Crystal structure of Rb2[GeO2(OH)2]·2H2O

Single crystals of Rb₂[GeO₂(OH)₂] · 2H₂O are studied by X-ray diffraction. The crystals belong to the orthorhombic system, sp. gr. Pna2₁, a = 13.523(6) Å, b = 8.143(4) Å, c = 13.407(6) Å, Z = 8, R ₁ = 0.0506. In [GeO₂(OH)₂]^2? anions, the Ge-O distances (1.71–1.73(1) Å) are shorter than the Ge-OH distances (1.76–1.80(1) Å). Anions are linked to each other by pairs of hydrogen bonds to form infinite chains. The chains are linked by hydrogen bonds involving water molecules to form a 3D structure. The assignment of the bands in the IR spectrum of the compound under study is performed.     

Crystal structure of NH3(CH2)2NH3(BiI4)2·4H2O

The ethylenediammonium bis tetraiodobismuthate(III) tetrahydrate salt is monoclinic with the following unit cell dimensions:a=7.476(3)Å,b=13.194(3)Å,c=13.916(9)Å, β=95.22(6)°, space groupP2₁ lc withZ=2. The structure consists of disordered ethylenediammonium cations, water molecules and polynuclear anions in which slightly distored [BiI₆]^3? octahedra sharingcis edges are interconnected into chains. The [BiI₄]^? anions are connected through O(W2)?H...I hydrogen bonds, so that infinite two dimensional chains parallel to thea axis with anionic period [BiI₄(H₂O)]^? are formed in the structure. These chains are themselves interconnected by means of the O?H...I and N...O(I) bonds originating respectively from the water molecules and the ethylenediammonium entities, forming a three-dimensional network.     

X-Ray diffraction and IR-spectroscopic studies of UO2(n-C3H7COO)2(H2O)2 and Mg(H2O)6[UO2(n-C3H7COO)3]2

Single crystals of UO₂(n-C₃H₇COO)₂(H₂O)₂ (I) and Mg(H₂O)₆[UO₂(n-C₃H₇COO)₃]₂ (II) are synthesized. Their IR-spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction studies are performed. Crystals I are monoclinic, a = 9.8124(7) Å, b = 19.2394(14) Å, c = 12.9251(11) Å, β = 122.423(1)°, space group P2₁/c, Z = 6, and R = 0.0268. Crystals II are cubic, a = 15.6935(6) Å, space group $Pa\bar 3$ , Z = 4, and R = 0.0173. The main structural units of I and II are [UO₂(C₃H₇COO)₂(H₂O)₂] molecules and [UO₂(C₃H₇COO)₃]^? anionic complexes, respectively, which belong to AB ₂ ⁰¹ M ₂ ¹ (I) and AB ₃ ⁰¹ (II) crystal chemical groups of uranyl complexes (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , B ⁰¹ = C₃H₇COO^?, and M ¹ = H₂O). A crystal chemical analysis of UO₂ L ₂ · nH₂O compounds, where L is a carboxylate ion, is performed.     

Crystal structure of Rb<Subscript>2</Subscript>Mn<Subscript>3</Subscript>(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)<Subscript>2</Subscript>[P<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>7</Subscript>]<Subscript>2</Subscript>, a new representative of the family of hydrated diphosphates

The crystal structure of Rb₂Mn₃(H₂O)₂[P₂O₇]₂, a new phase obtained in the form of single crystals under hydrothermal conditions in the MnCl₂–Rb₃PO₄–H₂O system, is determined by X-ray diffraction (Xcalibur-S-CCD diffractometer, R = 0.0270): a = 9.374(2), b = 8.367(2), c = 9.437(2) Å, ß = 99.12(2)°, space group P2₁/c, Z = 2, D_x = 3.27 g/cm³. A correlation between the unit-cell parameters and the size of cations forming the crystal structures of isostructural A₂M₃(H₂O)₂[P₂O₇]₂ diphosphates (A = K, NH₄, Rb, or Na; _M = Mn, Fe, Co, or Ni) is revealed. It is shown that, due to the topological similarity, the structures of diphosphates and orthophosphates of the farringtonite structural type can undergo mutual transformations.     

Crystal structures of two modifications of sodium pentahydrogendiphosphate NaH5(PO4)2

Two crystalline modifications of NaH₅(PO₄)₂ are obtained by the reaction of Na₂CO₃ with an excess of orthophosphoric acid. The crystal structures of α-and β-NaH₅(PO₄)₂ are determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal data are a = 8.484(4) Å, b = 7.842(3) Å, c = 10.353(4) Å, β = 90.50(3)°, V = 689.3(3) ų, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, and R ₁ = 0.0250 for the α modification and a = 7.127(2) Å, b = 13.346(4) Å, c = 7.177(2) Å, β = 95.5(2)°, V = 679.5(3) ų, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, and R ₁ = 0.0232 for the β modification. Based of the hydrogen-bond system, the formulas of the α and β modifications can be represented as Na(H₂PO₄)(H₃PO₄) and Na[H(H₂PO₄)₂], respectively. They correspond to the stable and metastable forms of the compound.     

New zeotype borophosphates with chiral tetrahedral topology: (H)0.5M1.25(H2O)1.5[BP2O8]·H2O (M = Co(II) and Mn(II))

Two new isostructural open‐framework zeotype transition metal borophosphate compounds, (H)_0.5M_1.25(H₂O)_1.5[BP₂O₈]·H₂O (M = Co(II) and Mn(II)) were synthesized by mild hydrothermal method. The structure of compounds were characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction which have ordered, alternating, vertex‐sharing BO₄, PO₄, and (MO₄)OM(H₂O)₂ groups with hexagonal, P 6₁ 2 2 (No 178) space group and unit cell parameters for Co a = 9.4960(6) Å, c = 15.6230(13) Å, for Mn a = 9.6547(12) Å, c = 15.791(3) Å, Z = 1 for both of them. TGA/DTA analysis, IR spectroscopy were used for characterization. Magnetic susceptibility measurements for both of the compound indicate strong antiferromagnetic interaction between metal centers. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Na(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)[Mn(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(BP<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>8</Subscript>)]: Crystal structure refinement

The crystal structure of synthetic manganese sodium borophosphate hydrate Na(H₂O)[Mn(H₂O)₂(BP₂O₈)] was refined based on X-ray diffraction data. The compound was prepared by soft hydrothermal synthesis in the MnCl₂-Na₃PO₄-B₂O₃-H₂O system. The unit-cell parameters are a= 9.602(1) Å, c= 16.037(3) Å, sp. gr. P6₅22, Z= 6, D _x = 2.57 g/cm³. The water molecules were found to be statistically distributed in the channels of the mixed anionic paraframework consisting of (BO₄) and (PO₄) tetrahedra and [MnO₄(H₂O)₂] octahedra. The hydrogen atoms of the water molecules coordinated to the Mn²⁺ cations were located and their positional and thermal parameters were refined. The crystal-chemical features of borophosphates of the general formula A _x M(H₂O)₂(BP₂O₈)(H₂O) are considered.     

Synthesis and the crystal structure of aqua-dioxo-nitrato-(2,2′,6′,2″-terpyridine)-neptunium(V) [NpO2(NO3)(terpy)(H2O)]

The crystal structure of the [NpO₂(NO₃)(Terpy)(H₂O)] complex between pentavalent neptunium and 2,2′,6′,2″-terpyridine is determined. The crystal data are as follows: a = 11.130(3) Å, b = 7.916(2) Å, c = 18.324(5) Å, β = 100.873(6)°, V = 1585.5(8) ų, Z = 4, space group is P2₁/n, R = 0.044, and wR(F ²) = 0.092. The coordination polyhedron of the Np atom is a pentagonal bipyramid whose equatorial plane includes three nitrogen atoms of the Terpy molecule and two oxygen atoms of the nitrate ion and the water molecule.     

Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of (N(C2H5)4)4[VMo12V2O44]

The hydrothermal reaction of a mixture of Na₂MoO₄·2H₂O, V₂O₅, pyromellitic acid (1,2,4,5‐C₆H₂(COOH)₄), (C₂H₅)₄NCl and 0,1 M H₂SO₄ for 88 h at 180°C gives blue needle‐like crystals of [V^IV₂O₂(H₂O)₂ (C₆H₂(COO)₄)] in 20% yield (based on V) and dark blue prismatic crystals of the title compound, mixed‐valance (N(C₂H₅)₄)₄[VMo₁₂V₂O₄₄], 1, in 12% yield (based on Mo). 1 was investigated by means of elemental analysis, thermogravimetry, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Single Crystal X‐ray Diffraction Methods. Crystal data for the compound: monoclinic space group P2₁/c (No:14), a=13.7815(12) b=13.0271(9) c= 21.189(2) Å, β= 113.909(7)°, Z=2. Although [XM₁₄O₄₂]^‐n (X=P, Si, Ge, V and M=Mo and/or V) cores have been previously determined, this is the first time that [VMo₁₂V₂O₄₄]^‐4 core is synthesized and characterized. The structural difference between 1 and these HPOMs is the coordinational geometry of the central metal atoms. The central vanadium in 1 has an octahedral coordination geometry, whereas in literature, the central V, P, Si and Ge atoms in [V₁₅O₄₂]^‐9 / [SiM₈V₆O₄₂]^‐4 / [PM₈V₆O₄₂]^‐5 / [GeM₈V₆O₄₂]^‐4 have tetrahedral coordinational geometry. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Crystal structure of Rb-elpasolite Rb2NaAlF6

Single crystals of Rb₂NaAlF₆, the Rb analogue of the mineral elpasolite, are obtained in the NaF-Rb₂CO₃-Al₂O₃-Rb₃PO₄-H₂O system under hydrothermal conditions, and their structure is determined by X-ray diffraction (R = 0.0188): a = 8.3087(1) Å, space group $Fm\bar 3m$ , Z = 4, and ρ_calcd = 3.88 g/cm³. The hypothesis that Rb elpasolite exists in nature in late associations of pegmatites enriched in rubidium is proposed.     

Crystal structure of samarium hexamolybdoaluminate Sm[Al(OH)6Mo6O18] · 11H2O

The structure of a new complex of samarium(III) with a hexamolybdoaluminate ion, Sm[Al(OH)₆Mo₆O₁₈] · 11H₂O, was established by the methods of X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystallographic data are as follows: sp. gr. Pbc2₁, a = 10.927(4) Å, b = 11.757(5) Å, c = 22.327(9) Å, V = 2868(1) ų, Z = 4, ρ _calcd = 3.040 g/cm³, R = 0.084, R _W = 0.198. In the [Al(OH)₆Mo₆O₁₈ ^3? anion, an Al atom is surrounded by six Mo atoms with distorted octahedral coordination. The anions are linked into chains via Sm atoms. The coordination polyhedron of a Sm atom is a tricapped trigonal prism with the vertices being occupied by two terminal oxygen atoms of two adjacent anions and seven water molecules.     

Crystal structure and IR spectroscopic study of (CN3H6)2[(UO2)2(C2O4)(CH3COO)4]

Compound (CN₃H₆)₂[(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)(CH₃COO)₄] is synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction [a = 8.5264(2) Å, b = 13.8438(4) Å, c = 10.7284(2) Å, β = 103.543(1)°, space group P2₁/n, Z = 2, and R = 0.0258]. The main structural units of the crystals are binuclear [(UO₂)₂C₂O₄(CH₃COO)₄]^2? groups, which belong to the A ₂ K ⁰² B ₄ ⁰¹ crystal chemical group of uranyl complexes (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , K ⁰² = C₂O ₄ ^2? , and B ⁰¹ = CH₃COO^?). The coordination polyhedron of the uranium atom is the UO₈ hexagonal bipyramid with the oxygen atoms of the uranyl ion at the axial positions. Uranium-containing groups and guanidinium cations are connected by electrostatic interactions and by the hydrogen bond system, which involves hydrogen atoms of guanidinium cations and oxygen atoms of oxalate and acetate anions. The results of the spectroscopic study of the compound agree with the X-ray diffraction data.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of bis[2-[N-(2-chlorophenyl)formimidayl]-1-naphtholato]-(6Cl)copper(II)

The title compound, bis[2-[N-(2-chlorophenyl)formimidayl]-1-naphtholato]-(6Cl) copper(II), [Cu(C₁₇H₁₁NOCl)₂] (1) was synthesized and its crystal structure was determined. The Compound 1 is monoclinic, space group P2 ₁/c with a = 9.146(3) Å, b = 18.724(3) Å, c = 16.230(2) Å, β = 96.46(1)°, V = 2761.8(11) ų, Z = 4, D _c = 1.503 g cm^?3, μ(Mo Kα) = 1.020 mm^?1, R = 0.0606 for 2361 reflections [I > 2σ(I)]. In the title compound, the Cu atom is coordinated by an N₂O₂ donor set from the imine-phenol ligand in a slightly distorted square planar coordination geometry, with the two phenolate O atoms being deprotonated. The Cu–O bond lengths are 1.878(4) and 1.889(4) Å, the Cu–N bond lengths are 1.980(5) and 1.985(5) Å. The angles O1–Cu–N1 and O2–Cu–N2 are 90.96(19) and 90.72(19)°, respectively.     

Structure of (N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-salicylaldiminopiperidino) Ni(II) complex

The crystal and molecular structure of the title complex, C₁₈H₁₉N₂O₂Ni, has been determined by direct methods. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system witha=22.973(1),b=5.212(1),c=27.076(1)Å, β=106.46(1)°, space groupC2/c,V=3109.1(6)ų, Z=8, andD _x=1.51g cm^?3. The nickel atom is in a slightly distorted square-planar environment of two oxygens [Ni(1)?O(1) 1.824(3) and Ni(1)?O(2) 1.856(3)Å] and two nitrogens [Ni(1)?N(1) 1.849(3) and Ni(1)?N(2) 1.932(3)Å] with O?Ni?N angles between 85.7(1) and 97.1(1)°. The nickel atom is 0.006 Å out of the plane of its ligands.     

Synthesis,thermal analysis,and crystal structure of manganese(II) 9-molybdocobaltate(III)

Manganese(II) 9-molybdocobaltate(III) of the composition [Mn(H₂O)₄] · [CoMo₉O₂₇(OH)₅] · 7H₂O (I) has been synthesized for the first time and investigated using X-ray diffraction and thermal gravimetric analyses. Compound I crystallizes in the trigonal system with the following unit cell parameters: a = 15.926(1) Å, c = 12.363(1) Å, V = 2715.6(4) ų, M = 1692.55, Z = 3, ρ_(calcd) = 3.105 g/cm³, space group R32.     

Crystal structure of catena-poly[diaqua(μ-iminodiacetato-N,O,O′: O″)cobalt(II)]

The crystal structure of the [Co(C₄H₅NO₄)(H₂O)₂] complex has been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis (λMo, R = 0.0237 for 768 reflections). The crystals are orthorhombic, a = 14.345(1) Å, b = 5.234(1) Å, c = 9.780(1) Å, Z = 4, d _calcd = 2.045 g cm^?3, and space group Pca2₁. The donor atoms (one N and two O atoms) of the iminodiacetate ion (Ida) are located on the same octahedron face around the Co atom [Co-N, 2.120(3) Å; Co-O, 2.063(3) and 2.151(3) Å]. The O atoms of two water molecules are in the trans positions relative to the O atoms of the carboxylate groups [Co-O, 2.126(3) and 2.157(3) Å]. The sixth coordination site is occupied by the O atom of the adjacent Ida ion [Co-O, 2.054(3) Å], which results in the formation of infinite chains in the structure.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of novel complex phosphate Li5Cu2Al(PO4)4

A new complex phosphate Li₅Cu₂Al(PO₄)₄ has been obtained by the flux method in the Cs-Li-Cu-V-P-O system. Its crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction (R ₁ = 2.74%) to be as follows: sp. gr. $P\bar 1$ , a = 4.860(5) Å, b = 7.788(5) Å, c = 8.324(5) Å, α = 69.542(5)°, β = 90.016(5)°, γ = 75.318(5)°, Z = 1, and V = 284.2(4) ų. The compound under study has a dense structure and a three-dimensional framework build up of [LiO₅], [AlO₆], [Cu/LiO₅], and [CuO₄] polyhedra and [PO₄] tetrahedra. A comparative crystal-chemical analysis of two isotypic compounds with a general formula Li₅Cu₂ M(PO₄)₄ (M = Fe, Al) has been performed. Topological relations between the Na₂Mg₅(PO₄)₄ and Li₅Cu₂ M(PO₄)₄ crystal structures, which are characterized by different cationic compositions, are revealed.     

Crystal Structure Determination of Nickel (2,2-Dipyridyl) Sulphate Hexahydrate [Ni(C10H8N2) · 4 H2O]SO4 · 2H2O

[Ni(C₁₀H₈N₂) · 4 H₂O]SO₄ · 2 H₂O, Mr = 418.7, monoclinic, P1 , a = 7.781(3), b = 9.421(3), c = 11.457(4) Å, α = 87.54(2)º, β = 96.40(2)º, γ = 102.58(2)º, ν = 814.5 Å, D_x = 1.26 g/cm³, Z = 2, (MoKx) = 0.71073 Å, μ = 7.0 cm⁻¹: T = 23 °C, R = 0.047 for 2139 reflections having intensities greater than 36. The structure was solved using the Patterson heavy-atom method and the remaining atoms were located in succeeding difference Fourier syntheses. The structure was then refined by full matrix least-squares using anisotropic temperature factors. Hydrogen atoms were located and their positions and isotropic parameters were refined.     

X-ray diffraction study of Rb<Subscript>2</Subscript>[(UO<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(CrO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)<Subscript>2</Subscript>] · 4H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The compound Rb₂[(UO₂)₂(CrO₄)₃(H₂O)₂] · 4H₂O was studied by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic, a = 10.695(2) Å, b = 14.684(3) Å, c = 14.125(3) Å, β = 108.396(4)°, sp. gr. P2₁/c, Z = 4, V = 2104.9(7) ų, and R = 0.0491. The main structural units are layers consisting of [(UO₂)₂(CrO₄)₃(H₂O)₂]^2? anions belonging to the crystal-chemical group A ₂ T ₂ ³ B ²M ₂ ¹ (A = UL ₂ ²⁺ , T ³ and B ² are CrO ₄ ^2? , and M ¹ is H₂O) of uranyl complexes. The uranium-containing layered groups are held together by electrostatic interactions with rubidium cations, as well as by hydrogen bonds with the participation of inner- and outer-sphere water molecules.     

Crystal structure of strontium aqua(ethylenediaminetetraacetato)cobaltate(II) tetrahydrate Sr[CoEdta(H2O)] · 4H2O

The complex Sr[Co^II Edta] · 5H₂O (I) (where Edta ^4? is the ethylenediaminetetraacetate ion) has been synthesized. The crystal structure of this compound is determined by X-ray diffraction. Crystals are monoclinic, a = 7.906(2) Å, b = 12.768(2) Å, c = 18.254(3) Å, β = 95.30(3)°, V = 1834.8 ų, space group P2₁/n, Z = 4, and R = 0.036. The structure is built up of the binuclear complex fragments {Sr(H₂O)₃[CoEdta(H₂O)]}, which consist of the anionic [CoEdta(H₂O)]^2? and cationic [Sr(H₂O)₃]²⁺ units linked by the Sr-O bonds into a three-dimensional framework. The coordination polyhedra of the Co and Sr atoms are mono-and bicapped trigonal prisms. The coordination sphere of the Co atom (the coordination number is equal to 6 + 1) involves six donor atoms (2N and 4O) of the Edta ^4? ligand and the O_w atom of water molecule. One of the Co-O distances (2.718 Å) is considerably longer than the other Co-O_lig distances (2.092–2.190 Å) and the Co-O_w(1) distance (2.079 Å). The Sr coordination polyhedron (the coordination number is eight) contains three water molecules, three carbonyl O atoms of the three different anionic complexes, and two O atoms of one acetate group of the fourth anionic complex. The Sr-O distances fall in the range 2.535–2.674 Å. The structural formula of the compound is {Sr(H₂O)₃[CoEdta(H₂O)]}_3∞ · H₂O.