ChemInform Abstract: From 1∞ [(UO2)2O(MoO4)4]6‐ to 1∞ [(UO2)2(MoO4)3(MoO5)] 6‐ Infinite Chains in A6U2Mo4O21 (A: Na,K, Rb,Cs) Compounds: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Cs6 [(UO2)2(MoO4)3(MoO5)] .

Single crystals of the title compound are obtained from a melt of U₃O₈, MoO₃, and excess Cs₂CO₃ (Pt crucible, 950 °C, 12 h, cooling rate 5 °C/h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Na2MoO2‐δF4+δ — A Perovskite with a Unique Combination of Atomic Orderings and Octahedral Tilts.

The title compound (δ ≈ 0.08) is hydrothermally synthesized from a mixture of NaF, MoO₃, MoO₂, guanidinium carbonate, and HF in H₂O (autoclave, 160 °C, 3 d).     

ChemInform Abstract: Two Structure Types Based on Si6O15 Rings: Synthesis and Structural and Spectroscopic Characterization of Cs1.86K1.14DySi6O15 and Cs1.6K1.4SmSi6O15.

Single crystals of Cs_1.86K_1.14DySi₆O₁₅ (I) and Cs_1.6K_1.4SmSi₆O₁₅ (II) are grown by reaction of SmF₃ or Dy₂O₃, DyF₃, SiO₂, K₂CO₃, and Cs₂CO₃ in a MoO₃ or MoO₃/RbF flux (Pt crucible, 950 °C, 3—6 h; controlled cooling).     

ChemInform Abstract: Temperature Induced Phase Transition of CaMn0.5Zr1.5(PO4)3 Phosphate.

In view of a known structural phase transition at 800—875 °C and the by 10 times increased luminescence of Mn²⁺ in the high‐temperature phase, low‐ (LT) and high‐temperature (HT) polymorphs of CaMn_0.5Zr_1.5(PO₄)₃ are prepared by sol—gel reaction of Mn(O‐Ac)₂, Ca(NO₃)₂, ZrOCl₂, and NH₄H₂PO₄ in ethylene glycol followed by a final annealing (700 or 900 °C, 20 h, resp.).     

ChemInform Abstract: La3BaSi5N9O2:Ce3+ — A Yellow Phosphor with an Unprecedented Tetrahedra Network Structure Investigated by Combination of Electron Microscopy and Synchrotron X‐Ray Diffraction.

Agglomerates of a few μm of the yellow phosphor La₃BaSi₅N₉O₂:Ce³⁺ are obtained by heating a mixture of LaF₃, La(NH₂)₃, BaH₂, Si(NH)₂, and CeF₃ in a radio frequency furnace under N₂ (1600 °C, 10 h; cooling to 900 °C within 44 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Polymorphism of New Rubidium Magnesium Monophosphate.

RbMgPO₄ is synthesized by solid state reaction of stoichiometric mixtures of Rb₂CO₃, 4MgCO₃·Mg(OH)₂·5H₂O, and (NH₄)₂HPO₄ (900 °C, 12 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Three Alkali Metal Lead Orthophosphates - Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Properties of APbPO4(A:K,Rb, Cs).

Single crystals of the title compounds are prepared by solid state reactions of M₂CO₃ (M: K, Rb, Cs), PbO, PbF₂, H₃BO₃, and (NH₄)H₂PO₄ in a molar ratio of 2:5:5:4:3 (Pt crucible, 700 °C, 10 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Structure,Atomistic Simulations,and Phase Transition of Stoichiometric Yeelimite.

Ca₄[Al₆O₁₂]SO₄ (yeelimite) is prepared by solid state reaction of CaCO₃, Al₂O₃, and CaSO₄ (1300 °C, 4 h, slow cooling).     

ChemInform Abstract: Effect of the Framework Flexibility on the Centricities in Centrosymmetric In2Zn(SeO3)4 and Noncentrosymmetric Ga2Zn(TeO3)4.

Crystals of In₂Zn(SeO₃)₄ (I) and Ga₂Zn(TeO₃)₄ (II) are prepared by solid state reaction of ZnO, In₂O₃ or Ga₂O₃, and SeO₂ or TeO₂ (silica tubes, 600—700 °C, 48 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Ludwigite Borate: Mg2InBO5.

The title compound is prepared by solid state reaction of a stoichiometric mixture of MgO, In₂O₃, and H₃BO₃ (1300 °C, 36 h).