Nanostructuring in the process of the formation of mixed-anion compounds: Rare-earth borogermanates, germanophosphates, and borotungstates

Specific features of the textures (the preferred orientation of the nanometer building blocks) in the structures of mixed-anion compounds—rare-earth borogermanates, germanophosphates, and borotungstates that arise from the acid-base interaction in the Ln₂O₃-B₂O₃-GeO₂, Ln₂O₃-GeO₂-P₂O₅, and Ln₂O₃-B₂O₃-WO₃ systems (Ln = La-Gd)—have been studied. Based on characteristic texture traits, the mixed-anion compounds of early rare-earth elements can be divided into three groups: (i) Ln₂O₃: E_xO_y > 1, (ii) Ln₂O₃: E_xO_y = 1, and (iii) Ln₂O₃: E_xO_y < 1. Because of the dominant structural effect of the basic oxide Ln₂O₃ in the compounds of the first group, the structures of Nd₁₄O₈(BO₃)₆(GeO₄)₂ and Pr₁₁O₁₀(GeO₄)(PO₄)₃ are composed of infinite [LnO_n] bands and layers and discrete groups [EO_m] located in the interband and interlayer spaces. The dominant structural effect of the acid oxides [E_xO_y] in the compounds of the third group leads to the appearance of ring textures composed of [LnO_n], as well as to the appearance of chains and networks composed of [EO_m], in the structures of Ln(BGeO₅) and Ln(BO₂)(WO₄). Original Russian Text ￠ G.A. Bandurkin, N.N. Chudinova, G.V. Lysanova, K.K. Palkina, E.V. Murashcva, V.A. Krut’ko, G.M. Balagina, 2006, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2006, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 334–347.     

Equilibrium phase behavior of aqueous two-phase systems containing 17R4/L64 and citrates

The cloud points (CPs) of the copolymers 17R4 and L64 were first measured, and then the effects of salts ((NH₄)₃C₆H₅O₇, K₃C₆H₅O₇) on 17R4 and L64 were researched. After finishing the work described above, the temperature (278.15, 283.15, and 288.15) K of aqueous two-phase systems was determined, which consist of 17R4-(NH₄)₃C₆H₅O₇, 17R4-K₃C₆H₅O₇, L64-(NH₄)₃C₆H₅O₇, and L64-K₃C₆H₅O₇. Finally, the liquid–liquid equilibrium (LLE) data of binodal curve and the tie line for 17R4-(NH₄)₃C₆H₅O₇ aqueous two- phase systems (ATPSs) 17R4-K₃C₆H₅O₇ ATPSs, L64-(NH₄)₃C₆H₅O₇ ATPSs, and L64-K₃C₆H₅O₇ ATPSs were obtained. Nonlinear fitting of the empirical equation was used for making the diagram. The results showed that the change in the size of the two-phase areas increases with the increase of temperature. The capacity of the salts to induce phase segregation follows the Hofmeister series, that is, K₃C₆H₅O₇?>?(NH₄)₃C₆H₅O₇. In addition, the findings also showed that the phase separation ability of 17R4 is better than that of L64.     

Surface crystallization and phase transitions of the adsorbed film of F(CF<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>12</Subscript>(CH<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>16</Subscript>H at the surface of liquid tetradecane

The interaction between a long chain alkane, tetradecane (abbreviated H₁₄), molecule and a semi-fluorinated alkane, 1-perfluorododecyl-hexadecane F(CF₂)₁₂(CH₂)₁₆H (abbreviated F₁₂H₁₆), molecule at the air/ H₁₄ solution interface was studied by measuring the surface tension of the H₁₄ solutions of F₁₂H₁₆ as a function of temperature and bulk concentration under atmospheric pressure. Pure liquid H₁₄ freezes without forming a condensed film at its surface. Nevertheless, a very small amount of F₁₂H₁₆ initiates the surface freezing of H₁₄. In contrast to the F₁₂H₁₆-hexadecane (abbreviated H₁₆) system, the condensed monolayer of H₁₄ has a finite solubility of F₁₂H₁₆ in the F₁₂H₁₆-H₁₄ system. By further increasing the bulk concentration of F₁₂H_16, the F₁₂ chains of the F₁₂H₁₆ molecules form the other closely packed condensed state. Hence, as in the case of the H₁₆ system, the H₁₄ system also exhibits a surface hetero-azeotrope behavior in the lower temperature region. Below the surface hetero-azeotropic point, the condensed H₁₄ monolayer containing a small amount of F₁₂H₁₆ is completely replaced by the condensed monolayer of F₁₂H₁₆. At 2 °C, for example, a surface of H₁₄ solution of F₁₂H₁₆ covered with a gaseous film of F₁₂H₁₆ is replaced by a condensed H₁₄ monolayer containing an almost gaseous state of F₁₂H₁₆, and is then completely replaced by the condensed monolayer of F₁₂H₁₆ with increasing bulk concentration. Above the temperature of the triple point for the F₁₂H₁₆ monolayer, the F₁₂H₁₆-H₁₄ system exhibits a gaseous, expanded, and condensed state.     

Spektroskopische Untersuchungen an Siliciumverbindungen. XXXI. Schwingungsverhalten von p-substituierten N,N-Bistrimethylsilylanilinen

The following p-substituted N,N-bis-trimethlsilyl anilines p-X? C₆H₄? N[Si(CH₃)₃]₂ are prepared by silylation of free amines: X = H, CH₃, C₂H₅, CH₃O, CH₃CO, F, Cl, Br, J, CN, C₆H_S, (CH₃)₃SiO, and [(CH₃)₃Si]₂N, and the isotopic derivatives C₆H₅? ¹⁵N[Si(CH₃)₃]₂ and C₆D₅N[Si(CH₃)₃]₂. The vibrational spectra are reported and assigned. The molecular symmetry of p-[(CH₃)₃Si]₂N? C₆H₄? N[Si(CH₃)₃]₂ is determined. The influence of the mass of the substituents X on the positions of the ν_sSiNSi vibrational frequencies is discussed.     

Zur Synthese der Heptaphospha-nortricyclane R3P7R = Et,i-Pr,n-Bu,i-Bu,SiH2Me,SiH3, Et2P–SiMe2

Concerning the Synthesis of the Heptaphospha-nortricyclanes R₃P₇ R = Et, i-Pr, n-Bu, i-Bu, SiH₂Me, SiH₃, Et₂P—SiMe₂ The preparative access to the compounds Et₃P₇ 1 ,i-Pr₃P₇ 2 ,n-Bu₃P₇ 3 ,i-Bu₃P₇ 4 , (H₃Si)₃P₇ 5 , (MeH₂Si)₃P₇ 6 , and (Et₂P—SiMe₂)₃P₆ 7 through the reaction of Li₃P₇ · 3 DME with either EtBr, i-PrBr, n-BuBr, H₃SiI, MeSiH₂Br or Et₂P—Sime₂Cl, respectively, is described. At 20°C the compounds 1 to 4 are yellow-greenish, viscid liquids (viscosity increases with the size of R), which are well soluble in ethers and non-polar solvents. 5 forms colorless crystals, which (similar to those of 6 ) decompose, when exposed to sunlight. 6 and 7 are generated quantitatively, these compounds, however, cannot be isolated undecomposed. While the formation of 1 occurs quantitatively via the red intermediate Li₂EtP₇, it is possible to isolate Li(i-Pr)₂P₇ from the residue of the reaction leading to i-Pr₃P₇. This Li-phosphide is said to cause the formation of higher, P-rich phosphanes like i-Pr₃P₉. Treatment of Li₃P₇ with (Me₃C)₃SiBr does not yield [(Me₃C)₃Si]₃P₇. The ratio R₃P₇(sym.): R₃P₇(asym.) — being 1:3 in Et₃P₇ or Me₃P₇-shifts with increasing size of R, favouring the symmetrical isomer. There are no hints for the formation of an asymmetrical isomer in (H₃Si)₃P₇ — as already known from (Me₃Si)₃P₇, where an asymmetric isomer does not exist either.     

Interaction in the ternary system HgBr<Subscript>2</Subscript>-PbBr<Subscript>2</Subscript>-CsBr

Several vertical sections are investigated in the HgBr₂-PbBr₂-CsBr system by the methods of physicochemical analysis. Six compounds, namely, CsHg₂Br₅, CsHgBr₃, Cs₂HgBr₄, CsPb₂Br₅, CsPbBr₃, and Cs₄PbBr₆, are formed in the bordering binaries of the ternary system. By the results of investigation, the projection of the liquidus surface of the HgBr₂-PbBr₂-CsBr system on the composition triangle is constructed, and the fields of primary crystallization of nine phases are plotted, namely, HgBr₂, PbBr₂, CsBr, CsHg₂Br₅, CsHgBr₃, Cs₂HgBr₄, CsPb₂Br₅, CsPbBr₃, and Cs₄PbBr₆. An immiscibility region is found in the system. This region occupies a considerable part of the primary crystallization field of PbBr₂. The coordinates of invariant points are determined, and isotherms are plotted.     

Spinel, YbFe2O4, and Yb2Fe3O7 types of structures for compounds in the In2O3 and Sc2O3---A2O3---BO systems [A: Fe, Ga, or Al; B: Mg, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, or Zn] at temperatures over 1000°C

In the Sc₂O₃---Ga₂O₃---CuO, Sc₂O₃---Ga₂O₃---ZnO, and Sc₂O₃---Al₂O₃---CuO systems, ScGaCuO₄, ScGaZnO₄, and ScAlCuO₄ with the YbFe₂O₄-type structure and Sc₂Ga₂CuO₇ with the Yb₂Fe₃O₇-type structure were obtained. In the In₂O₃---A₂O₃---BO systems (A: Fe, Ga, or Al; B: Mg, Mn, Fe, Ni, or Zn), InGaFeO₄, InGaNiO₄, and InFe³⁺MgO₄ with the spinel structure, InGaZnO₄, InGaMgO₄, and InAlCuO₄ with the YbFe₂O₄-type structure, and In₂Ga₂MnO₇ and In₂Ga₂ZnO₇ with the Yb₂Fe₃O₇-type structure were obtained. InGaMnO₄ and InFe₂O₄ had both the YbFe₂O₄-type and spinel-type structures. The revised classification for the crystal structures of AB₂O₄ compounds is presented, based upon the coordination numbers of constituent A and B cations.     

Reactions of the nitrate radical with a series of reduced organic sulphur compounds in air

A 480 L evacuable reaction chamber, equipped with FT-IR spectroscopy on-line and ion chromatography off-line, has been used to study the gas phase reaction between the nitrate radical, NO₃, and the reduced organic sulphur compounds CH₃CH₂SH, (CH₃CH₂)₂S, (CH₃CH₂)₂S₂, and CH₃CH₂SCH₃ in air. The products CH₃CH₂SO₃H, SO₂, H₂SO₄, CH₃CHO, and CH₃CH₂ONO₂ were identified and quantified in the reactions of the first three compounds, CH₃CH₂SH, (CH₃CH₂)₂S, and (CH₃CH₂)₂S₂. The reaction products were CH₃CH₂SO₃H, CH₃SO₃H, SO₂, H₂SO₄, CH₃CHO, and CH₂O in the reaction of CH₃CH₂SCH₃. On the basis of identified reaction products and intermediates observed in the infrared spectra, mechanisms are proposed for the reactions between the NO₃ radical and the four reduced organic sulphur compounds. The results of this study, together with those from previous experiments performed in this laboratory on CH₃SCH₃, CH₃SH, and CH₃SSCH₃ lead to the conclusion that all these species, in the reaction with the NO₃ radical, follow a similar degradation mechanism producing SO₂, H₂SO₄, R? SO₃H, R? CHO, and R? CH₂ONO₂, as the main reaction products. The inital step of the reaction of NO₃ with R? S? R and R? S? H type (R = CH₃, CH₂CH₃) reduced organic sulphur compounds was found to be H-atom abstraction, probably after the formation of an initial adduct. For the reaction between NO₃ and R? S? S? R type compounds, evidence for an addition-decomposition reaction, as the initial steps, was obtained. R? S·, R? S(O)·, and R? S(O)₂· appear to be formed as intermediates in all the reactions. © John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Abläufe der Ammonolysen der Ammoniumhexafluorometallate des Aluminiums,Galliums und Indiums, (NH4)3MF6 (M = Al,Ga, In)

The Courses of the Ammonolyses of the Ammonium Hexafluorometalates of Aluminum, Gallium, and Indium, (NH₄)₃MF₆ (M = Al, Ga, In) The courses of the ammonolysis reactions of the ammonium hexafluorometalates (NH₄)₃MF₆ (M = Al, Ga, In) were investigated with the aid of in‐situ powder diffractometry and differential thermal analysis. Under these conditions, the reaction of (NH₄)₃AlF₆ with gaseous ammonia yields at about 360 °C AlF₃ via the intermediates NH₄AlF₄, Al(NH₃)₂F₃ and Al(NH₃)F₃. The ammonolysis of (NH₄)₃GaF₆ produces GaN at about 400 °C. Depending upon the actual reaction conditions, the intermediates NH₄GaF₄ and Ga(NH₃)F₃ as well as their ammonia adducts NH₄GaF₄ · NH₃ and Ga(NH₃)₂F₃ and the amide‐ammoniate Ga(NH₃)(NH₂)F₂ are observed. In the case of (NH₄)₃InF₆ the intermediates (NH₄)₃InF₆ · NH₃ and In(NH₃)F₃ may exist; there are also indications for the reduction of In(III) to In(I) and for the existence of In(NH₃)₂F and InF as products of the ammonolysis of (NH₄)₃InF₆.     

A Theoretical Study on the Mechanism of C2H4 Oxidation over a Neutral V3O8 Cluster

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are used to investigate the reaction mechanism of V₃O₈+C₂H₄. The reaction of V₃O₈ with C₂H₄ produces V₃O₇CH₂+HCHO or V₃O₇+CH₂OCH₂ overall barrierlessly at room temperature, whereas formation of hydrogen‐transfer products V₃O₇+CH₃CHO is subject to a tiny overall free energy barrier (0.03 eV), although the formation of the last‐named pair of products is thermodynamically more favorable than that of the first two. These DFT results are in agreement with recent experimental observations. The (O_b)₂V(O_tO_t)^. (b=bridging, t=terminal) moiety containing the oxygen radical in V₃O₈ is the active site in the reaction with C₂H₄. Similarities and differences between the reactivities of (O_b)₂V(O_tO_t)^. in V₃O₈ and the small VO₃ cluster [(O_t)₂VO_t^.] are discussed. Moreover, the effect of the support on the reactivity of the (O_b)₂V(O_tO_t)^. active site is evaluated by investigating the reactivity of the cluster VX₂O₈, which is obtained by replacing the V atoms in the (O_b)₃VO_t support moieties of V₃O₈ with X atoms (X=P, As, Sb, Nb, Ta, Si, and Ti). Support X atoms with different electronegativities influence the oxidative reactivity of the (O_b)₂V(O_tO_t)^. active site through changing the net charge of the active site. These theoretical predictions of the mechanism of V₃O₈+C₂H₄ and the effect of the support on the active site may be helpful for understanding the reactivity and selectivity of reactive O^. species over condensed‐phase catalysts.     

Alternativ-Liganden. III. Koordinatives verhalten von chelatliganden des typs me2XSi(Me2)CH2XMe2 (X  N und/oder P: Me  CH3)

Co-ordinative Properties of Chelating Ligands of the Type Me₂XSi(Me₂)CH₂XMe₂ (X ? N and/or P; Me ? CH₃) The reactions of the ligands L ? Me₂XSi(Me₂)CH₂XMe₂ (X ? N and/or P; Me ? CH₃) with M(CO)₆ and M(CO)₄norbor (norbor ? norbornadiene) (M ? Cr, Mo), respectively, yield derivatives of the types M(CO)₅L, M(CO)₄L, and M(CO)₄L₂, respectively. M(CO)₅L compounds are formed from the hexacarbonyls with Me₂NSiMe₂CH₂PMe₂, whereas the ligand Me₂NSiMe₂CH₂NMe₂ does not afford analogous derivatives under the same conditions. Even on substitution of the diene-ligand in M(CO)₄norbor by Me₂NSiMe₂CH₂PMe₂ the chelate complexes M(CO)₄NMe₂SiMe₂CH₂PMe₂ are not obtained, but the cis-disubstituted products M(CO)₄[PMe₂CH₂SiMe₂NMe₂]₂ with phosphorus acting as donor atom are produced. The ligands Me₂PSiMe₂CH₂XMe₂(X ? N, P) give the chelate complexes M(CO)₄PMe₂SiMe₂CH₂XMe₂ in high yields. The new compounds were identified by analytical and spectroscopic (PMR, IR, mass spectra) methods.     

Oxalate-2-ethanolamine complexes of some bivalent cations (Mn,Co, Ni,Cu, Zn and Cd)

On the refluxing ofM(II) oxalate (M=Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn or Cd) and 2-ethanolamine in chloroform, the following complexes were obtained: MnC₂O₄·HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·H₂O, CoC₂O₄·2HOCH₂CH₂NH₂, Ni₂(C₂O₄)₂·5HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·3H₂O, Cu₂(C₂O₄)₂·5HOCH₂CH₂NH₂, Zn₂(C₂O₄)₂·5HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·2H₂O and Cd₂(C₂O₄)₂·HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·2H₂O. Following the reaction ofM(II) oxalate with 2-ethanolamine in the presence of ethanolammonium oxalate, a compound with the empirical formula ZnC₂O₄·HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·2H₂O¹ was isolated. The complexes were identified by using elemental analysis, X-ray powder diffraction patterns, IR spectra, and thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis. The IR spectra and X-ray powder diffraction patterns showed that the complexes obtained were not isostructural. Their thermal decompositions, in the temperature interval between 20 and about 900°C, also take place in different ways, mainly through the formation of different amine complexes. The DTA curves exhibit a number of thermal effects.     

Zur Kenntnis der Dialkalimetalldichalkogenide β-Na2S2, K2S2, α-Rb2S2, β-Rb2S2, K2Se2, Rb2Se2, α-K2Te2, β-K2Te2 und Rb2Te2

On Dialkali Metal Dichalcogenides β-Na₂S₂, K₂S₂, α-Rb₂S₂, β-Rb₂S₂, K₂Se₂, Rb₂Se₂, α-K₂Te₂, β-K₂Te₂ and Rb₂Te₂ The first presentation of pure samples of α- and β-Rb₂S₂, α- and β-K₂Te₂, and Rb₂Te₂ is described. Using single crystals of K₂S₂ and K₂Se₂, received by ammonothermal synthesis, the structure of the Na₂O₂ type and by using single crystals of β-Na₂S₂ and β-K₂Te₂ the Li₂O₂ type structure will be refined. By combined investigations with temperature-dependent Guinier-, neutron diffraction-, thermal analysis, and Raman-spectroscopy the nature of the monotropic phase transition from the Na₂O₂ type to the Li₂O₂ type will be explained by means of the examples α-/β-Na₂S₂ and α-/β-K₂Te₂. A further case of dimorphic condition as well as the monotropic phase transition of α- and β-Rb₂S₂ is presented. The existing areas of the structure fields of the dialkali metal dichalcogenides are limited by the model of the polar covalence.     

The oxychlorides in Nb6 cluster chemistry

The Nb₆ oxychlorides based on Nb₆L₁₈ units that we have isolated, as well as another one recently reported in the literature, are reviewed. Each of them is structurally described through a relevant example: Cs₂LuNb₆Cl₁₇O, Cs₂UNb₆Cl₁₅O₃, ScNb₆Cl₁₃O₃, Ti₂Nb₆Cl₁₄O₄ and KLu₃Nb₆Cl₁₅O₆, the structure of the latter has just been solved. They are discussed by comparison with the Nb₆ chlorides and Nb₆ oxides, considering the electronic and steric evolution of the Nb₆L₁₈ unit upon increasing O/C1 ratio. The environments of the trivalent cations will be compared, specially those involving extra halogens in KLu₃Nb₆Cl₁₅O₆ and Ti₂Nb₆Cl₁₄O₄.     

Tellurium(IV) Fluorides and Azides containing the Nitrogen Donor Substituent R = 2‐Me2NCH2C6H4; Crystal Structure of RTeF3 and of an Unusual Tellurium(VI) Fluoride Salt

The tellurenyl fluoride, 2‐Me₂NCH₂C₆H₄TeF, was obtained from reaction of the tellurenyl iodide RTeI with AgF. The compound was unambiguously identified by ¹⁹F and ¹²⁵Te NMR spectroscopy. The decomposition under disproportionation leads to the tellurium(IV) trifluoride, 2‐Me₂NCH₂C₆H₄TeF₃ and the ditelluride RTeTeR. The fluorination of the ditelluride, (2‐Me₂NCH₂C₆H₄Te)₂, with XeF₂ results in pure RTeF₃. The molecular structure of 2‐Me₂NCH₂C₆H₄TeF₃, the second structural characterized tellurium(IV) trifluoride, has been determined. Furthermore the syntheses of the new tellurium(IV) difluoride, (2‐Me₂NCH₂C₆H₄)₂TeF₂, and corresponding tellurium(IV) diazide, (2‐Me₂NCH₂C₆H₄)₂Te(N₃)₂ as well as the tellurium(IV) triazide, 2‐Me₂NCH₂C₆H₄Te(N₃)₃, and their characterization by spectroscopic methods were reported. During these investigations a rather interesting tellurium(VI) species was formed and the molecular structure of a subsequent product, [(2‐Me₂NHCH₂C₆H₄)₂TeF₃O]₂(SiF₆), was elucidated. Theoretical investigations for the compounds containing the stabilizing 2‐dimethylaminomethylphenyl substituent are illustrated.     

Komplexe des Rheniums mit planarer ReN2S2-Fünfringstruktur Synthesen und Kristallstrukturen von AsPh4[ReCl4(N2S2)] und PPh4[ReBr4(N2S2)]

Complexes of Rhenium with Planar ReN₂S₂ Rings. Syntheses and Crystal Structures of AsPh₄[ReCl₄(N₂S₂)] and PPh₄[ReBr₄(N₂S₂)] The complex [ReCl₄(N₂S₂)]^? can be obtained as PPh₄^⊕ or AsPh₄^⊕ salt by the action of S(NSiMe₃)₂ and of diphenylacetylene, respectively, on the chlorothionitrene complex [ReCl₄(NSCl)₂]^?. Another method of synthesis is the reaction of [ReCl₃(NSCl)₂(POCl₃)] with SbPh₃. [ReBr₃(N₂S₂)]₂ is obtained from excess Me₃SiBr and [ReCl₃(NSCl)₂(POCl₃)]. The anionic complex [ReBr₄(N₂S₂)]^? forms from either [ReCl₄(NSCl)₂]^? or [ReCl₄(N₂S₂)]^? with Me₃SiBr. All compounds are black, diamagnetic, and sensitive to moisture; the PPh₄^⊕ and AsPh₄^⊕ salts are soluble in CH₂Cl₂ and CH₂Br₂. The IR spectra are reported. The crystal structures of AsPh,₄[ReCl₄(N₂S₂)] and PPh₄[ReBr₄(N₂S₂)] were determined by X-ray diffraction. AsPh₄[ReCl₄(N₂S₂)]: space group P2/n, Z = 2, a = 1244.5, b = 1429.3, c = 791.1 pm, γ = 96.89° (1715 observed reflexions, R = 0.082). PPh₄[ReBr₄[ReBr₄(N₂S₂)]: space group P2₁/n, Z = 4, a = 961.7, b = 1397.4, c = 2205.7 pm, β = 102.10° (1787 observed reflexions, R = 0.073). In both compounds the [ReX₄(N₂S₂)]? anions have the same type of structure, the Re atoms forming part of planar ReN₂S₂ rings; the bond lengths are ReN 177 pm, NS 152 pm, and SS 259 for the chloro compound and ReN 184 pm, NS 153 pm, and SS 264 pm for the bromo compound. In AsPh₄[ReCl₄(N₂S₂)] the cations are stacked to form columns in the c-direction; in PPh₄[ReBr₄(N₂S₂)], there is considerable distortion form this packing principle.     

Fluorinated tropylium ions in the mass spectra of some polyfluoroaromatic compounds

The most prominent ion in the mass spectra of C₆F₅CH₂X (X ? H, Br, CH:CH₂, COCl, and CH₂C₆F₅) is C₇F₅H₂⁺, formulated as the pentafluorotropylium cation. This ion is also found, in an amount comparable to the parent ion, in the spectrum of (C₆F₅)₂CH₂. The heptafluorotropylium cation is found similarly in the spectrum of C₆F₅CF₃. The mass spectra of (C₆F₅)₂CHBr and [(C₆H₅)₂CH]₂ exhibit an ion C₁₃F₁₀H⁺ as the base peak, which is probably a pentafluorophenylpentafluorotropylium cation. The alcohol (C₆F₅)₂CHOH shows loss of C₆F₅, followed by 2H, as a major breakdown pathway. The mode of formation, and the subsequent fragmentation, of the major ions in these spectra, are discussed.     

Cluster self-organization of Na-TR-Ge-O-H (TR = La-Lu, Y, and Sc) germanate systems: Suprapolyhedral precursor clusters and self-assembly of Na2Pr6Ge8O26, Na4Sc2Ge4O13, and Na5ScGe4O12 crystal structures

In an M-T-O model system (M is a polyvalent metal; T = Ge or Si), we consider initial stages of formation of cyclic MT clusters and the mechanism of their modification by T tetrahedra. The polyhedron ratio T/M in clusters increases progressively during modeling from one in M₂T₂ to two (M₂T₂ + 2T = M₂T₄), three (M₂T₂ + 2T₂ = M₂T₆), and four (M₂T₂ + 2T + 2T₂ = M₂T₈). These types of clusters were used to find precursor clusters for T-condensed structures of Na₂Pr₆Ge₈O₂₆, Na₄Sc₂Ge₄O₁₃, and Na₅ScGe₄O₁₂. The TOPOS program package was used to carry out the complete 3D reconstruction of the self-assembly of Na,TR germanates: precursor cluster → primary chain → microlayer → microframework (supraprecursor) → ... framework. In all structures, as previously in six orthotetrahedral Na,TR germanate structures, the basic invariant type of four-polyhedral cyclic precursor cluster M₂T₂ was identified; this cluster is built of TR polyhedra, with CN = 6 or 7, linked via orthotetrahedra. The features of the generation of a Ge radical were considered in the form of a Ge₂O₇ chain and a Ge₄O₁₂ ring in various layers of the Na₂Pr₆Ge₈O₂₆ composite structure, a Ge₄O₁₃ chain in Na₄Sc₂Ge₄O₁₃, and a Ge₁₂O₃₆ ring in the Na₅ScGe₄O₁₂ superionic conductor. Original Russian Text ? G.D. Ilyushin, L.N. Dem’yanets, 2009, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 484–496.     

Esterification of n-Butanol with Acetic Acid in the Presence of Heteropoly Acids with Different Structures and Compositions

The esterification reaction of n-butanol with acetic acid ([BuOH] : [HOAc] = 1 : 15 mol/mol; 55°C, 5% H₂O) was studied in the presence of tungsten heteropoly acids of the Keggin (H₃PW₁₂O₄₀, H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀, H₅PW₁₁TiO₄₀, H₅PW₁₁ZrO₄₀, and H₃PW₁₁ThO₃₉) and Dawson structure (-H₆P₂W₁₈O₆₂, H₆P₂W₂₁O₇₁(H₂O)₃, H₆As₂W₂₁O₆₉(H₂O), and H₂₁B₃W₃₉O₁₃₂). The reaction orders with respect to H₆P₂W₂₁O₇₁(H₂O)₃, H₃PW₁₂O₄₀, and H₆P₂W₁₈O₆₉are equal to 0.78, 1.00, and 0.97, respectively. It was found that the reaction rate depends on the acidity, as well as on the structure and composition of heteropoly acids. The H₂₁B₃W₃₉O₁₃₂heteropoly acid is most active, whereas the Keggin-structure heteropoly acids exhibit the lowest activities. Of the Keggin structure heteropoly acids, H₅PW₁₁ZrO₄₀exhibits the highest activity because of the presence of a Lewis acid site in its structure.     

Improved electrochemical performance of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 as cathode of lithium ion battery by Co and Cr co-doping

Three samples, LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄, LiNi_0.4Mn_1.4Co_0.2O₄, and LiNi_0.4Mn_1.4Cr_0.15Co_0.05O₄, were prepared by sol–gel method and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transformed infrared spectroscope, scanning electron microscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area, four-probe resistance, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and charge–discharge test. It is found that the co-doped sample LiNi_0.4Mn_1.4Cr_0.15Co_0.05O₄ exhibits an improved performance compared with the Co-doped sample LiNi_0.4Mn_1.4Co_0.2O₄ and the undoped sample LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄, especially at elevated temperature. At 25 °C, the discharge capacity of LiNi_0.4Mn_1.4Cr_0.15Co_0.05O₄ is 130 mAh g^?1 at 0.1 C and 103 mAh g^?1 at 10 C. At an elevated temperature (55 °C), its 1 C discharge capacity is 136 mAh g^?1 and maintains 95.6 % of its initial capacity after 100 cycles. Compared with the reported results of LiNi_0.4Mn_1.4Co_0.2O₄ and LiNi_0.475Mn_1.475Co_0.05O₄, the co-doped sample LiNi_0.4Mn_1.4Cr_0.15Co_0.05O₄, with least content of Co, 0.05, possesses not only the high C-rate capacity but also the structural stability. The mechanism on the electrochemical performance improvement of LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ by the co-doping was discussed.