ChemInform Abstract: The New Hg‐Rich Barium Indium Mercurides BaInxHg7‐x (x = 3.1) and BaInxHg11‐x (x = 0—2.8) Synthesis,Crystal and Electronic Structure.

The title compounds BaIn_3.1Hg_3.9 (x = 3.1) (I) and BaIn_xHg_11‐x (x = 0—2.8) (II) are prepared from stoichiometric mixtures of the elements (Ta crucible, 825 K, cooling rate of 5 K/h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Chemistry of Polar Intermetallic Compounds. Study of Two Zr5Sb3 Phases,Hosts for a Diverse Interstitial Chemistry.

Samples of the binary phase Zr₅Sb₃+x (I) (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) are prepared by vapor-phase transport or by annealing mixtures of the elements or arc-melted products at 1000-1100 °C. The product crystallizes in the Mn₅Si₃-type structure, space group P63/mcm, Z=2.     

ChemInform Abstract: Valence Changes of Manganese and Structural Phase Transitions in Sr1‐xPrxMnO3 (0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.6).

Fifteen perovskite manganites Sr_1‐xPr_xMnO₃ with x = 0.1—0.6 in steps of 0.025 are prepared by solid state methods and their crystal structures are determined by synchrotron powder XRD.     

ChemInform Abstract: Effects of Scandium Substitution on the Crystal Structure and Luminescence Properties of LuBO3:Ce3+.

Crystals of Lu_1-xSc_xBO₃:Ce (x = 0.2, 0.5, 0.7) are prepared by the Czochralski method and characterized by single crystal XRD, Raman spectroscopy, and vacuum UV excitation spectroscopy.     

ChemInform Abstract: The Crystal Structures of m,o‐Ce3Pt4Sn6 and Ce1‐xPt6Al13+2x.

Single crystals of Ce₃Pt₄Sn₆ (I) and Ce_1‐xPt₆Al_13+2x (x = 0.207, (II)) are isolated by mechanical fragmentation of specimens grown from self‐fluxes (Sn or Al, resp.) by slow cooling from the melt.     

ChemInform Abstract: 7Li and 29Si Solid State NMR and Chemical Bonding of La2Li2Si3.

The title compound is synthesized from the elements (flowing Ar, Nb ampule, 1000 K, 48 h) and characterized by powder and single crystal XRD, ⁷Li and ²⁹Si MAS NMR spectroscopy, and DFT electronic structure calculations.     

ChemInform Abstract: NMR Characterization of the Na3AlP3O9N and Na2Mg2P3O9N Nitridophosphates: Location of the (NaAl)/Mg2 Substitution.

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.     

ChemInform Abstract: Characterization of the GaO4Al12(OH)24(H2O)7+ 12 Polyoxocation by MAS NMR and IR Spectroscopies and Powder X-Ray Diffraction.

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.     

ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Photoluminescence of Weblike Agglomeration of Silica Nanoparticles.

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.     

ChemInform Abstract: Cobalt—Zinc Molybdates as New Blue Pigments Involving Co2+ in Distorted Trigonal Bipyramids and Octahedra.

Zn_1-xCo_xMoO₄ (x < 0.3) powders are prepared by solid state reaction of stoichiometric mixtures of MoO₃, Co₃O₄, and ZnO (alumina crucible, 700 °C, 20 h and 800 °C, 10 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Spectroscopic and Structural Studies of Difluorophosphoryl Azide F2P(O)N3, Difluorophosphoryl Isocyanate F2P(O)NCO,and Difluorophosphoric Acid Anhydride,F2(O)POP(O)F2.

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.     

ChemInform Abstract: NMR of 129Xe Trapped in Clathrates and Some Other Solids.

129Xe NMR chemical shifts, obtained for Xe trapped in the cages of clathrate hydrates and a clathrasil sample, together with shift data for solid Xe correlate linearly with the mean free radius of the cage.     

ChemInform Abstract: Endohedrally Filled [Ni@Sn9]4‐and [Co@Sn9]5‐Clusters in the Neat Solids Na12Ni1‐xSn17 and K13‐xCo1‐xSn17: Crystal Structure and 119Sn Solid‐State NMR Spectroscopy.

The title Zintl phases are prepared by reactions of the corresponding elemental alkali metals with pre‐prepared M‐Sn alloys (M: Ni, Co) at 550—880 °C for 48 h.     

ChemInform Abstract: (Sr1-xBax)FeO2 (0.4 ≤ x ≤ 1): A New Oxygen-Deficient Perovskite Structure.

The new oxygen-deficient perovskites of title are prepared by reaction of (Sr_1-xBa_x)FeO_3-δ (x = 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9; δ ≤ 0.5; obtained from stoichiometric mixtures of SrCO₃, BaCO₃, and Fe₂O₃ at 1473 K in air for 48 h) with an excess of CaH₂ at 593 K for 3—14 d (0.4 ≤ x ≤ 0.9) and NaH at 413 K for 3 d (x = 1.0).     

ChemInform Abstract: Ca54In13B4‐xH23+x: A Complex Metal Subhydride Featuring Ionic and Metallic Regions.

Ca₅₄In₁₃B_4‐xH_23+x (2.4 < x < 4) is prepared by solid state reactions of Ca, Li, In, B, and CaH₂ in the molar ratio of 10:10:1:1:1, resp., using Ca and Li as a flux (stainless steel container in evacuated silica tube, 1050 °C, 2 h; controlled cooling).     

ChemInform Abstract: The Crystal Structures of Ni3+xSn4Zn and Ni6+xSn8Zn and Their Structural Relations to Ni3+xSn4, NiSn and Ni5‐δZnSn4.

Two new compounds, Ni_3+xSn₄Zn (x≈1.35, monoclinic, space group I2/m, Z = 2, single crystal XRD) and Ni_6+xSn₈Zn (x≈1.35, monoclinic, space group C2/m, Z = 2) are prepared by solid state reaction of the elements (Al₂O₃ crucible in evacuated quartz tubes, 1453 K).