Crystal structures of Sr4Sn2Se9 and Sr4Sn2Se10 and the oxidation state of tin in an unusual geometry

The new ternary selenostannates Sr(4)Sn(2)Se(9) and Sr(4)Sn(2)Se(10) have been synthesized by heating the elements at 1023 K in an argon atmosphere. Their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray methods. Sr(4)Sn(2)Se(9) crystallizes in a new structure type (Pbam, a = 12.042(2) A, b = 16.252(3) A, c = 8.686(2) A, Z = 4) with Sn(2)Se(6)(4-), SnSe(4)(4-), and Se(2)(2-) subunits. Sr(4)Sn(2)Se(10) (P2(1)2(1)2, a = 12.028(2) A, b = 16.541(3) A, c = 8.611(2) A, Z = 4) has a similar structure with Se(3)(2-) triangles instead of Se(2)(2-) dumbbells. Strontium is 8-fold-coordinated by selenium in both cases. The opening angles between tin and the terminal selenium atoms in the Sn(2)Se(6) subunits are close to 160 degrees , which is nearer a typical Sn(2+) coordination geometry than classical SnSe(4) tetrahedra. This result suggests the tin oxidation state in the Sn(2)Se(6) units to be lower than the expected Sn(4+). This question is examined by self-consistent LMTO and LAPW band structure calculations expanded by the Bader analysis of the charge density to assign reliable atomic charges.     

[(enH)2(enH2)Sn2Se6]的合成、结构及性能研究

采用溶剂热法,以K2Se:SnCl2·2H2O∶Se∶en=1∶1∶4∶48的摩尔比,在150 ℃下反应5d,生成黄色透明柱状晶体[(enH2)2Sn2Se6·en]。该晶体属于三斜晶系 ,空间群为Pl^-,晶胞参数,a=0.8659(2)nm,b=1.1055(2)nm,c=0.66360(10)nm, a=104.44(3)°,β=110.93(3)°,γ=79.74(3)°,V=0.57198(19)nm^3,Z=1.[ (enH2)Sn2Se6]晶体由质子化的乙二胺正离子（enH)^+,(enH2)^2+和二聚硒代锡根 负离子（Sn2Se6)^4-堆积而成。在AxSn2Se6系列化合物,正离子A的大小对晶体结 构的类型产生重要的影响。研究表明,此晶体具有1.76eV的能隙（Eg）,是个半导 体,对太阳辐射具有选择吸收特性,在温度低于180℃时是稳定的。     

Strontium selenogermanate(III) and barium selenogermanate(II,IV): synthesis, crystal structures, and chemical bonding

The new selenogermanates Sr2Ge2Se5 and Ba2Ge2Se5 were synthesized by heating stoichiometric mixtures of binary selenides and the corresponding elements to 750 degrees C. The crystal structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray methods. Both compounds adopt previously unknown structure types. Sr2Ge2Se5 (P2(1)/n, a = 8.445(2) A, b = 12.302 A, c = 9.179 A, beta = 93.75(3) degrees, Z = 4) contains [Ge4Se10]8- ions with homonuclear Ge-Ge bonds (dGe-Ge = 2.432 A), which may be described as two ethane-like Se3Ge-GeSeSe2/2 fragments sharing two selenium atoms. Ba2Ge2Se5 (Pnma, a = 12.594(3) A, b = 9.174(2) A, c = 9.160(2) A, Z = 4) contains [Ge2Se5]4- anions built up by two edge-sharing GeSe4 tetrahedra, in which one terminal Se atom is replaced by a lone pair from the divalent germanium atom. The alkaline earth cations are arranged between the complex anions, each coordinated by eight or nine selenium atoms. Ba2Ge2Se5 is a mixed-valence compound with GeII and GeIV coexisting within the same anion. Sr2Ge2Se5 contains exclusively GeIII. These compounds possess electronic formulations that correspond to (Sr2+)2(Ge3+)2(Se2-)5 and (Ba2+)2- Ge2+Ge4+(Se2-)5. Calculations of the electron localization function (ELF) reveal clearly both the lone pair on GeII in Ba2Ge2Se5 and the covalent Ge-Ge bond in Sr2Ge2Se5. Analysis of the ELF topologies shows that the GeIII-Se and GeIV-Se covalent bonds are almost identical, whereas the GeII-Se interactions are weaker and more ionic in character.     

Structure and thermoelectric properties of the new quaternary bismuth selenides A(1-x)M(4-x)Bi(11+x)Se21 (A = K and Rb and Cs; M = Sn and Pb)--members of the grand homologous series Km(M6Se8)m(M(5+n)Se(9+n))

Several members of the new family A(1-x)M(4-x)Bi(11+x)Se21 (A = K, Rb, Cs; M = Sn, Pb) were prepared by direct combination of A2Se, Bi2Se3, Sn (or Pb), and Se at 800 degrees C. The single-crystal structures of K(0.54)Sn(3.54)Bi(11.46)Se21, K(1.46)Pb(3.08)Bi(11.46)Se21, Rb(0.69)Pb(3.69)Bi(11.31)Se21, and Cs(0.65)Pb(3.65)Bi(11.35)Se21 were determined. The compounds A(1-x)M(4-x)Bi(11+x) Se21 crystallize in a new structure type with the monoclinic space group C2/m, in which building units of the Bi2Te3 and NaCl structure type join to give rise to a novel kind of three-dimensional anionic framework with alkali-ion-filled tunnels. The building units are assembled from distorted, edge-sharing (Bi,Sn)Se6 octahedra. Bi and Sn/Pb atoms are disordered over the metal sites of the chalcogenide network, while the alkali site is not fully occupied. A grand homologous series Km(M6Se8)m(M(5+n)Se(9+n)) has been identified of which the compounds A(1-x)M(4-x)Bi(11+x)Se21 are members. We discuss here the crystal structure, charge-transport properties, and very low thermal conductivity of A(1-x)M(4-x)Bi(11+x)Se21.     

Synthesis of a selenidostannate(IV), [Mn(tepa).Sn3Se7]n, demonstrating the transformation from achiral to chiral and dimeric to polymeric structure

Although a number of chalcogenostannates have been obtained by using [M(amine)m]n+ as the structure director, these materials with chiral metal complex ions are usually achiral because they are a racemic mix of chiral complex cations. A chiral selenidostannate, [Mn(tepa).Sn3Se7]n (1; tepa = tetraethylenepentamine), containing incorporated [Mn(tepa)]2+ units, is reported herein. The unique structure is just like a grapevine appended with chiral grapes. In the same reaction, a centrosymmetric compound, [Mn(tepa)]2(mu2-Sn2Se6) (2), in which the Sn2Se64- anion acts as a bridge coordinating to [Mn(tepa)]2+ cations, has also been obtained. This is a reaction-time-related process in which compound 2 transformed gradually to 1 after prolonging the reaction time. This phenomenon demonstrates a transformation from achiral to chiral and dimeric to polymeric selenidostannate.     

Solvothermal Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Optical Property of Lanthanide Selenidostannate [{Tb（en）_3}_2（μ-OH）_2]Sn_2Se_6 with a 3-D H-bonded Network

An inorganic-organic hybrid lanthanide selenidostannate [{Tb(en)3}2(μ-OH)2]Sn2Se6(1) was synthesized by the solvothermal method.1 crystallizes in the monoclinic system,space group P21/n with a=10.120(2),b=11.781(3),c=15.403(3),β=99.534(5)°,V=1811.1(7)3,Mr=1423.62,Z=2,Dc=2.611 g/cm3,μ=11.281 mm-1,F(000)=1312,S=1.101,the final R= 0.0400 and wR=0.0853 for 3242 observed reflections with Ⅰ> 2σ(Ⅰ).1 consists of a [Sn2Se6]4-and a [{Tb(en)3}2(μ-OH)2]4+ ions.The [Sn2Se6]4-anion is constructed by two SnSe4 tetrahedra sharing a common edge.The binuclear [{Tb(en)3}2(μ-OH)2]4+ complex is composed of two [Tb(en)3]3+ ions joined by two μ-OH bridging ligands.The Tb3+ ion lies in an eight-coordinated bicapped trigonal prism.In 1,the [Sn2Se6]4-and [{Tb(en)3}2(μ-OH)2]4+ moieties are connected into a 3-D network via N-H···Se and O-H···Se H-bonds.     

Tropochemical cell-twinning in the new quaternary bismuth selenides KxSn(6-2x)Bi(2+x)Se9 and KSn5Bi5Se13

The quaternary K(x)Sn(6-2x)Bi(2+x)Se(9) and KSn(5)Bi(5)Se(13) were discovered from reactions involving K(2)Se, Bi(2)Se(3), Sn, and Se. The single crystal structures reveal that K(x)Sn(6-2x)Bi(2+x)Se(9) is isostructural to the mineral heyrovskyite, Pb(6)Bi(2)S(9), crystallizing in the space group Cmcm with a = 4.2096(4) A, b = 14.006(1) A, and c = 32.451(3) A while KSn(5)Bi(5)Se(13) adopts a novel monoclinic structure type (C2/m, a = 13.879(4) A, b = 4.205(1) A, c = 23.363(6) A, beta = 99.012(4) degrees ). These compounds formally belong to the lillianite homologous series xPbS.Bi(2)S(3), whose characteristic is derivation of the structure by tropochemical cell-twinning on the (311) plane of the NaCl-type lattice with a mirror as twin operation. The structures of K(x)Sn(6-2x)Bi(2+x)Se(9) and KSn(5)Bi(5)Se(13) differ in the width of the NaCl-type slabs that form the three-dimensional arrangement. While cell-twinning of 7 octahedra wide slabs results in the heyrovskyite structure, 4 and 5 octahedra wide slabs alternate in the structure of KSn(5)Bi(5)Se(13). In both structures, the Bi and Sn atoms are extensively disordered over the metal sites. Some physicochemical properties of K(x)Sn(6-2x)Bi(2+x)Se(9) and KSn(5)Bi(5)Se(13) are reported.     

Sr2MnSb2: a new ternary transition metal Zintl phase

A transition metal-containing Zintl phase, Sr2MnSb2, was prepared from a stoichiometric combination reaction of the elements in Sn flux, and its structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pnma with a = 15.936(3) A, b = 14.498(3) A, c = 8.2646(17) A, and Z = 12. The structure of Sr2MnSb2 is composed of corrugated layers of corner- and edge-shared MnSb4 tetrahedra. The basic building unit of the layer is a [Mn3Sb6]12- cluster composed of three edge-shared MnSb4 tetrahedra. These trinuclear clusters share four Sb vertexes to form a layer with cavities. Sr2+ cations are located at the inter- and intralayer space. Magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate an effective magnetic moment of 4.85 mu(B), a value smaller than what would be expected from Mn2+ ions.     

Influence of intermolecular interactions on the Mössbauer quadrupole splitting of organotin(IV) compounds as studied by DFT calculations

The influence of intermolecular interactions on the M?ssbauer quadrupole splitting (Delta) of 119Sn was investigated in detail by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Six organotin(IV) complexes [Me2Sn(acac)2 (1), Ph3SnCl (2), Me3Sn-succinimide (3), Me3Sn-phthalimide (4), Me3SnCl (5), and cHex3SnCl (6)] of known solid-state structures and quadrupole splittings were selected. Theoretical Delta values were calculated for both fully optimized geometries and experimental solid-state structures of different size, and the results were compared to the experimental Delta values. Compared to a synthetic procedure described in the literature for compound 4, a more convenient synthesis is reported here. The experimental Delta of this compound has also been redetermined at 80 K. For compounds with negligible intermolecular interactions in the solid state, calculated Delta values obtained did not vary significantly. In contrast, the calculated Delta values turned out to be very sensitive to the size of the supramolecular moiety considered in the crystal lattice. The crystal structure of compound 2 shows no significant intermolecular interactions; however, the calculated and the experimental Delta values remained very different, even when the supramolecular moiety considered was extended. Distortion of the coordination sphere of tin in the molecule of 2 toward a trigonal bipyramidal geometry was considered, and a possible weak intermolecular Sn...Cl interaction was included in the model. Steps of the distortion followed the new structure correlation function, which was found for the R3SnCl (R=alkyl, aryl) compounds. The experimental Delta value could be approached by this method. These results suggest that compound 2 is involved in some unexpected intermolecular interaction at 80 K.     

Syntheses, vibrational spectra, and theoretical studies of the adamantanoid Sn(4)Ch(10)(4-) (Ch = Se, Te) anions: X-ray crystal structures of [18-crown-6-K](4)[Sn4Se10]*5en and [18-crown-6-K](4)[Sn4Te10]*3en*2THF

The salts [18-crown-6-K](4)[Sn(4)Se(10)].5en and [18-crown-6-K](4)[Sn(4)Te(10)].3en.2THF were isolated upon addition of THF to the ethylenediamine (en) extracts of the alloys KSn(0.90)Se(1.93) and K(4)Sn(4)Te(10) that had been extracted in the presence of 18-crown-6 (1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane). The Sn(4)Te(10)(4-) anion has been structurally characterized for the first time by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of [18-crown-6-K](4)[Sn(4)Te(10)].3en.2THF: P2(1)/n, a = 22.420(5) A, b = 19.570(4) A, c = 24.680(5) A, beta = 96.90(3)(o), Z = 4, and R(1) = 0.0468 at -183 degrees C. In addition to Si(4)Te(10)(4-) and Ge(4)Te(10)(4-), the Sn(4)Te(10)(4-) anion represents the only other known group 14 adamantanoid telluride. The X-ray crystal structure determination of the related [18-crown-6-K](4)[Sn(4)Se(10)].5en salt has also been determined: P2(1)/n, a = 22.003(2) A, b = 18.966(2) A, c = 24.393(2) A, beta = 97.548(8)(o), Z = 4, and R(1) = 0.0843 at -123 degrees C. The anion geometries are of the adamantanoid type where the Sn(IV) atoms occupy the bridgehead positions and the chalcogen atoms occupy the bridging and terminal sites. The energy minimized geometries of Sn(4)Ch(10)(4-) have also been determined using density functional theory (DFT). Mayer bond order analyses, Mayer valencies, and empirical bond valencies indicate that the terminal Sn-Ch bonds have significant multiple bond character, with the terminal Sn-Se bond having more multiple bond character than the terminal Sn-Te bond. The vibrational frequencies of the Sn(4)Se(10)(4-) and Sn(4)Te(10)(4-) anions have been calculated using DFT methods, allowing the Raman spectrum of Sn(4)Se(10)(4-) to be fully assigned.     

Syntheses; 77Se, 203Tl, and 205Tl NMR; and theoretical studies of the Tl2Se6(6-), Tl3Se6(5-), and Tl3Se7(5-) anions and the X-ray crystal structures of [2,2,2-crypt-Na]4[Tl4Se8].en and [2,2,2-crypt-Na]2[Tl2Se4](infinity)1.en

The 2,2,2-crypt salts of the Tl4Se8(4-) and [Tl2Se4(2-)]infinity1 anions have been obtained by extraction of the ternary alloy NaTl0.5Se in ethylenediamine (en) in the presence of 2,2,2-crypt and 18-crown-6 followed by vapor-phase diffusion of THF into the en extract. The [2,2,2-crypt-Na]4[Tl4Se8].en crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/n, with Z = 2 and a = 14.768(3) angstroms, b = 16.635(3) angstroms, c = 21.254(4) angstroms, beta = 94.17(3) degrees at -123 degrees C, and the [2,2,2-crypt-Na]2[Tl2Se4]infinity1.en crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c, with Z = 4 and a = 14.246(2) angstroms, b = 14.360(3) angstroms, c = 26.673(8) angstroms, beta = 99.87(3) degrees at -123 degrees C. The TlIII anions, Tl2Se6(6-) and Tl3Se7(5-), and the mixed oxidation state TlI/TlIII anion, Tl3Se6(5-), have been obtained by extraction of NaTl0.5Se and NaTlSe in en, in the presence of 2,2,2-crypt and/or in liquid NH3, and have been characterized in solution by low-temperature 77Se, 203Tl, and 205Tl NMR spectroscopy. The 1J(203,205Tl-77Se) and 2J(203,205Tl-203,205Tl) couplings of the three anions have been used to arrive at their solution structures by detailed analyses and simulations of all spin multiplets that comprise the 205,203Tl NMR subspectra arising from natural abundance 205,203Tl and 77Se isotopomer distributions. The structure of Tl2Se6(6-) is based on a Tl2Se2 ring in which each thallium is bonded to two exo-selenium atoms so that these thalliums are four-coordinate and possess a formal oxidation state of +3. The Tl4Se8(4-) anion is formally derived from the Tl2Se6(6-) anion by coordination of each pair of terminal Se atoms to the TlIII atom of a TlSe+ cation. The structure of the [Tl2Se4(2-)]infinity1 anion is comprised of edge-sharing distorted TlSe4 tetrahedra that form infinite, one-dimensional [Tl2Se42-]infinity1 chains. The structures of Tl3Se6(5-) and Tl3Se7(5-) are derived from Tl4Se4-cubes in which one thallium atom has been removed and two and three exo-selenium atoms are bonded to thallium atoms, respectively, so that each is four-coordinate and possesses a formal oxidation state of +3 with the remaining three-coordinate thallium atom in the +1 oxidation state. Quantum mechanical calculations at the MP2 level of theory show that the Tl2Se6(6-), Tl3Se6(5-), Tl3Se7(5-), and Tl4Se8(4-) anions exhibit true minima and display geometries that are in agreement with their experimental structures. Natural bond orbital and electron localization function analyses were utilized in describing the bonding in the present and previously published Tl/Se anions, and showed that the Tl2Se6(6-), Tl3Se6(5-), Tl3Se7(5-), and Tl4Se8(4-) anions are electron-precise rings and cages.     

Nature of the structural distortion and of the chemical bonding in SnM3Rh4Sn12 (M = LaGd,Yb, Ca,Sr, and Th)

The crystal structure of all the Sn(1)M₃Rh₄Sn(2)₁₂ compounds (M = LaGd, Yb, Ca, Sr, and Tb) have been refined from single crystal X-ray diffraction data. Although the compounds with M = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm and Gd have the phase I′ structure the refinements have been carried out by the use of the phase I unit cell. The only significant difference between the two sets of structures lies in the thermal ellipsoid of the Sn(2) atoms. With the exception of the Th compound the major axis of the Sn(2) thermal ellipsoid is on the average 0.06 Å longer for the structures of phase I′ than for those of phase I. The structure of the Th compound exhibits the longest major axis for the Sn(2) thermal ellipsoid, it must contain thus the phase I′ distortion. The absence of the superstructure spots can be explained by a structural disorder. This anomalously long axis has been interpreted as due to a static displacement of the Sn(2) atoms along the Sn(1)Sn(2) bonds. The distortion from phase I to phase I′ consists thus in a loss of point symmetry of the Sn(1)Sn(2)₁₂ polyhedra. A detailed analysis of the variation of the interatomic distances across the series shows that the chemical bonds in these compounds have a covalent/metallic-metallic character as the second-nearest-neighbor interactions are rather strong. However, an electron transfer takes place in these compounds indicating that the bonds have also an appreciable ionic character. The loss of symmetry which takes place when going from phase I to phase I′ is accompanied by a loss of ionic character of the Sn(1)Sn(2)₁₂ polyhedra. The Eu²⁺ and Yb²⁺ compounds contain some appreciable amount of Eu³⁺ and Yb³⁺ cations, respectively.     

Ae2Sb2X4F2 (Ae = Sr, Ba): new members of the homologous series Ae2M(1+n)X(3+n)F2 designed from rock salt and fluorite 2D building blocks

We have designed new compounds within the homologous series Ae2F2M(1+n)X(3+n) (Ae = Sr, Ba; M = main group metal; n = integer) built up from the stacking of 2D building blocks of rock salt and fluorite types. By incrementally increasing the size of the rock salt 2D building blocks, we have obtained two new n = 1 members of this homologous series, namely, Sr2F2Sb2Se4 and Ba2F2Sb2Se4. We then succeeded in synthesizing these compounds using a high-temperature ceramic method. The structure refinements from the powder or single-crystal X-ray diffraction data confirmed presence of the expected alternating stacking of fluorite [Ae2F2] (Ae = Sr, Ba) and rock salt [Sb2Se4] 2D building blocks. However the Ba derivative shows a strong distortion of the [Sb2Se4] block and a concomitant change of the Sb atom coordination likely related to the lone-pair activity.     

Synthesis, structure, and properties of Cs(4)Th(4)P(4)Se(26): a quaternary thorium selenophosphate containing the (P(2)Se(9))(6-) anion

Orange crystals of Cs(4)Th(4)P(4)Se(26) were grown from the reaction of (232)Th and P in a Cs(2)Se(3)/Se molten salt flux at 750 degrees C. Cs(4)Th(4)P(4)Se(26) crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca with the unit cell parameters: a = 12.0130(6), b = 14.5747(7), c = 27.134(1) A; Z = 8. The compound exhibits a three-dimensional structure, consisting of dimeric [Th(2)Se(13)] polyhedral units. The two crystallographically independent, nine-coordinate, bicapped trigonal prismatic thorium atoms share a triangular face to form the dimer, and each dimer edge-shares two selenium atoms with two other dimers to form kinked chains along the [010] direction. While this structure shares features of the previously reported Rb(4)U(4)P(4)Se(26), including phosphorus in the 5+ oxidation state, careful inspection of the structure reveals that the selenophosphate anion that knits the structure together in three directions in both compounds is a unique (P(2)Se(9))(6-) anion. The formula may be described best as [Cs(2)Th(2)(P(2)Se(9))(Se(2))(2)](2). The (P(2)Se(9))(6-) anion features a nearly linear Se-Se-Se backbone with an angle of 171 degrees and Se-Se distances that are approximately 0.2-0.3 A longer than the typical single Se-Se bond. Magnetic studies confirm that this phase contains Th(IV). Raman data for this compound is reported, and structural comparisons will be drawn to its uranium analogue, Rb(4)U(4)P(4)Se(26).     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Band Structure of Eu3Sn5 with Arachno-type Zintl Anions

A new polar intermetallic compound, Eu3Sn5, has been synthesized by solid-state reaction of the corresponding pure elements in a stoichiometric ratio in a welded tantalum tube at high temperature. Its crystal structure was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Eu3Sn5 crystallizes in orthorhombic, space group Cmcm with a = 10.466(11), b = 8.445(8), c = 10.662(12) , V = 942.4(17) 3, Z = 4, Mr = 1049.33, Dc = 7.396 g/cm3, μ = 32.578 mm-1, F(000) = 1756, the final R = 0.0236 and wR = 0.0472 for 535 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). Its structure belongs to the modified Pu3Pd5 type. It is isostructural with Sr3Sn5 and Ba3Sn5, featuring [Sn5] square pyramidal clusters described as "arachno" according to the Wade-Mingos electron counting rules. The europium cations are located at the voids between the square pyramidal clusters. Results of the extended Hückel band structure calculations indicate that Eu3Sn5 is metallic.     

Chemical Manipulation of Magnetic Ordering in Mn(1-x)Sn(x)Bi(2)Se(4) Solid-Solutions

Several compositions of manganese-tin-bismuth selenide solid-solution series, Mn(1-x)Sn(x)Bi(2)Se(4) (x = 0, 0.3, 0.75), were synthesized by combining high purity elements in the desired ratio at moderate temperatures. X-ray single crystal studies of a Mn-rich composition (x = 0) and a Mn-poor phase (x = 0.75) at 100 and 300 K revealed that the compounds crystallize isostructurally in the monoclinic space group C2/m (no.12) and adopt the MnSb(2)Se(4) structure type. Direct current (DC) magnetic susceptibility measurements in the temperature range from 2 to 300 K indicated that the dominant magnetic ordering within the Mn(1-x)Sn(x)Bi(2)Se(4) solid-solutions below 50 K switches from antiferromagnetic (AFM) for MnBi(2)Se(4) (x = 0), to ferromagnetic (FM) for Mn(0.7)Sn(0.3)Bi(2)Se(4) (x = 0.3), and finally to paramagnetic (PM) for Mn(0.25)Sn(0.75)Bi(2)Se(4) (x = 0.75). We show that this striking variation in the nature of magnetic ordering within the Mn(1-x)Sn(x)Bi(2)Se(4) solid-solution series can be rationalized by taking into account: (1) changes in the distribution of magnetic centers within the structure arising from the Mn to Sn substitutions, (2) the contributions of spin-polarized free charge carriers resulting from the intermixing of Mn and Sn within the same crystallographic site, and (3) a possible long-range ordering of Mn and Sn atoms within individual {M}(n)Se(4n+2) single chain leading to quasi isolated {MnSe(6)} octahedra spaced by nonmagnetic {SnSe(6)} octahedra.     

Systematic Access of Ternary Organotetrel-Copper Chalcogenide Clusters by [PhTE3]3− Anions (T=Si,Sn; E=S,Se)

Fragmentation reactions of organotetrel chalcogenide heteroadamantane-type clusters [(PhT)₄E₆] (T/E=Si/S ( 1 ); Si/Se; Sn/S, and Sn/Se) by addition of the corresponding sodium chalcogenide gave salts of the general formula Na₃[PhTE₃], with T/E=Si/S ( 2 ); Si/Se ( 3 ); Sn/S ( A ); Sn/Se ( 4 ). Reaction of these salts with [Cu(PPh₃)₃Cl] gave a series of organotetrel–copper chalcogenide clusters [(CuPPh₃)₆(PhTE₃)₂] with T/E=Si/S; ( 5 ), Si/Se ( 6 ), Sn/S ( 7 ) and Sn/Se ( 8 ). Compounds 5 – 8 share a common structural motif with two intact {PhTE₃} units coordinating a Cu₆ moiety, which was previously reported with other ligands, and for the Sn and Ge congeners only. If the Sn/Se reaction system was allowed to crystallize more slowly, single crystals of compound [(CuPPh₃)₆(PhSnSe₃)₃Cu₃SnSe] ( 9 ) were obtained, which are based on a larger cluster structure. Hence, 9 might form from 8 through incorporation of additional cluster fragments. The experimentally and quantum chemically determined optical properties were compared to related clusters.     

[M(en)3]2Sn2Se6(M=Mn,Zn)的制备及其热稳定性

用有机溶剂热生长技术(SolvothermalTechnique)制备过渡金属锰和锌硒化物[Mn(en)3]2Sn2Se6(Ⅰ),[Zn(en)3]2Sn2Se6(Ⅱ).用单晶X射线衍射技术对其进行晶体结构分析.[Zn(en)3]2Sn2Se6样品的热分析结果表明,该化合物的热分解分三步进行.光学性质测试表明它们是半导体材料,[Mn(en)3]2Sn2Se6的能带隙为1.76eV.[Zn(en)3]2Sn2Se6的能带隙为2.49eV.     

Different effects of a cotemplate and [(transition-metal)(1,10-phenanthroline)(m)]2+ (m = 1-3) complex cations on the self-assembly of a series of hybrid selenidostannates showing combined optical properties of organic and inorganic components

1,10-Phenanthroline (phen) and monoprotonated methylamine molecules were used as a novel cotemplate to direct the formation of a new inorganic-organic hybrid selenidostannate, (CH(3)NH(3))(4)(Sn(2)Se(6))·6phen (1); while the utilization of three types of transition-metal (TM) phen complex cations with the TM/phen ration of 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3 as structure directors affords {[Mn(phen)(2)](2)(μ(2)-Sn(2)Se(6))}·H(2)O (2a), {[Fe(phen)(2)](2)(μ(2)-Sn(2)Se(6))} (2b), {[Mn(phen)](2)(μ(4)-Sn(2)Se(6))}(n) (3), {[Mn(phen)(2)](Sn(2)Se(5))}(n) (4), and [Fe(phen)(3)](n)(Sn(3)Se(7))(n)·1.25nH(2)O (5). These compounds show diverse structures with the selenidostannate anions varying from discrete, μ(2)- and μ(4)- (Sn(2)Se(6))(4-) anions, to one-dimensional (1-D) (1)(∞)(Sn(2)Se(5)(2-)) anionic chains, and two-dimensional (2-D) extended (2)(∞)(Sn(3)Se(7)(2-)) anionic layers, demonstrating different structure-directing abilities of the cotemplate and the three types of TM phen complex cations. This work clearly indicates that the approach of modifying the number of the free coordination sites of unsaturated TM phen complex cations is very exciting as a way to synthesize novel hybrid chalcogenidometalates. Of particular interest, the present compounds exhibit interesting optical properties that reflect the combined effects of both photoluminescence-active organic components and semiconducting inorganic chalcogenidometalate anionic networks.     

Ba5Ga4Se10: a new selenidogallate containing the novel [Ga4Se10](10-) anionic cluster with Ga in a mixed-valence state

The new compound Ba(5)Ga(4)Se(10) has been synthesized for the first time. It crystallizes in the tetragonal space group I4/mcm with a = 8.752(2) ?, c = 13.971(9) ?, and Z = 2. The structure contains discrete [Ga(4)Se(10)](10-) anions and charge-compensating Ba(2+) cations. The novel highly anionic [Ga(4)Se(10)](10-) cluster is composed of two Ga(Se)(4) tetrahedra and two Ga(Ga)(Se)(3) tetrahedra with Ga in the 2+/3+ valence states. It also exhibits an unusually long Ga-Se distance of 2.705(2) ?, which has only been observed under high pressure conditions before. A band gap of 2.20(2) eV was deduced from the UV/vis diffuse reflectance spectrum.