Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of a novel layered compound [Ni(C10H8N2)(2)V3O8.5]

A novel layered compound, [Ni(C10H8N2)(2)V3O8.5], was hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 1.551 8(3) nm, b = 1.476 1(3) nm, c = 1.048 3(2) nm, beta = 92.02(3), V = 2.399 8(8) nm(3), Z = 4, R = 0. 046 7, wR(2) = 0. 085 9.

Hydrothermal synthesis of the two-dimensional coordination polymer {[Fe(phen)(OH)](bta)(0.5)}(n) (phen=1,10-phenanthroline, bta=benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracaboxylate)

The title two-dimensional coordination polymer was synthesised and characterised by X-ray diffraction analysis.

A manganese molybdenum phosphate with a tunnel: hydrothermal synthesis, structure and catalytic properties of (NH3CH2CH2NH3)(10-)H3O)(3)(H5O2)Na-2[MnMo12O24(OH)(6)(PO4)(4)(PO3OH)(4)]-[MnMo12O24(OH)(6)(PO4)(6)(PO3OH)(2)] center dot 9H(2)O

A manganese molybdenum phosphate, (NH3CH2CH2NH3)(10)(H3O)(3)(H5O)Na-2[MnMo12O24(OH)(6) (PO4)(4)(PO3OH)(4)][MnMo12O24 (OH)(6)(PO4)(6)(PO3OH)(2)]. 9H(2)O, has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure of this compound may be considered to be two [Mo6O12(OH)(3)(PO4)(2)(HPO4)(2)](7-) units bonded together by a manganese atom, although several P-O groups are not protonated on account of coordination to a Na+ cation. One-dimensional tunnels were formed in the solid. A probe reaction of the oxidation of acetaldehyde with H2O2 using this compound as catalyst was carried out in a liquid-solid system, showing that the manganese molybdenum phosphate has high catalytic activity in the reaction.

A nickel molybdenum phosphate with tunnel: Hydrothermal synthesis and structure of (NH3CH2CH2NH3)(4)center dot(NH3CH2CH2NH2)center dot Na center dot[Ni2Mo12O30(PO4)(HPO4)(4)(H2PO4)(3)]center dot 6H(2)O

A nickel molybdenum phosphate, (NH3CH2CH2NH3)(4).(NH3CH2CH2NH2). Na .[Ni2Mo12O30(PO4)(HPO4)(4)(H2PO4)(3)]. 6H(2)O, invoicing molybdenum present in V oxidation, has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Deep brown-red crystals are formed in the triclinic system, space group P (1) over bar, a = 12,011(2), b = 14,612(3), c = 21.252(4) Angstrom, alpha = 80.54(2)degrees, beta = 83.10(2)degrees, gamma = 76.29(2)degrees, V = 3561.4(12) Angstrom(3), Z = 2, lambda(MoK alpha) = 0.71073 Angstrom (R(F) = 0.0529 for 9880 reflections), Data mere collected on a Siemens P4 diffractometer at 20 degrees C in the range of 1.75 degrees < theta < 23.02 degrees using the omega-scan technique. The structure was solved by direct methods using the program SHELXTL-93 and refined with the method of fun-matrix least-squares on F-2. The structure of the title compound may be considered to be two [Mo6O15(HPO4)(H2PO4)(3)](5-) units bonded together with a nickel atom, although several P-O groups are not protonated on account of coordination with a Na+ cation, The one-dimensional tunnels were formed in the solid of the title compound. A probe reaction of the oxidation of acetaldehyde with H2O2 using the title compound as catalyst was carried out in a liquid- solid system, showing that the title compound had high catalytic activity in the reaction, (C) 1999 Academic Press.

Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of Co(En)(3)MoO4

Co(En)(3)MoO4 was synthesized by using the method of hydrothermal synthesis and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ESR and single-crystal X-ray methods. It crystallizes in hexagonal space group P (3) over bar C1 with a=1.596 4(2) nm, b=1.596 4(2) nm, c = 0.993 5(2) nm, alpha=beta=90 degrees gamma=120 degrees, M-c=399.18, V=2.192 6(6) nm(3), D-c=1.814 g/nm(3), Z=6, F(000)=1 2181 R-1=0.070 3, R-w=0.220 7. According to separation of anion which acted on electrostatic potential, the anion and cation ions formed a type of organic and inorganic material.

Hydrothermal synthesis and structural characterization of a mixed-valence molybdenum (IV,VI) arsenate (III): Ni(H2NCH2CH2NH2)(3)[((MoO6)-O-IV)(Mo6O18)-O-VI((As3O3)-O-III)(2)]H2O

A novel mixed-valence molybdenum(IV, VI) arsenate(III), Ni(H2NCH2CH2NH2)(3)[((MoO6)-O-IV)(Mo6O18)-O-VI((As3O3)-O-III)(2)]H2O, hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. The polyanion cage derives from the Anderson structure, in which the central octahedron was filled up by molybdenum(IV) and it was capped on both sides by a novel As3O63- cyclo-triarsenate(III). The title compound had a high catalytic activity for the oxidation of benzaldehyde to benzoic acid using H2O2 as oxidant in a liquid-solid biphase system. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of sandwich-like heteropolymolybdophosphates

Sandwich-like heteropoly molybdochromophosphates of supermolecular compound [NH3(CH2)(6)NH3](2)H-3{Cr[Mo6O15(HPO4)(H2PO4)(3)](2)}. 4H(2)O has been hydrothermally synthesized and the single crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystal data are has follows: triclinic, space group P (1) over bar a=12.156(2), b=12.809(3), c=13.530(3) Angstrom, alpha=102.46(3)degrees, beta=93.67(3)degrees, gamma=93.46(3)degrees, V=2046.9(7) Angstrom(3), Z=1, M-r=2768.69, D-c=2.246 g/cm(-3), F(000)=1337, mu=2.162 mm(-1). The structure has been refined to R=0.0666 and wR=0.1745 by full-matrix least-squares method. The title compound is composed of 1, 6-diaminohexane, water molecules, and {Cr[Mo6O15(HPO4)(H2PO4)(3)](2)}(7-) anion which consists of six oxygen atoms from two [Mo6P4] units with a sandwich-like transition metal atom Cr located at the center of symmetry.

Metal-oxo cluster-supported transition metal complexes: hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of [{M(phen)(2)}(2)(Mo8O26)] (M = Ni or Co)

Two new metal-ore supported transition metal complexes, E{M(phen)(2)}(2)(Mo8O26) (M = Ni or CO; phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) are synthesized by a hydrothermal method and characterized by X-ray crystallography, showing that the octamolybdate possesses a novel unprecedented structure and that [M(phen)(2)](2+) units are covalently bonded to the [Mo8O26](4-) cluster.

A ferric molybdenum phosphate with a tunnel: hydrothermal synthesis and structure of (NH3CH2CH2NH3)(2)center dot(NH3CH2CH2NH2)(3)center dot Na center dot[Fe2Mo12O30(PO4)(HPO4)(4)(H2PO4)(3)]center dot 7H(2)O

A new ferric molybdenum phosphate containing a tunnel structure and crystallographically different clusters has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. A probe reaction of the oxidation of acetaldehyde with H2O2 using the tide compound as catalyst was carried out in a liquid-solid system, showing that the title compound had high catalytic activity in the reaction. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

Hydrothermal synthesis and lanthanide doping of complex fluorides, LiYF4, KYF4 and BaBeF4 under mild conditions

The complex fluorides LiYF4, KYF4, BaBeF4 and AYF(4)Eu(x) (A = Li, K) are hydrothermally synthesized at 140-240 degrees C and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, IR spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and luminescence measurements.

Hydrothermal synthesis of the complex fluorides LiBaF3 and KMgF3 with perovskite structures under mild conditions

The complex fluorides, LiBaF3 and KMgF3; which are isostructural with perovskite phases, are hydrothermally synthesized at 120-240 degrees C and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, IR spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy.

Diversity, abundance and distribution of amoA-encoding archaea in deep-sea methane seep sediments of the Okhotsk Sea

The authors would like to thank Jin Sun, Jian Sun, Liangliang Kong, Nianshuang Wang, Chunhui Wang, Linbao Zhang and Ying Zhang for their assistance in the project. This work was supported by China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association grants DYXM-115-02-2-20 and DYXM-115-02-2-6, Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China grant 2007AA091903, China National Natural Science Foundation grant 40576069, National Basic Research Program of China grant 2009CB219506 and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China grant 09CX05005A. M. G. K. was funded by incentive funds provided by the UofL-EVPR office and the US National Science Foundation (EF-0412129).