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An investigation of the solid-state X-ray structure of the new organic–inorganic compound [C5H14N2]2PbCl6·3H2O shows a layered organization of the (PbCl6)4– anions, with (R2NH2)+ groups and water molecules developed in the [Citation001] plane at x = (2n + 1)/4. The crystal structure is stabilized by N − H···Cl, N − H···O, O − H···Cl, O − H···O, and C − H···Cl hydrogen bonds. The powder X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) analyses confirm the phase purity of the crystal sample. The intermolecular contacts are quantified using the Hirshfeld surfaces computational method. The major inter-contacts contributing to the Hirshfeld surfaces are H…Cl, H…H, and O…H. The vibrational modes were identified and assigned by IR and Raman spectroscopies. The optical properties were investigated by UV–visible and photoluminescence spectroscopic studies. The compound was characterized by thermal analysis to determine its thermal behavior with respect to the temperature. Finally, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis is reported for analyzing the surface chemistry of [C5H14N2]2PbCl6·3H2O.

In this study, a new organic-inorganic hybrid metal compound (C5H14N2)2[SnCl6]2·5H2O was crystallized at room temperature in the orthorhombic system (space group P21 21 21) where the structure is determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The examination of the structure shows the cohesion and stability of the atomic arrangement result from the establishment of N—H⋯Cl, O(W)—H(W)⋯Cl, N—H⋯O(W) and O(W)—H(W)⋯O(W) hydrogen bonds between 1-methylpiperazine-1,4-diium (C5H14N2)2+cations, isolated (SnCl6)2– anions and water molecules to form organic and inorganic layers parallel to the (a, c) plane and alternate along the b-axis. Hirshfeld surface analysis was used to investigate intermolecular interactions, as well 2D fingerprint plots were conducted to reveal the contribution of these interactions in the crystal structure quantitatively. The solid phase FTIR and FT-Raman spectra of this compound have been recorded in the regions 400–4000 and 100–500 cm−1, respectively. The vibrational frequencies were also predicted from the calculated intensities by DFT method and were compared with the experimental frequencies, which yield good agreement between observed and calculated frequencies. Besides, the optical proprieties were investigated by UV-visible and photoluminescence spectroscopy studies in the region 200–700 nm and the electronic properties HOMO and LUMO energies were measured by TD-DFT approach. Moreover, this compound was characterized by thermal analysis between 300 and 500 K which revealing two phase transitions. Finally, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis is reported to determine the degree of oxidation of tin in this compound and analyzing the surface chemistry of (C5H14N2)2[SnCl6]2·5H2O.