Preparation and Double-Helix Icosahedra Structure of δ-Co2Zn15

The first known example of a regular face-sharing icosahedra helix is presented in the novel crystal structure of δ-Co₂Zn₁₅, solved and refined from single-crystal X-ray and neutron powder diffraction data. The compound δ-Co₂Zn₁₅ is also the first example of an intermetallic compound crystallizing in the acentric hexagonal space group P6₂. The parameters from the single crystal refinement are a=11.292(2) Å, c=7.750(1) Å, Z=4, and R_w=0.025.     

Influence of Sn and Sn/Mg doping on structural features and visible absorption properties of α-Fe2O3 hematite

Pure, Sn-doped and Mg/Sn co-doped α-Fe₂O₃ hematite samples were synthesized by precipitation process. Fe₂O₃ is the most popular red mineral pigment which is used largely in traditional ceramics, tar and concrete. The compounds were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning transmission electronic microscopy (energy dispersive X-ray cartography), Mössbauer spectroscopy, magnetic investigations versus temperature and visible-NIR spectroscopy. Both ⁵⁷Fe and ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer analyses combined with rietveld XRD refinements are the ideal techniques to characterize tin-iron oxides. Hence, thanks to these techniques it was shown how the synthesis temperature influences directly the grain size and the dopants concentration limit which can be incorporated into the host hematite matrix. The stabilization of these tetravalent and divalent dopants into the hematite framework leads to reduce the crystal growth and to limit the (AF) ordering due to the formation of cationic vacancies. The study of the Morin magnetic transition emphasizes this demonstration. In a second part, the influence of the dopants incorporation on the material color was investigated in order to show which key parameters allow improving the red color saturation of iron oxides. In order to improve the red color of the hematites, it was shown that the introduction of cationic vacancies—limiting the octahedral distortion thanks to the interruption of the dissymmetric metal-metal orbital coupling—is the key point. Vacancies are created by Sn⁴⁺, doping for an increase of the introduced Sn⁴⁺ concentration; it acts to the detriment of the color saturation.     

Preparation and Characterization of Storage and Emission Functional Material of Cs2O-doped 12CaO·7Al2O3

We provides a novel approach to generate low-temperature atomic oxygen anions (O^-) emis-sion using the cesium oxide-doped 12CaO·7Al₂O₃ (Cs₂O-doped C12A7). The maximal emis-sion intensity of O^- from the Cs₂O-doped C12A7 at 700 oC and 800 V/cm reached about 0.54 μA/cm², which was about two times as strong as that from the un-doped C12A7(0.23 μA/cm²) under the same condition. The initiative temperature of the O^- emission from the Cs₂O-doped C12A7 was about 500 oC, which was also much lower than the initiative temperature from the un-doped C12A7 (570 oC) in the given field of 800 V/cm. High pure O^- emission close to 100% could be obtained from the Cs₂O-doped C12A7 under the lower temperature (<550oC). The emission features of the Cs₂-doped C12A7, including the emis-sion distribution, temperature effect, and emission branching ratio have been investigated in detail and compared with the un-doped C12A7. The structure and storage characteristics of the resulting material were also investigated via X-ray diffraction and electron paramag-netic resonance. It was found that doping Cs₂ to C12A7 will lower the initiative emission temperature and enhance the emission intensity.     

Synthesis and characterization of dinuclear p-, m- and o-xylyl bridged complexes of molybdenum and tungsten. The crystal structures of μ-p-xylyl- bis(η-pentamethyl-cyclopentadienyltri- carbonylmolybdenum) and μ-m-xylyl-bis(η- pentamethylcyclopentadienyltricarbonyltungsten)

The reactions of (M = Mo, W) with α,α′-p-, m- and o-dichloro-xylenes yielded p-, m- and o-xylyl bridged dinuclear complexes of in high yields. All of such new complexes are stable to air and water, even stable in dilute acids and bases.     

Stability and oxygen-storage characteristics of Al-substituted YBaCo4O7+δ

A series of Al-substituted YBa(Co_1−xAl_x)₄O_7+δ samples was synthesized and characterized with respect to the capability to store large amounts of oxygen at low temperatures (at 200-400 °C) and the phase decomposition upon heating under oxidizing conditions at higher temperatures (above 550 °C). It was revealed that increasing the Al-substitution level up to x≈0.10 boosts up the phase-decomposition temperature from ∼550 to ∼700 °C, while the unique oxygen absorption/desorption characteristics remain nearly the same as those of the pristine YBaCo₄O_7+δ phase. The maximum amount of excess oxygen absorbed by the Al-substituted YBa(Co_1−xAl_x)₄O_7+δ samples was determined to be as large as δ≈1.45 for x=0.10 (in 100 atm O₂ at 320 °C). Isothermal annealing experiments carried out for the same x=0.10 phase at 300 °C revealed that it could be reversibly charged and discharged with 1.2 oxygen atoms per formula unit by switching the gas flow from N₂ to O₂ and vice versa.     

Effect of oxygen non-stoichiometry on the structural and magnetotransport properties of LaMn0.85Cr0.15O3+δ

Thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction (XRD), d.c. magnetization, high-temperature susceptibility and electrical resistivity measurements were performed for LaMn_0.85Cr_0.15O_3+δ perovskites with accurate control of the oxygen content (0?δ?0.11). For 0?δ<0.09, three orthorhombic structures (Pnma) are found: for 0?δ<0.045, the O′ phase (b/√2<c<a), for 0.045?δ<0.06, the O″ (b/√2<a<c) and for 0.06?δ<0.09, the O^? (a<b/√2<c). For 0.09?δ?0.11, a rhombohedral symmetry coexists with O^? in a biphasic field. Magnetic measurements revealed the ferromagnetic interactions (FM) character of the Mn³⁺-O-Cr³⁺ interaction, but also the intricate magnetic phase diagram due to the presence of multiple interactions (Mn^3+,4+-O-Mn^3+,4+, Cr³⁺-O-Mn³⁺, etc.). The comparison of the results for LaMn_0.85Cr_0.15O_3+δ with those of LaMn_0.9Cr_0.1O_3+δ allows discuss the role of Cr³⁺ on the structural, magnetic and magnetotransport properties of the LaMn_1−xCr_xO_3+δ perovskites.     

Theoretical study of the energies and activation barriers of elementary reactions of hydrogenation of the Ti-doped closo-aluminide cluster Al@TiAl11 and its anion Al@TiAl 11?

The potential energy surfaces, energies E, and activation barriers h of elementary reactions of addition of an H₂ molecule to the Ti-doped closo-aluminide cluster Al@TiAl₁₁ and its anion Al@Ti₁₁⁻ with an icosahedral and marquee structure in the states with different multiplicity were calculated within the B3LYP approximation of the density functional theory using the 6–31G* and 6–311+G* basis sets. The results were compared with the data calculated at the same level of theory for the related reactions of hydrogenation of bare closo-aluminides Al₁₃ and Al₁₃⁻ and their B-, C-, Si-, and Ge-doped derivatives. The computations demonstrated that, depending on the structure, charge, and multiplicity of the Al@TiAl₁₁ cluster, the hydrogenation energy varies in the range 15–23 kcal/mol. At the first stage of addition (chemisorption) of H₂, a μ-H₂ complex at the Ti atom (intermediate) forms with the distance R(Ti-H₂) ∼ 1.9–2.0 ?, which is accompanied by an energy decrease of ∼4–10 kcal/mol. The H-H bond in the μ-H₂ complex is ∼0.1 ? longer and the stretching vibration frequency V_val(HH) is ∼700–1500 cm⁻¹ (or more) lower than the corresponding characteristics of the isolated H₂ molecule. In the transition state with an imaginary frequency of ∼600i–1100i, the H₂ molecule is coordinated to the attacked edge Ti-Al_r, and its length increases to ∼0.9–1.1 ?. The activation barrier height h varies from a few kcal/mol to ∼8–10 kcal/mol when measured from the μ-H₂ complex and is within 18–22 kcal/mol when measured from the product (dihydride Al@TiAl₁₁H₂). The latter barrier (to the reverse reaction of dehydrogenation) is considerably higher than the barriers to migration of hydrogen atoms around the metal cage in the Al@TiAl₁₁H₂ dehydrides. There is a correlation between the energies E and barriers h of hydrogenation reactions and the structure, external charge, and multiplicity of the Al@TiAl₁₁ cluster. In all cases, the hydrogenation should occur significantly more readily than dehydrogenation. It was shown that these reactions can be both irreversible (for example, for an icosahedron in the singlet state) and reversible (for a marquee in the triplet state and others). The conclusion was drawn that the elementary reactions of hydrogenation and dehydrogenation for Ti-doped aluminides should occur considerably faster and under milder conditions than for bare aluminides or their analogues doped with main-group atoms. Original Russian Text ? V.K. Charkin, O.P. Kochnev, N.M. Klimenko, 2009, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 8, pp. 1345–1354.     

Enthalpies of solution and standard enthalpy of formation of crystalline NaVO3 · 2H2O

The enthalpies of solution of sodium metavanadate dihydrate in aqueous solutions of sodium perchlorate at ionic strength I = 0.3, 0.5, and 1.0 mol/L were calorimetrically measured at 298.15 K. The resulting experimental data were used to calculate the standard enthalpy of formation of crystalline NaVO₃ · 2H₂O.     

High resolution and in situ neutron powder diffraction study of the crystal structure and the stability of Ba4CaCu3O8+δ

The crystal structure and stability of Ba₄CaCu₃O_8+δ have been investigated by neutron powder diffraction, differential thermal analysis and thermogravimetry. It is found that the phase is not stable below 1065 K in p(O₂)=1 bar and decomposes according to the eutectoid reaction Ba₄CaCu₃O_8+δ+x O₂⇒Ba₂CuO_3.4+CaO+2BaCuO₂. However, the equilibrium with the outer gas is not reached for sintered ceramics so that Ba₄CaCu₃O_8+δ can be obtained in a metastable state after normal cooling conditions. In this case, the crystal structure is cubic (Im-3m, , δ=0.68, Z=2, R_wp=2.5%, R_Bragg=5.4%) as reported in the literature. In reduced oxygen partial pressure (p(O₂)<10⁻⁶ bar), Ba₄CaCu₃O_8+δ is stable down to room temperature and has a tetragonal structure with a significant lower oxygen content (P4/mmm, , , δ=-0.81, Z=2, R_wp=2.8%, R_Bragg=5.1%). The difference between the two crystal structures is discussed in terms of oxygen content, copper formal valence and cation coordination. The influence of the oxygen pressure on the stability of Ba₄CaCu₃O_8+δ is also discussed.     

Role of support nature （γ-Al2O3 and SiO2-Al2O3） on the performances of rhenium oxide catalysts in the metathesis of ethylene and 2-pentene

The metathesis of ethylene and 2-pentene was studied as an alternative route for propylene production over Re2O7/γ-Al2O3 and Re2O7/SiO2-Al2O3 catalysts. Both NH3 temperature-programmed desorption (NH3-TPD) and H2 temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR) results showed that Re2O7/SiO2-Al2O3 exhibited stronger acidity and weaker metal-support interaction than Re2O7/γ-Al2O3. At 35 60℃, isomerization free metathesis was observed only over Re2O7/γ-Al2O3, suggesting that the formation of metal-carbene metathesis active sites required only weak acidity. Our results suggest that on the Re2O7/SiO2-Al2O3, hydrido-rhenium species ([Re]-H) were formed in addition to the metathesis active sites, resulting in the isomerization of the initial 1-butene product into 2-butenes. A subsequent secondary metathesis reaction between these 2-butenes and the excess ethylene could explain the enhanced yields of propylene observed. The results demonstrate the potential for high yield of propylene from alternative feedstocks.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Novel Mixed-metal Alkoxide Clusters of Ytterbium and Sodium: Yb4O4（OiPr）16Na12

The mixed-metal cluster Yb4O4(OiPr)16Na12 has been synthesized and structurally determined by IR, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the cubic system, space group P23 with a = b = c = 13.9788(3), V = 2731.55(10)3 , Z = 1, Dc = 1.202 g/cm 3 , Mr = 1977.42, = 3.480 mm-1 , F(000) = 972, the final R = 0.0288 and wR = 0.1511 for 1677 observed reflections with Ⅰ > 2σ(Ⅰ). X-ray analysis reveals that Yb4O4 (OiPr)16Na12 is centrosym-metric and the structure contains four ytterbium metals and twelve sodium metals, and each ytterbium atom is coordinated by six oxygen atoms. In addition, an ancillary computational analysis of the optimized molecular unit was provided. The large energy gap (3.31 eV) between HOMO and LUMO indicates that the structure framework is particularly stable.     

Catalytic performance in hydrodesulfurization of thiophene and ir investigation of Co and no adsorption over Co?Mo/Al2O3 and Ru?Co?Mo/Al2O3 catalysts

A new Ru–Co–Mo/Al₂O₃ catalyst has been prepared by impregnation of Ru salt as a secondary promoter onto Co–Mo/Al₂O₃ catalyst, and it was found that the Ru–Co–Mo/Al₂O₃ exhibited higher activity than Co–Mo/Al₂O₃ in hydrodesulfurization of thiophene to hydrocarbons. Ir studies on Ru–Co–Mo/Al₂O₃ revealed that the Co and NO adspecies increased significantly in intesnities and displayed a bathochromic shift in frequencies, as compared with Co–Mo/Al₂O₃.

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Ru–Co–Mo/Al₂O₃ Ru, , Co–Mo/Al₂O₃. Co–Mo/Al₂O₃. CO NO, Co Mo, Co–Mo/Al₂O₃. , Mo , Mo³⁺ Mo³⁺ Co Ru–Co–Mo/Al₂O₃.

     

Influence of MgO loading on the structure and catalytic performance of Pd/γ-Al2O3, I. Effect of interaction between MgO and γ-Al2O3

The influence of MgO dispersed on -Al₂O₃ in different amounts on the structure and performances of Pd/-Al₂O₃ catalysts has been studied by means of XRD, H₂–O₂ titration, BET and catalytic activity test for CO oxidation. It was found that introduction of MgO enhanced greatly the CO oxidation activity of catalyst. It seems that the enhanced activity stems from the stronger interaction between MgO and -Al₂O₃ at a given temperature (e.g. 450 °C).     

Synthesis of S-monofluoromethyl phosphorothioates from PⅤ-H compounds and PhSO2SCH2F

S-Monofluoromethyl phosphorothioates represent an important class of organofluorine compounds and are re ported here for the first time.A series of S-monofluoromethyl phosphorothioates are conveniently synthesized from different P^Ⅴ-H compounds and PhSO₂SCH₂F under mild conditions.The method is compatible with common functional groups and provides potential opportunities to synthesize new bioactive molecules for medicinal chemistry.     

X-ray diffraction study of crystal and molecular structure of acetylacetone azocompound — [C11H11N2O2F1]

The 3-[4-fluorophenylazopentandion]-2,4 reagent is synthesized based on acetylacetone, and its crystal and molecular structure is studied by X-ray diffraction. It is found that [C₁₁H₁₁N₂O₂F] crystals 1 belong to the monoclinic symmetry, C2/c space group. The unit cell parameters of 1 are a = 18.827(3) ?, b = 12.839(2) ?, c = 26.475(5) ?, β = 104.834(2)°. The analysis shows that the reagent is present in the solution as well as in the crystal. A comparative analysis of these three structures with the reported data is carried out.     

Effect of crystallization water and nature of an aluminum alkyl on the reduction of Eu3+ to Eu2+ in interaction of EuCl3 · 6H2O with Bu 3i Al and Et3Al

Volumetric and photoluminescence analytical techniques were employed to study the effect of crystallization water and nature of an aluminum alkyl on the reduction of Eu³⁺ to Eu²⁺ in a heterophase interaction of EuCl₃ · 6H₂O in toluene with Bu₃ⁱ Al and Et₃Al.     

H/D exchange between CD4 and the OH-groups of H-zeolites and γ-Al2O3

The H/D exchange between CD₄ and OH-groups was studied over zeolite H-ZSM-5, H-mordenite, H-beta and over -Al₂O₃ using the pulsed microcatalytic method. The apparent activation energy of the exchange was found to be independent of the Brönsted acidity of the solid. Results suggested that methane was activated for the reaction by dissociative adsorption over Lewis acid-Lewis base pair sites.     

Neutron powder diffraction and difference maximum entropy method analysis of protium- and deuterium-dissolved BaSn0.5In0.5O2.75+α

We propose a new method, a difference maximum entropy method (MEM) analysis of the neutron diffraction data, for revealing the detailed structure around hydrogen atoms in proton-conducting oxides. This MEM analysis uses the differences between the structure factors of protium- and deuterium-dissolved crystals. Simulations demonstrate that it not only provides the distribution of hydrogen atoms alone, but also improves the spatial resolution of MEM mapping around hydrogen atoms. Applied to actual diffraction data of protium- and deuterium-dissolved BaSn_0.5In_0.5O_2.75+α at 9 K, difference MEM analysis reveals that O-D bonds mostly tilt towards the second nearest oxygen atoms, and that the distributions of deuterium and oxygen atoms are probably insignificant in interstitial regions.     

Selective solution-phase synthesis of BiOCl, BiVO4 and δ-Bi2O3 nanocrystals in the reaction system of BiCl3-NH4VO3-NaOH

In this study, we demonstrate a straightforward solution-phase method for the selective synthesis of BiOCl, BiVO₄ and δ-Bi₂O₃ nanocrystals by simply manipulating the reaction temperature and the BiCl₃-to-NaOH mole ratio in the reaction system of BiCl₃-NH₄VO₃-NaOH. The experimental results revealed that BiOCl, as the sole product, was prepared when designating the reaction temperature ranging from room temperature to 100 °C, regardless of the BiCl₃-to-NaOH mole ratio; on the other hand, BiOCl, BiVO₄, and δ-Bi₂O₃ nanocrystals could be selectively prepared at 140-180 °C, depending on the BiCl₃-to-NaOH mole ratio in solution. Significantly, we first report on fabricating δ-Bi₂O₃ sample, the high-temperature cubic phase commonly stabilized at 730-824 °C, at the low reaction temperature of 140-180 °C under solution-phase synthetic conditions. In addition, the δ-Bi₂O₃ sample exhibits strong emission at room temperature.     

Copper-catalyzed synthesis of aryl and alkyl trifluoromethyl sulfides using CF3SiMe3 and Na2S2O3 as –SCF3 source

A universal and efficient Cu(I)-catalyzed synthesis of aryl and alkyl trifluoromethyl sulfides has been developed. In this catalytic system, S-aryl or S-alkyl sulfothioate (I or II) proved to be the key intermediate. Substrates bearing groups of I, Br, Cl, OTs, and OMs on the aryl carbon and no matter electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substitutions on the aromatic ring could afford good to excellent yields.