Crystal growth and structural analysis of PrMnO3 and TbMnO3

Single crystals of PrMnO3 and TbMnO3 were grown by floating zone method and the crystal structure was determined by single crystal X-ray diffractometry. The structure of these compounds belongs to the orthorhombic system (space group is Pnma, No. 62) with the lattice parameters alpha approximate to root (.) - a(p), b approximate to 2 (.) a(p) , c approximate to root 2.a(p) and Z = 4, where a(p) is ideal cubic perovskite cell parameter.

Crystal structure and variation in unit cell parameters with crystallization temperatures of poly (ether ketone ether ketone ketone)s containing meta-phenyl links (PEKEKmK)

The X-ray diffraction patterns of the crystalline aromatic ketone polymer PEKEKmK (aryl ether ketone ether ketone ketone polymer containing meta-phenyl links) have been investigated (for the chemical structure, see Formula). An orthorhombic unit cell is proposed to contain two chains with a = 0.772 nm, b = 0.604 nm and c = 2.572 nm. According to the orthorhombic system, the 11 reflections of this polymer were indexed. Meanwhile, variation in unit cell parameters with crystallization temperatures of PEKEKmK was also investigated. [GRAPHICS]

Synthesis, characterization and crystal structure of a charge transfer salt based on 1.3-cyclopentadiene tetrabutylammoniumdodecamolybdosilicoate

A charge transfer salt, (Bu4N)(4) (C5H6)[(HSiMo11MoO40)-Mo-VI-O-V] has been photochemically synthesized from (Bu4N)(4)SiMo12O40 and 1.3-cyclopentadiene and Characterized, by elemental analysis, IR spectra, solid diffusion reflectance electronic spectra, CV and ESR. The X-ray crystal structure revealed that the title complex crystal data are as follows: triclinic, space group P (1) over bar, a = 14.347(3), b = 14.423(3), c = 27.158(5) Angstrom, alpha = 96.90(3), beta = 104.18(3), gamma = 98.20(3)degrees, V = 5322(2) Angstrom (3), Z = 2, M-r = 2855. 30, D-c = 1.782g.cm(-3), F(000) = 2860, R = 0.0719, wR = 0.198. The title compound is composed of 1.3-cyclopentadiene, four tetrabutylammonium and [(SiMo11MoO40)-Mo-VI-O-V](4-) anion.

1,1 '-di(tert-butyl)metallocenium cations. The x-ray crystal structures of [M((C5H4Bu)-Bu-t)(2)]PF6 (M = Fe, Co) and [Co((C5H4Bu)-Bu-t)(2)](2)CoCl4

The hexafluorophosphate salts [Fe((C5H4Bu)-Bu-t)(2)]PF6 (1) and [Co((C5H4Bu)-Bu-t)(2)]PF6 (2) crystallize in isotypic structures with centrosymmetric cations which have a staggered (transoid) conformation of the exactly parallel ring Ligands (conformational angle tau = 180 degrees). The tetrachlorocobaltate salt, [CO((C5H4Bu)-Bu-t)(2)](2)CoCl4 (3), contains one almost eclipsed (tau = 140.4 degrees) and one almost staggered (tau = 101.4 degrees) cobaltocenium cation; in both cases, the cyclopentadienyl ring planes are slightly inclined (by alpha = 5.4 degrees and 4.1 degrees, respectively) to give more room to the tert-butyl substituents which are bent away from the metal in all three complexes 1 - 3.

Electrochemical and quartz crystal microbalance study for the electrochemical oxidation of 2-mercaptobenzimidazol

With the cyclic voltammetry and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), the oxidation process and the electrodeposition behavior were studyied during the electrochemical oxidation of 2-mercaptobenzimidazol in aqueous solution. The E-pH diagram was also gained. These results showed the oxidation reaction was one electron reaction. The results from X-ray photoelectron spectrometry verified that the 2-mercaptobenzimidazol was oxidized to bisbenzimidazoyl disulfide.

Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of [{Cu(2,2 '-bpy)(2)}(2)Mo8O26]: a beta-octamolybdate cluster covalently bonded to two {Cu(2,2 '-bpy)(2)}(2+) coordination complexes via bridging oxo groups

An organic-inorganic hybrid solid, (Cu(2,2'-bpy)(2))(2)Mo8O26, has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Dark green crystals crystallize in the orthorhombic system, space group Pna21, a = 24.164(5), b = 18.281(4), c = 11.877(2) Angstrom, alpha = 90 degrees, beta = 90 degrees, gamma = 90 degrees, V= 5247(2) Angstrom (3), Z = 4, lambda (MoK alpha) = 0.71073 Angstrom (R(F) = 0.0331 for 5353 reflections). Data were collected on a Siemens P4 four-circle diffractometer at 293 K in the range 1.69 degrees < theta < 25.04 degrees using the omega -scan technique. The structure was solved by the direct method and refined by full-matrix least squares on F-2 using SHELXL-93. The structure of this compound consists of discrete (Cu(2,2'-bpy)(2))(2)Mo8O26 clusters, constructed from beta -octamolybdate subunits ((Mo8O26)(4-)) covalently bonded to two (Cu(2,2'-bpy)(2))(2+) coordination complexes via bridging oxo groups that connect two adjacent molybdenum sites. (C) 2001 Academic Press.

Synthesis and crystal structure of a novel compound constructed from tris-(2, 2 '-bipy)ruthenium(II) and decatungstate

Self-assembly of tris-[2,2 ' -bipyridine]ruthenium(II) chloride with decatunstate produced a novel cation radical salt, [Ru(bpy)(3)](2)[W10O32] . 3DMSO. This is the first product of 2,2 ' -bipyridineruthenium(II)-polyoxometalates species. Crystal data: Monoclinic, P2(1)/c, a = 12.902(3) Angstrom, b = 21.487(3) Angstrom, c = 15.854(5) Angstrom, beta = 93.46(2)degrees, V = 4387(2) Angstrom (3), Z = 2, R-1 = 0.0599, wR2 = 0.1183. X-ray crystallographic study showed that the crystal structure was constructed by electyrostatic attraction and C-H . . .O hydrogen bonds between tris-[2,2 ' -bipyridine]ruthenium(II) and decatungstate polyanion. The tris-[2,2 ' -bipyridine]ruthenium molecules occupy cavities in the polyoxometalate lattice ordered along b-axis. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Synthesis and crystal structure of [Nd(eta(6)-1,3,5-C6H3Me3)(AlCl4)(3)]( C6H6) and structural comparison of Ln(eta(6)-arene)(AlCl4)(3)

Reaction of NdCl3, with AlCl3 and mesitylene in benzene gives complex [Nd(eta (6)-1,3,5-C6H3Me3) (AlCl4)(3)] (C6H6) (1) which was characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, MS and X-lay diffractions. The X-ray determination indicates that 1 has a distorted pentagonal bipyramidal geometry and crystallizes in the monoclinic, space group P2(1)/n with a = 0.9586(2), b = 1.1717(5), c = 2.8966(7) nm, beta = 90.85 (2)degrees, V = 3.2529(6) nm(3), D-c = 1.573 g/cm(3), Z = 4. A comparison of bond parameters for all the reported Ln(eta (6)-Ar) (AlCl4)(3) complexes indicates that the bond distance of Ln-C is shortened with the increasing of methyl group on benzene and with the decreasing of radius of lanthanide ions.

Photochemical synthesis and crystal structure of a charge transfer salt [HMDH2][(H2PMoMo11O40)-Mo-v]center dot 2AA center dot 3H(2)O center dot DMF

The title supramolecular compound, [HMDH2][(H2PMoMo11O40)-Mo-V] . 2AA . 3H(2)O . DMF (HMD = hexamethylene diamine; AA=acetaldehyde; DMF=N,N-dimethyl formamide), has been photochemically synthesized by using elemental analysis, IR, solid diffusion reflectance, electronic spectra, ESR spectra and X-ray single-crystal analysis. The crystallographic data: triclinic, P (1) over bar, a=14.092(2), b=14.347(3), c=14.358(3)Angstrom, alpha = 75.10(3), beta = 80.70(3), gamma = 80.73(3)degrees, V = 2746.6(10)Angstrom (3), Z = 2, M-r = 2081.68, D-c=2.517g/cm(3), F(000) =1970, mu (MoK alpha) =2.766mm(-1). The structure has been refined to R =0.0832 and wR=0.2638, by full-matrix least-squares method. The title compound is composed of hexamethylene diamine, two acetaldehyde molecules, three water molecules, one N,N-dimethylformamide and [(H2PMoMo11O40)-Mo-V](2-) heteropoly anion.

Syntheses and crystal structures of novel di- and trinuclear rhodium complexes bridged by pyrazine

Never di- and trinuclear Rh complexes, [Rh-2(PPh3)(4)(H)(4)(Me2CO)(2)(mu -pyz)](ClO4)(2). EtOH and [Rh-3(PPh3),(mu -pyz)(3)](ClO4)(3). EtOH were selectively isolated from the reaction of [Rh(PPh3)(2)(H)(2)(Me2Co)(EtOH)]ClO4 with pyrazine (pyz) in Me2CO and THF, respectively. Their structures were crystallographically characterized.

Synthesis and crystal structure of (1,3-(Bu2C5H3)-Bu-t)(2)Sm(mu-Cl)(2)Li(THF)(2)

Anhydrous SmCl3 reacts with two equal of Li(1-3-(Bu2C5H3)-Bu-t) to give a complex (1,3-(Bu2C5H3)-Bu-t)(2) Sm(mu -Cl)(2)Li(THF)(2) (C34H58Cl2LiO2Sm, M-r = 726.99), monoclinic, space group P2(1)/n, a = 10.615(2), b = 21.037(4), c = 17.166(3) Angstrom, beta = 93.60(3)degrees, V = 3825.7 (13) Angstrom (3), Z = 4, D-c = 1.262 Mg/m(3), mu = 1.699 mm(-1) and F(000) = 1508, final R = 0.0387 and wR = 0.0741 for 5320 observed[I greater than or equal to2 sigma (I)] reflections. The average Sm - C distance is 2.73 Angstrom. Sm - Cl1 and Sm - Cl2 distances are 2.719 (2) and 2. 697 (2) Angstrom, respectively. Two 1, 3-(Bu2C5H3)-Bu-t-ring centroids and two mu (2)-bridging chloride atoms around Sm atom form a distorted tetrahedron.

Investigation on moleculare and crystal structures of metal complexes with aminopolycarboxylic acids (VII) - Syntheses and structure determination of Na-3[Hg (I) (edta) C1] center dot 6H(2)O

In this paper we describe the moleculare and crystal structures of the Na-3[Hg( II )(edta)Cl] . 6H(2)O (edta=ethylenediamine-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate). The crystal data are as follows: orthorhombic, a=8. 083 (2) Angstrom , b=13. 870(3) Angstrom , c=38. 617(5) Angstrom , v=4329. 4 (13) Angstrom(3) , Z=8, Dc= 1. 798 g . cm(-3), mu=5. 564 mm(-1), P(000)=2280, R=0. 0317 and R-w=0. 0731 for 3883 unique reflections. In complex, the complex anion [Hg ( II ) (edta)Cl](3-) has a seven-coordination structure like a mono-capped trigonal-prism (C-2v-MTP) in which the edta(4-) acts as a hexadentate ligand with four O atoms and two N atoms and a Cl- caps a quadrilateral face as a seventh ligand. It can be known that the Hg2+ which has a d(10) electronic structure can form a high-coordinate compound with a hexadentate ligand (edta) because it has a big ionic radius.

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.