Two independent gas electron diffraction investigations of the structure of plumbous chloride

The results of two independent electron diffraction analyses of PbCl₂ are compared. The bond lengths (r_g) and angles (r_α) were found to be 2.447 ± 0.005 Å and 98.7 ± 1.0° (nozzle temperature 853 K, Budapest), and 2.444 ± 0.005 Å and 98.0 ± 1.4° (nozzle temperature 963 K, Moscow), respectively.     

Untersuchungen über S?H …︁ S-Wasserstoffbrücken Die Kristallstruktur der Diphenyldithiophosphinsäure bei 140 und 293 K

Die Kristallstruktur der Diphenyldithiophosphinsäure (C₆H₅)₂P(S)SH wurde röntgenographisch bei tiefer Temperatur und Normaltemperatur aus Einkristalldiffraktometerdaten bestimmt und bis zu R-Werten von 0,037 (140 K, (sin Θ)/λ < 0,81 Å^?1) und 0,035 (293 K, (sin Θ)/λ < 0,64 Å^?1) verfeinert. Die Verbindung kristallisiert in der monoklinen Raumgruppe P2₁/c mit den bei 140 K (in Klammern: 293 K) gemessenen Gitterkonstanten a = 9,824(3) (9,887), b = 10,061(3) (10,175), c = 14,342(4) (14,433) Å, β = 122,08(3) (121,73)° und V = 1201,1 (1234,9) ų, Z - 4. Im Kristall sind individuelle Moleküle über fast lineare S? H…?S-Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen zu schraubenförmig gewundenen Ketten verknüpft. Bei 140 K beträgt der S…?S-Abstand innerhalb der Brücke 3,790(1) Å; die weiteren geometrischen Daten der Wasserstoffbrücke sind: d(S? H): 1,25(2), d(S…?H): 2,56(2), d(P? S): 2,077(1), d(P?S): 1,954(1) Å, ? (S? H…?S): 169,5(14), ? (P? S…?S): 98,87(2), ? (P?S…?S): 96,65(2)°. Investigations on Compounds Containing S? H…?S Hydrogen Bonds. Crystal Structure of Diphenyldithiophosphinic Acid at 140 and 293 K The crystal structure of diphenyldithiophosphinic acid (C₆H₅)₂P(S)SH was determined from X-ray diffraction data collected at 140 and 293 K and was refined to R factors of 0.037 (140 K, (sin Θ)/λ < 0.81 Å^?1) and 0.035 (293 K, (sin Θ)/λ < 0.64 Å^?1) respectively. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with unit cell parameters at 140 K (in parentheses: at 293 K): a = 9.824(3) (9.887), b = 10.061(3) (10.175), c = 14.342(4) (14.433) Å, β = 122.08(3) (121.73)° and V = 1201.1 (1234.9) ų, Z = 4. In the crystalline state individual molecules are linked together by nearly linear S? H…?S hydrogen bonds so that endless helical chains are formed. At 140 K the S…?S distance within the hydrogen bond is 3.790(1) Å; the other distances and angles associated with the bridge are: d(S? H): 1,25(2), d(S…?H): 2,56(2), d(P? S): 2,077(1), d(P?S): 1.954(1) Å, ? (S? H…?S): 169.5(14), ? (P? S…?S): 98.87(2), ? (P? S…?S): 96.65(2)°.     

Formation of free radicals in photoirradiated cellulose. VII. Radical decay

The ESR spectra of untreated and photosensitized celluloses irradiated with three different ultraviolet light sources, i.e., λ > 2537 Å, λ > 2800 Å, λ > 3400 Å, at 77°K under vacuum were studied. Based on the warm-up process, that is, warming the sample from 77°K to 273°K for a certain time and recorded at 77°K, the decay behavior of free radicals of celluloses was examined for changes of the pattern and the intensities of ESR spectra. For the untreated samples irradiated with light of λ > 2537 Å and λ > 2800 Å, beside the two doublet spectra originating from hydrogen atoms (508 gauss splitting) and formyl radicals (129 gauss splitting), the observed sevenline spectrum was resolved to be a superposition of a singlet (ΔH_msl = 16 gauss), a doublet (24 gauss splitting), a triplet (34 gauss splitting), and a quartet (overall width, 88 gauss) spectrum. For the photosensitized samples irradiated with light of λ > 3400 Å, the 1:1:1 three-line spectrum was resolved to be a superposition of a singlet (ΔH_msl = 27 gauss), a doublet (43 gauss splitting), and a triplet (34 gauss splitting) spectrum. The five-line spectra of the photosensitized samples irradiated with light of λ > 2537 Å and λ > 2800 Å were resolved to be a superposition of a singlet (ΔH_msl = 27 gauss), a doublet (43 gauss splitting), and a triplet (34 gauss splitting) spectrum. Based on these findings, the conclusion was drawn that at least six kinds of spectra, generated from six kinds of radical species, were formed in cellulose irradiated with ultraviolet light under appropriate experimental conditions.     

Gas-phase spectra of the radiative recombination of nitrogen atoms at helium temperatures

The lowering of temperature from ≈ 300 K to ≈ 10 K caused drastic changes in the spectral composition of the recombinational afterglow of N atoms: the glow due to the B³Π_gν″ | A ³Σ⁺_uν″ transition with ν′ = 12-9 (λ ≈ 580 nm and λ ≈ 540 nm) disappeared whereas levels with ν′ = 8-5 (λ ≈ 560 nm) appeared. This effect is exlained in terms of Campbell and Thrush's recombination luminescence model (emitting B ³H_g state populated by radiationless transition from the lower A ³Σ⁺_u state of the N₂ molecule).     

The crystal and molecular structure of phenothiazine-10-propionitrile. The effect of crystal packing on the dihedral angle of phenothiazine heterocycles

Phenothiazine-10-propionitrile, C₁₂H₈SNC₂H₄CN, crystallizes in the centrosymmetric monoclinic space group P2₁/n, with a = 5.785(1)Å, b = 15.427(3)Å, c = 14.497(4)Å, β = 92.50(1)°, Z = 4, D_meas = 1.29(1) g cm³ and D_calc = 1.28 g cm³ at 23°. Three dimensional X-ray data were collected with a manual diffractometer using MoKα (λ 0.71069Å) radiation and by multiple film Weissenberg techniques using CuKα (λ 1.5418Å) radiation. The structure was determined by Patterson and Fourier methods and refined with 519 observed reflections by full matrix least-squares methods to an R of 0.077. The dihedral angle between the two planes of the o-phenylene rings is 135.4(3)°. In the folded heterocyclic ring the C-S-C angle is 97.8(7)° and the average C? S bond is 1.76(1)Å. A comparison of this structure to that of phenothiazine-10-propionic acid shows the two chemically similar molecules have the same dihedral angles in spite of completely different solid state packing patterns.     

The photolysis of water vapor at 1470 Å. H2 production in the primary process

The primary processes in the photolysis of water vapor at 1470 Å are due to H₂O + hν(λ = 1470 Å) → H₂ + O(¹D), H₂O + hν(λ = 1470 Å) → H + OH with the H₂ yield of the first process accounting for 23% of the overall H₂ production. The quantum yield of this process is estimated to be 0.08 by using O₂ as a scavenger for H-atoms. Secondary reactions involving the photolytic products and added O₂ are discussed.     

Structural aspects of the metal-insulator transitions in V0.985Al0.015O2

The crystal structure of V_0.985Al_0.015O₂ has been refined from single-crystal X-ray data at four temperatures. At 373°K it has the tetragonal rutile structure. At 323°K, which is below the first metal-insulator transition, it has the monoclinic M₂ structure, where half of the vanadium atoms are paired with alternating short (2.540 Å) and long (3.261 Å) V-V separations. The other half of the vanadium atoms form equally spaced (2.935 Å) zigzag V chains. At 298°K, which is below the second electric and magnetic transition, V_0.985Al_0.015O₂ has the triclinic T structure where both vanadium chains contain V-V bonds, V(1)-V(1) = 2.547 Å and V(2)-V(2) = 2.819 Å. At 173°K the pairing of the V(1) chain remains constant: V(1)-V(1) = 2.545 Å, whereas that of the V(2) chain decreases: V(2)-V(2) = 2.747 Å. From the variation of the lattice parameters as a function of temperature it seems that these two short V-V distances will not become equal at lower temperatures. The effective charges as calculated from the bond strengths at 298 and 173°K show that a cation disproportionation has taken place between these two temperatures. About 20% of the V⁴⁺ cations of the V(1) chains have become V³⁺ and correspondingly 20% of the V⁴⁺ cations of the V(2) chains have become V⁵⁺. This disproportionation process would explain the difference between the two short V-V distances. Also it would explain why the T → M₁ transition does not take at lower temperatures.     

Synthesis,characterization and thermal behaviour of Fe4(OH)11NO3·2H2O

A new iron basic salt, Fe₄(OH)₁₁NO₃·2H₂O, has been prepared by partially hydrolyzing a solution of Fe(NO₃)₃·9H₂O with urea. The X-ray powder diffraction pattern has been indexed within a monoclinic cella=9.99(3) ?,b=9.48(2) ?,c=3.074(3) ? andβ=90.57(1)°. Thermal decomposition reactions in still air and nitrogen flow have been studied by DTA and TG analysis, and the intermediate and final products have been characterized by X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy. When this material is thermally decomposed in an X-ray high temperature diffraction chamber, pure iron is formed at 900 °C together with Fe(III) and Fe(II) oxides.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels Hydrolyse einer L?sung von Fe(NO)₃)₃·9H₂O mit Karbamid wurde das neue basische Eisensalz Fe₄(OH)₁₁NO₃·2H₂O dargestellt. Aus einem R?ntgenpulververfahren resultierena=9,55(3) ?,b=9,48(2) ?,c=3,074(3) ? undβ=90,57(1)° für eine monozyklische Zelle. Mittels DTA- und TG-Untersuchungen wurden die thermischen Zersetzungsreaktionen an Luft und im Stickstoffflu? untersucht und die Zwischen- und Endprodukte mit r?ntgendiffraktionsverfahren und IR-Spectroskopie charakterisiert. Bei einer thermischen Zersetzung dieses Stoffes in einer Hochtemperatur-r?ntgendiffraktionskammer wird bei 900 °C elementares Eisen zusammen mit Fe(II)- und Fe(III)-oxiden gebildet.

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Резюме Частичным гидролизо м раствора соли Fe(NO₃)₃ · 9H₂O с мочевиной получен а новая основная соль Fe₄(OH)₁₁NO₃ · 2Н₂О, для которой методо м порошкового рентген оструктурного анализа была установ лена моноклинная стр уктура с параметрами ячейкиа=9,55(3) А,b=9,48(2) ?,c=3,074(3) ? иβ=90,57(1)°. Термиче ское разложение соли изучено методом ДТА и ТГ в динамическо й атмосфере воздуха и азота, а образующиеся промеж уточные и конечные продукты ре акции были охарактер изованы рентгенофазовым ана лизом и ИК спектроскопией. ˉПри термическом разложе нии соли в высокотемпературно й рентгено-диффракци онной камере при 900° образует ся чистое железо вмес те с оксидами двух- и трехвалентного желе за.

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The authors are greateful to Dr. R. M. Rojas for his helpful suggestions.     

DySBr und DySI – Synthese,Kristallstruktur und Magnetismus

DySBr and DySI – Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Magnetism By reaction of Dy₂S₃ with Dy metal and Br₂ (I₂) at 750°C (900°C), single phase crystalline DySBr (DySI) has been synthesized. Crystal structure refinement of DySBr confirms the FeOCl-type structure (R = 0.049; space group Pmmn, Z = 2, lattice parameters (in Å): a = 5.349(2), b = 4.079(2), c = 8.066(2)) which is also ascertained for DySI (R = 0.059; lattice parameters (in Å): a = 5.320(2), b = 4.168(1), c = 9.224(5)). The magnetic susceptibilities (temperature range 3.4 K – 295 K) can be described on the basis of simple models (cubic crystal field, molecular field approximation) above 5 K and 15 K respectively. The deviations at low temperature are assumed to be related essentially to Dy—Dy exchange interactions which are not adequately described with the molecular field approach.     

Crystal and molecular structures of bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3-methylaminoheptan-5-onate) copper(II) and nickel(II)

Two bis-chelates M(tmih)₂ (M = Cu(II), Ni(II), tmih = (CH₃)₃C(NCH₃)CHCOC(CH₃)₃)^? are synthesized and their crystal structures are determined using XRD (Bruker APEX-II diffractometer with a CCD detector, λMoK _α, λCuK _α, graphite monochromator, T = 240(2) K and 296(2) K): Cu(tmih)₂ (I) (space group P2₁/c, a = 12.9670(8) Å, b = 18.4921(9) Å, c = 11.0422(6) Å, β = 93.408(4)°, V = 2643.1(3) ų, Z = 4) and Ni(tmih)₂ (II) (space group P2₁/c, a = 12.810(2) Å, b = 18.529(2) Å, c = 11.243(2) Å, β = 91.959(7)°, V = 2667.1(6) ų, Z = 4). The complexes are isostructural; the coordination polyhedron of metal atoms is a flattened tetrahedron formed from two O atoms (Cu-O of 1.901(2) Å, 1.892(2) Å, Ni-O of 1.845(2) Å, 1.833(2) Å) and two N atoms (Cu-N of 1.976(3) Å, 1.972(3) Å, Ni-N of 1.911(2) Å, 1.920(2) Å) of the ligand; the chelate OMN angles (M = Cu(II), Ni(II)) are in the 87.4–93.1° range; the OMO and NMN angles are 162.2° and 167.2° in I, 171.1° and 173.2° in II. The complexes have the molecular structures formed from isolated molecules bonded by van der Waals interactions. Using a quantum chemical hybrid M06 method, the structures of copper(II) chelates with the H, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂, and C(CH₃)₃ substituents at the nitrogen atom are calculated. Found that with a bulky substituent at the nitrogen atom, the formation of chelates is hindered due to the intraligand repulsion between the atoms of this substituent and the tert-butyl group.     

A picosecond transient absorption study of the intramolecular excited state proton transfer in 3-hydroxyflavone: assignment of the observed bands

The time-resolved transient absorption and gain of 3-hydroxyflavone in ethanol ( T = 300 and 173 K) and MCH ( T = 300 and 198 K) has been investigated. Two absorption bands (A and B) and two gain bands (E₁ and E₂) have been observed. Band A (lying in the 5200 Å spectral region) appears during and just after the excitation step and is assigned to the normal excited form N_x Band B (lying in the 6050 Å spectral region) appears after band A and is assigned to the tautomer form T. A gain band E₂ (lying at λ=5400 Å) appears at the same time as the B band and is attributed to the T→T emission. A gain band E₁ (lying at λ = 5730 Å) appears earlier than the E₂ band. Its origin is discussed and two possible assignments are presented: vibronic progression of the emission spectrum of T or formation of an intermediate species on the proton transfer pathway from N_x to T.     

Synthese,structure cristalline et analyse vibrationnelle de l'hexathiohypodiphosphate de lithium Li4P2S6

The crystalline compound Li₄P₂S₆ is obtained either by devitrification of Li₄P₂S₇ glass at 450°C with sulfur formation or by crystallisation at 450°C of a Li₂S, P and S melt. The structure determination has been solved by X-ray diffraction on a monocrystal. The unit cell is hexagonal $\text{P6}{}_3\text{mcm}$ with a = 6.070(4), c = 6.577(4) Å, V = 209 ų, Z = 1. Intensities were collected at 293°K with Kα (λ = 0.71069 Å) Mo radiation on an automatic Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer. The structure was solved under the assumption of random disorder of P atoms over two sites (occupancy factor of 0.5). Anisotropic least-squares refinement with W = 1 gave R = 0.047 for 90 independent reflections and 9 variables. The structure is built according to an ABAB sequence sulfur packing. Per unit cell, four out of six octahedral sites are occupied by Li ions, and the other two are statistically filled (0.5) by PP pairs. The PP central bond (2.256(13) Å) links two staggered PS₃ groups (PS = 2.032(5) Å) to form the D_3d symmetry P₂S^4?₆ anion. Infrared and Raman spectra show features very similar to those of Na₄P₂S₆, 6H₂O and M^IIPS₃ compounds. A new assignment in terms of symmetry species is proposed for the P₂S₆ internal modes, which is confirmed by a normal coordinate calculation using a valence force field; the stretching force constants f_PP and f_PS are equal to 1.6 and 2.7 mdyne Å^?1, respectively.     

Study of acid pyridine-3-carboxylic acid dodecatungstenphosphate of the composition (C6NO2H5)2H[PW12O40]·2H2O

Acid pyridine-3-carboxylic acid dodecatungstenphosphate (C₆NO₂H₅)₂H[PW₁₂O₄₀]·2H₂O is synthesized. The compound is studied by chemical analysis, IR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and thermogravimetry. The compound is found to crystallize at 290 K in a hexagonal crystal system (space group \(R\bar 3\) ) (I) with the unit cell parameters: a = 33.015(6) Å, c = 12.010(2) Å, γ = 120°, V = 11337(4) ų, Z = 9. When the temperature decreases to 100 K, a phase transition is observed leading to an increase in symmetry to \(R\bar 3m\) (II), with the unit cell parameters: a = 33.072(1) Å, c = 24.234(1) Å, γ = 120°, V = 22955(2) ų, Z = 18.     

Heteronuclear alkali metal bis(μ-trihydroxyglutarato)dihydroxodigermanates(IV): The crystal and molecular structure of K<Subscript>4</Subscript>[Ge<Subscript>2</Subscript>(μ-Thgl)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(OH)<Subscript>2</Subscript>] · 4H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

Heterometallic potassium and sodium trihydroxyglutaratogermanates of the formulas K₄[Ge₂(μ-Thgl)₂(OH)₂] · 4H₂O (I) and Na₄[Ge₂(μ-Thgl)₂(OH)₂] · 5H₂O (II) (H₅Thgl is trihydroxyglutaric acid) were obtained for the first time and characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray powder diffraction, thermogravimetry, and IR spectroscopy. Complex I was examined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystals are triclinic; a = 7.5933(15) Å, b = 7.628(4) Å, c = 10.516(4) Å, α = 104.01(3)°, β = 101.041(17)°, γ = 97.50(3)°, V = 570.0(3) ų, Z = 1, space group \(P\bar 1,R\bar 1 = 0.0479\) for 2848 reflections with I > 2σ (I). Complex I is made up of the centrosymmetric dimeric complex anions [Ge₂(μ-Thgl)₂(OH)₂]^4?, the potassium cations, and water molecules of crystallization. In the anion, the two Ge atoms are bridged by two fully deprotonated ligands Thgl^5?. The coordination polyhedron of the Ge(IV) atom is a distorted trigonal bipyramid. Its equatorial plane is made up of the O atom of the terminal OH group (Ge-O…OH, 1.760(2) Å) and the O atoms of two alcohol groups of two ligands Thgl^5? (av. Ge-O_alc, 1.797(2) Å; the angles O_eqGe(1)O_eq, 110.12°–137.11°). The axial positions are occupied by the O atom of the alcohol group (Ge-O_alc, 1.853(2) Å) and the carboxyl O atom of one carboxylate group (Ge-O_carb, 1.944(2) Å) of two symmetry-related ligands Thgl^5?. The angle O_axGeO_ax is 163.68(10)°. The second carboxylate group of the ligand Thgl^5? is not coordinated to the Ge atom. The coordination numbers of the cations K(1)⁺ and K(2)⁺ are seven and nine, respectively (K(1)-O, 2.685–2.889 Å; K(2)-O, 2.675–3.262 Å). In the crystal, the structural units are united into a three-dimensional framework.     

An investigation of the molecular structure of cycloheptanone by gas phase electron diffraction

The electron diffraction data of cycloheptanone, collected at 371 K, can be explained using a model of partial pseudorotation, with the symmetrical twist—chair as the mean structure. Ther_g, r_α-structure is characterized by r(C-C) = 1.536 Å, r(C=O) = 1.219 Å, r(C-H) = 1.124 Å, xxxCC(sp²)C = 117.3°, xxx(CCC = 115.5° and xxx(HCH = 103.2°. Approximate values for the constants of the pseudorotation potential are included.     

The structures of fluorides X. Neutron powder diffraction profile studies of UF6 at 193°K and 293°K

Neutron diffraction studies on polycrystalline UF₆ have been carried out at 193°K and 293°K. At both temperatures, UF₆ is orthorhombic with the space group Pnma (D¹⁶_2h) and Z = 4. Measured lattice parameters are a = 9.924 (10) Å, b = 8.954 (9) Å, c = 5.198 (5)Å at 293°K and a = 9.843 (11), b = 8.920 (10), c = 5.173 (6) Å at 193°K. The neutron diffraction patterns were analyzed by the least-squares profile-fitting technique. The final values of $\text{R =}\text{∑}\text{i}\text{(|I}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>o</mtext><mtext>i</mtext>}}\text{? I}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>o</mtext><mtext>i</mtext>}}\text{|)/∑ I}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>o</mtext><mtext>i</mtext>}}$ over the pattern points, where I_oi is a background corrected measured intensity, were 0.081 at 193°K and 0.133 at 293°K.On cooling, the hexagonal close-packing tends to become more regular, and the FF distances external to a UF₆ octahedron contract. The octahedra are nearly regular with a mean UF distance of 1.98 Å, a mean FF edge of 2.80 Å, and a FUF angle of 90.0° at 193°K.     

Rotational analysis of the A—X bands of S+2

The S⁺₂ (A²Π_u-X²Π_g) emission system from sulphur monochloride in a helium flowing afterglow has been analysed in the 5000–6000 Å region. Molecular constants for the S⁺₂ (A²Π_u, X²Π_g) states have been determined and are compared with previous estimates. Equilibrium bond lengths of S⁺₂ are found to be: X²Π_g,r_e = 1.8226 ± 0.0010 Å and A²Π_u, r_e = 2.0441 ± 0.0013 Å.     

Neutron powder profile studies of the gamma uranium trioxide phases

Neutron powder profile studies show the existence of three phases in gamma uranium trioxide between 373°K and 77°K. The three phases are closely related and the transitions smooth and displacive. At 373°K, γ-UO₃ is tetragonal, with a = 6.9013 (5) and c = 19.9754 (18) Å, and space group $\text{I4}{}_1\text{amd(}\text{D}{}^{19}{}_{\mathrm{4h}}\text{)}$. At 323°K, γ-UO₃ becomes orthorhombic, space group F_ddd(D²⁴_2h), with the cell dimensions (293°K) a = 9.787 (3), b = 19.932 (4) and c = 9.705 (3) Å. There is a further transition between 293°K and 77°K, and, at 77°K, the orthorhombic dimensions of the pseudocell are a = 9.8225 (7), b = 19.8487 (15), and c = 9.6318 (7) Å. The neutron diffraction studies show that, in all three phases, the coordination polyhedra of the two crystallographically distinct uranium atoms are octahedral and (dodecahedral-2) respectively. At 293°K, the shortest UO distance is 1.796 (6) Å, and thus there are no pure uranyl bonds, in agreement with the infrared spectrum. The UO distances are precise to about ± 0.006 Å, about ten times the precision of an earlier X-ray single-crystal study, in which the conclusions were in conflict with the infrared spectrum. The structure is made up of parallel chains of edge-fused U(2) octahedra, cross-linked by U(1) dodecahedra. The atomic shifts are not great in going from 373°K to 77°K; at 293°K the data will refine in the pseudotetragonal cell as well as the true orthorhombic cell, and the 77°K data will refine in the F_ddd cell.     

Structure Determination of a Low Temperature Phase of Calcium and Strontium Amide by means of Neutron Powder Diffraction on Ca(ND2)2 and Sr(ND2)2

Calcium and Strontium amide are ionic compounds crystallising in a tetragonally distorted anatase structure-type at ambient temperatures. The amide ions (NH₂^–/ND₂^–) resemble water molecules in structure and in charge distribution. By means of temperature dependent neutron diffraction investigations weak super-structure reflections were observed at temperatures below 90 K (Ca(ND₂)₂) and 60 K (Sr(ND₂)₂), respectively, indicating the existence of a so far unknown low-temperature (LT) phase. Using high resolution neutron powder diffraction at temperatures below 10 K the structure was determined for both compounds. The LT-phases are isotypic and crystallise monoclinic in the space group P2₁/c with four formula units within the unit cell: Ca(ND₂)₂ at 10 K a = 7.257(2) Å, b = 7.2434(2) Å, c = 6.300(1) Å, β = 124.73(1)° Sr(ND₂)₂ at 5 K a = 7.6950(1) Å, b = 7.68374(9) Å, c = 6.6324(3) Å, β = 124.917(2)°. Their structure is closely related to the tetragonal HT-phase, but an ordering of the amide ions occurs due to freezing of a lattice mode which is dominated by the librational motion of the amide ions in the {1 0 0} planes of the HT-phase.     

Molecular structure and conformation of gaseous vinyldimethylchlorosilane as determined by electron diffraction

The molecular structure of vinyldimethylchlorosilane has been determined by gas phase electron diffraction at room temperature. The least squares values of the bond lengths (r_g) and bond angles (∠_α) are : r(CH) = 1.086(6) Å, r(CC) = 1.347(5) Å, r(SiC=) = 1.838(6) Å, r(SiC) = 1.876(3) Å, r(SiCl) = 2.078(2) Å, ∠CCSi = 127.8° (1.2) and ∠=CSiCl = 107° (1). Models with pure syn form and a mixture of syn and gauche gave equally good agreement with the diffraction data.