipyridyl by natural attapulgite from Anatolia
(Turkey) has been studied using vibrational spectroscopy. Investigatio
ns of Fourier-transform infrared and Fourier-transform Raman spectra o
f adsorbed 4,4'-bipyridyl indicate the presence of physical and chemic
al sorbed surface species. No anionic surface species has been observe
d. It is proposed that chemisorbed 4,4'-bipyridyl molecules are coordi
nated to either Lewis acidic centers or surface hydroxyls as monodenta
te ligands.