Copper(II) succinate: electrochemical synthesis, characterization and application as a precursor for micron-sized copper(II) oxide fibers

A coordination compound of copper(II) with succinic acid was obtained by electrochemical synthesis in media of various compositions. The samples were characterized by methods of quantitative analysis, ESR and IR spectroscopy, synchronous thermal analysis. The vibrational frequencies of copper(II) succinate were calculated by using DFT and the experimental IR spectra were interpreted on the basis of the results. Micro-sized copper(II) oxide fibers were obtained by thermal decomposition of synthesized samples. It was shown that the use of the water–dimethyl sulfoxide system with a volume ratio 1:1 is optimal to achieve the formation of moderately aggregated particles with a distinct filamentous morphology.