Raman spectroscopic studies of temperature dependent anomalies of strontium,barium, lead,and calcium nitrate

Raman studies of normal and ¹⁸O-substituted Sr(NO₃)₂ have been performed over a range of temperatures (77 to 580°K) to investigate the anomalous component previously observed in the symmetric stretching region. The results suggest that the peak may have a hot band origin. Impurity ions, N ¹⁸O ¹⁶O^?₂ and vibrationally excited 1NO^?₃ ions, give rise to local modes (deep-well impurity centers) in the ν₁ and ν₄ (N ¹⁸O ¹⁶O^?₂ only) regions but delocalized modes (shallow-well impurity centers) in the other internal and external mode regions. The host lattice was able to tolerate a large fraction of this type of impurity without interference with the dynamical coupling. Anomalous properties previously reported appear to be due to freezing out of the hot band. A less complete study of Ca(NO₃)₂, Ba(NO₃)₂ at room temperature and at temperature near 500°K suggests behavior similar to Sr(NO₃)₂.     

Synthesis,structure, and physical properties of the new layered ternary chalcogenide NbNiTe5

The new ternary chalcogenide NbNiTe₅ has been prepared. NbNiTe₅ crystallizes with four formula units in a cell with dimensions a = 3.656(5), b = 13.075(16), c = 15.111(19) Å in the orthorhombic system in space group D¹⁷_2h-Cmcm. The structure has been refined to a final R index on F²_o of 0.037 for 25 variables and 1405 observations. NbNiTe₅ forms in a new layered structural type. Each layer consists of bicapped trigonal prismatic niobium atoms and octahedral nickel atoms coordinated by tellurium atoms. Electrical conductivity measurements indicate that NbNiTe₅ is a metal; its conductivity at room temperature is about 1.3 × 10⁴ Ω⁻¹ cm⁻¹. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show that NbNiTe₅ is paramagnetic (X_rt ≈ 1.04 × 10⁻³ emu mole⁻¹).     

Excess enthalpy,excess heat capacity and excess volume of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene +, and 1-methylnaphthalene + an n-alkane

A flow microcalorimeter of the Picker design was used to measure excess molar enthalpies H^E at 298.15 K as a function of mole fraction χ₁ for several mixtures belonging to series I: {χ₁1,2,4-C₆H₃(CH₃)₃ + χ₂n-C_ℓH_2ℓ+2}, and series II: {χ₁1-C₁₀H₇CH₃ + χ₂n-C_ℓH_2ℓ+2}. The chain length ℓ of the n-alkanes ranged between 7 and 16. 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene and 1-methylnaphthalene have about the same size and shape as the previously investigated chloro derivatives 1,2,4-C₆H₃Cl₃ and 1-C₁₀H₇Cl but a much smaller reduced dipole moment. The calorimeter was used in the discontinuous mode. A plot of H^E_max (i.e., the maximum value of H^E with respect to composition) against ℓ for series I shows a shallow minimum around ℓ = 11 with H^E_max (ℓ = 11) ≈ 250 J mol⁻¹, whereas H^E_max for series II decreases over the whole range 7 ⩽ ℓ ⩽ 16: H^E_max (ℓ = 7) ≈ 760 J mol⁻¹, and H^E_max (ℓ = 16) ≈ 595 J mol⁻¹. The corresponding enthalpic interaction parameters h₁₂, calculated from zeroth-order KGB (Kehiaian-Guggenheim-Barker) theory, decrease with increasing ℓ, and the rate of decrease, dh₁₂/dℓ, diminishes for larger chain lengths.For three mixtures belonging to series I (ℓ = 7, 10, 14), excess molar volumes V^E and excess molar heat capacities C^E_P at constant pressure were mesured at the same temperature. V^E was determined with a vibrating-tube densimeter (flow conditions), and C^E_P was obtained with another type of flow calorimeter (stepwise procedure). V^E(χ₁ = 0.5)/(cm³ mol⁻¹) = −0.207 for ℓ = 7, 0.060 for ℓ = 10, and 0.145 for ℓ = 14. The corresponding values for C^E_P x₁ = 0.5)/(J K⁻¹ mol⁻²) are 0.32, 0.66 and −0.09. Thus the chain length dependence of the excess molar heat capacity is qualitatively similar to that observed for the series with the homomorphic chloro derivative, (1,2,4-C₆H₃Cl₃ + n-C_ℓH_2ℓ+2), and to that of (1-C₁₀H₇Cl+n-C_ℓH_2ℓ+2).     

Population and deactivation of lowest lying barium levels by collisions with He,Ar, Xe and Ba ground state atoms

Excitation transfer between the barium low lying excited states 6s6p ³ P ₁ ⁰ , 6s5d ¹ D ₂ and 6s5d ³ D _J by collisions with He,Ar,Xe and Ba has been investigated. The population densities in all levels involved were probed by absorption or by fluorescence usingcw lasers. The depopulation cross sections of the Ba³ P ₁ ⁰ state by collisions with noble gases were found to be σ_He(³ P ₁ ⁰ )=5.5·10^?16 cm², σ_Ar(³ P ₁ ⁰ )=4.6·10^?16 cm², and σ_Xe(³ P ₁ ⁰ )=1.7·10^?16 cm². For Ar, the collisional depopulation of the³ P ₁ ⁰ level is exclusively due to the transition to the¹ D ₂ state. Under the assumption that the³ D _J metastable states are populated collisionally by¹ D ₂ →³ D _J transfer only, we have deduced the upper limit for the corresponding cross section σ ₁₃ ^Ar =1.5·10^?18 cm². From the Ba¹ D ₂ and Ba³ D _J steady-state diffusion distributions, collisional relaxation rates of the¹ D ₂ and³ D _J levels were evaluated. The collisional relaxation rates by Ar and Ba yielded total cross sections for the depopulation of metastable levels: σ_Ar(¹ D ₂)=1.5·10^?17 cm², σ_Ba(¹ D ₂)?1·10^?13 cm², σ_Ar(³ D _J)=7·10^?21 cm², and σ_Ba(³ D _J)=1·10^?15 cm². Furthermore, it was found that the main contribution of the collisional depopulation of the¹ D ₂ state by Ar is related to back transfer to the³ P _J ⁰ state, whereas the deactivation of the³ D _J metastable state is due to back transfer to the¹ D ₂ state. Taking into account other cross sections reported in literature we can conclude that collisional deactivation of both metastable levels by Ba ground state atoms can be attributed to their mutual collisional mixing.     

Synthesis and x-ray diffraction study of new nanostructured manganite ferrites NdM 1.5 II MnFeO6 (MII = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba)

Manganite ferrites NdM _1.5 ^II MnFeO₆ (M^II = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) were synthesized from neodymium(III), manganese(III), and iron(III) oxides and alkaline-earth metal carbonates by a ceramic technology. By grinding the obtained compounds in a ball mill, their nanostructured particles were produced, the sizes of which were determined with an electron microscope. X-ray diffraction study established that the nanostructured compounds crystallize in the cubic and tetragonal systems with the following lattice parameters: NdMg_1.5MnFeO₆ (tetragonal): a = 10.955 Å, c = 17.848 Å, V ⁰ = 2141.975 ų, Z = 16, V _e1.cel1 ⁰ = 133.873 ų, ρ_X-ray = 4.80 g/cm³, and ρ_pycn = 4.76 ± 0.05 g/cm³; NdCa_1.5MnFeO₆ (cubic): a= 10.809 Å, V ⁰ = 1262.864 ų, Z = 8, V _e1.cel1 ⁰ = 157.858 ų, ρ_X-ray = 4.32 g/cm³, and ρ_pycn = 4.27 ± 0.03 g/cm³; NdSr_1.5MnFeO₆ (cubic): a = 10.911 Å, V ⁰ = 1298.953 ų, Z = 8, V _e1.cel1 ⁰ = 162.369 ų, ρ_X-ray = 4.93 g/cm³, and ρ_pycn= 4.88 ± 0.05 g/cm³; and NdBa_1.5MnFeO₆ (tetragonal): a = 11.011 Å, c = 18.001 Å, V ₀ = 2182.479 ų, Z = 16, V _e1.cel1 ⁰ = 136.405 ų, ρ_X-ray = 6.78 g/cm³, and ρ_pycn= 6.75 ± 0.07 g/cm³.     

Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of the pillared perovskites La5Re3MO16(M=Mg, Fe, Co, Ni)

Four new compounds La₅Re₃MgO₁₆ La₅Re₃FeO₁₆ La₅Re₃CoO₁₆ La₅Re₃NiO₁₆ have been prepared by solid-state reaction and characterized by X-ray and neutron powder diffraction and SQUID magnetometry. Rietveld refinement revealed that the four compounds are isostructural with La₅Re₃MnO₁₆ and crystallize in space group with cell parameters a=7.9370(3), 7.9553(5), 7.9694(7), and 7.9383(4) Å; b=7.9998(3), 7.9960(6), 8.0071(8), and 7.9983(5) Å; c=10.1729(4), 10.1895(7), 10.182(1), and 10.1732(6) Å; α=90.190(3)°, 90.270(3)°, 90.248(4) °, 90.287(3)°; β=94.886(2)°, 95.082(3)°, 94.980(4)°, 94.864(3)°; γ=89.971(4)°, 90.001(5)°, 89.983(6)°, 89.968(4)° for Mg, Fe, Co, and Ni, respectively. The structures are related to a layered perovskite. The layers of corner-sharing octahedra Re⁵⁺M²⁺O₆ (M²⁺=Mg, Fe, Co, Ni) are pillared by diamagnetic edge-sharing octahedra dimers, Re₂O₁₀, involving a Re=Re double bond. Three crystallographically independent lanthanum atoms occupy the three-dimensional interstices. All compounds obey the Curie-Weiss law at sufficiently high temperatures with Curie constants or effective magnetic moments near the expected values for the combination of Re⁵⁺(S=1) and M²⁺(S=0, 2, 3/2, 1 for Mg, Fe, Co, and Ni, respectively). Weiss constants, θ_C, are negative (−575, −84, −71, and −217 K for Mg, Fe, Co, and Ni, respectively) indicating the predominance of antiferromagnetic exchange coupling. The phases for M=Fe, Co and Ni show long-range order at 155, 33, 36 and 14 K, respectively. Neutron diffraction discloses a magnetic structure for the Fe series member consisting of ferrimagnetic perovskite layers coupled antiparallel along the stacking c-axis, direction which is consistent with the magnetic structure found recently for La₅Re₃MnO₁₆.     

Subnitride chemistry: A first-principles study of the NaBa3N, Na5Ba3N, and Na16Ba6N phases

An ab initio study on the electronic structure of the subnitrides NaBa₃N, Na₅Ba₃N, and Na₁₆Ba₆N is performed for the first time. The NaBa₃N and Na₅Ba₃N phases consist of infinite ¹_∞[NBa_6/2] strands composed of face-sharing NBa₆ octahedra surrounded by a “sea” of sodium atoms. The Na₁₆Ba₆N phase consist of discrete [NBa₆] octahedra arranged in a body-cubic fashion, surrounded by a “sea” of sodium atoms. Our calculations suggest that the title subnitrides are metals. Analysis of the electronic structure shows partial interaction of N(2s) with Ba(5p) electrons in the lower energy region for NaBa₃N and Na₅Ba₃N. However, no dispersion is observed for the N(2s) and Ba(5p) bands in the cubic phase Na₁₆Ba₆N. The metallic band below the Fermi level shows a strong mixing of N(2p), Ba(6s), Ba(5d), Ba(6p), Na(3s) and Na(3p) orbitals. The metallic character in these nitrides stems from delocalized electrons corresponding to hybridized 5d^l6s^m6pⁿ barium orbitals which interact with hybridized 3sⁿ3p^m sodium orbitals. Analysis of the electron density and electronic structure in these nitrides shows two different regions: a metallic matrix corresponding to the sodium atoms and the regions around them and heteropolar bonding between nitrogen and barium within the infinite ¹_∞[NBa_6/2] strands of the NaBa₃N and Na₅Ba₃N phases, and within the isolated [NBa₆] octahedra of the Na₁₆Ba₆N phase. The nitrogen atoms inside the strands and octahedra are negatively charged, the anionic character of nitrogens being larger in the isolated octahedra of the cubic phase Na₁₆Ba₆N, due to the lack of electron delocalization along one direction as opposed to the other phases. The sodium and barium atoms appear to be slightly negatively and positively charged, the latter to a larger extent. From the computed Ba-N overlap populations as well as the analysis of the contour maps of differences between total density and superposition of atomic densities, we suggest partial covalent bonding between nitrogen and barium atoms along the infinite ¹_∞[NBa_6/2] strands and within isolated [NBa₆] octahedra.     

Structural, magnetic, and spectroscopic studies of YAgSn, TmAgSn, and LuAgSn

The rare earth-silver-stannides YAgSn, TmAgSn, and LuAgSn were synthesized from the elements by arc-melting and subsequent annealing. The three stannides were investigated by X-ray powder and single-crystal diffraction: NdPtSb type, P6₃mc, Z=2, a=468.3(1), pm, wR₂=0.0343, 353 F² values, 12 variables for YAgSn, and ZrNiAl type, P6¯2 m, a=726.4(2), , wR₂=0.0399, 659 F² values, 15 variables for TmAgSn, and a=723.8(2), , wR₂=0.0674, 364 F² values, 15 variables for LuAgSn. Besides conventional laboratory X-ray data with monochromatized Mo radiation, the structures were also refined on the basis of synchrotron data with , in order to clarify the silver-tin ordering more precisely. YAgSn has puckered, two-dimensional [AgSn] networks with Ag-Sn distances of 278 pm, while the [AgSn] networks of TmAgSn and LuAgSn are three-dimensional with Ag-Sn distances of 279 and 284 pm for LuAgSn. Susceptibility measurements indicate Pauli paramagnetism for YAgSn and LuAgSn. TmAgSn is a Curie-Weiss paramagnet with an experimental magnetic moment of 7.2 μ_B/Tm. No magnetic ordering is evident down to 2 K. The local environments of the tin sites in these compounds were characterized by ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy and solid-state NMR (in YAgSn and LuAgSn), confirming the tin site multiplicities proposed from the structure solutions and the absence of Sn/Ag site disordering. Mössbauer quadrupolar splittings were found in good agreement with calculated electric field gradients predicted quantum chemically by the WIEN2k code. Furthermore, an excellent correlation was found between experimental ¹¹⁹Sn nuclear magnetic shielding anisotropies (determined via MAS-NMR) and calculated electric field gradients. Electronic structure calculations predict metallic properties with strong Ag-Sn bonds and also significant Ag-Ag bonding in LuAgSn.     

Identification,composition, thermodynamic and structural properties of a pyroaurite-like iron(II)-iron (III) hydroxy-oxalate green rust

The aerial oxidation of aqueous suspensions of ferrous hydroxide precipitated from ferrous oxalate and caustic soda can lead to an iron (II)-iron (III) hydroxy-oxalate of the pyroaurite group, a GR(C₂O₄^2-) Green Rust. As other GR compounds, it is unstable with respect to the action of oxygen and oxidises later on. Its chemical composition was determined to be [Fe^II₆ Fe^III₂(OH)₁₆]²⁺[C₂O₄^2- · nH₂O], with n more likely equal to 3 on the basis of structural considerations. The composition does not vary and the Fe (II) / Fe (III) ratio in the compound is measured by means of transmission Mössbauer spectroscopy at 78 K and 20 K in the range from 2.8 to 3.2 for various samples at various stages of the reaction. GR(C₂O₄^2-) is paramagnetic at both temperatures and is unambiguously distinguished from ferrous hydroxide, the initial reactant, and magnetite, the main final product, which are magnetically ordered at 20 K. The spectrum of the GR compound is composed of three quadrupole doublets, one due to the Fe(III) cations characterised by a small quadrupole splitting ΔE_Q of 0.40 mm s⁻¹, and two due to the Fe(II) cations, characterised by larger ΔE_Q values of about 2.55 and 2.85 mm s⁻¹. Finally, from the observed equilibrium conditions between ferrous hydroxide and GR(C₂O₄^2-), the standard free enthalpy of formation of GR(C₂O₄^2-) was computed to be : ΔG°_f[Fe^II₆ Fe^III₂ (OH)₁₆]²⁺[C₂O₄^2- · 3H₂O] = −5383 ± 3 kJ mol⁻¹.     

Reactions of the HO2 radical with OH,H, Fe2+ and Cu2+ at elevated temperatures

The temperature dependence of the rate constant for the reactions of HO₂ with OH, H, Fe²⁺ and Cu²⁺ has been determined using pulse radiolysis technique. The following rate constants, k (dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹) at 20°C and activation energies, E_a (kJ mol⁻¹) have been found. The reaction with OH was studied in the temperature range 20–296°C (k=7.0×10⁹, E_a=7.4) and the reaction with H in the temperature range 5–149°C (k=8.5×10⁹, E_a=17.5). The reaction with Fe²⁺ was studied in the temperature range 16–118°C (k=7.9×10⁵, E_a=36.8) and the reaction with Cu²⁺ in the temperature range 17–211°C (k=1.1×10⁸, E_a=14.9).     

Thermodynamic dissociation constants of silychristin, silybin, silydianin and mycophenolate by the regression analysis of spectrophotometric data

Mixed dissociation constants of four drug acids, i.e. silychristin, silybinin, silydianin and mycophenolate at various ionic strengths I of range 0.01 and 0.30 and at temperatures of 25 and 37 °C were determined using the SQUAD(84) regression analysis program applied to pH-spectrophotometric titration data. The proposed strategy of an efficient experimentation in a protonation constants determination, followed by a computational strategy for the chemical model with a protonation constants determination, is presented on the protonation equilibria of silychristin. The thermodynamic dissociation constant pK_a^T was estimated by non-linear regression of {pK_a, I} data at 25 and 37 °C: for silychristin pK_a,1^T=6.52(16) and 6.62(1), pK_a,2^T=7.22(13) and 7.41(5), pK_a,3^T=8.96(9) and 8.94(9), pK_a,4^T=10.17(7) and 10.03(8), pK_a,5^T=11.89(4) and 11.63(7); for silybin pK_a,1^T=7.00(4) and 6.86(5), pK_a,2^T=8.77(11) and 8.77(3), pK_a,3^T=9.57(8) and 9.62(1), pK_a,4^T=11.66(3) and 11.38(1); for silydianin pK_a,1^T=6.64(7) and 7.10(6), pK_a,2^T=7.78(5) and 8.93(1), pK_a,3^T=9.66(9) and 10.06(11), pK_a,4^T=10.71(7) and 10.77(7), pK_a,5^T=12.26(5) and 12.14(5); for mycophenolate pK_a^T=8.32(1) and 8.14(1). Goodness-of-fit tests for various regression diagnostics enabled the reliability of parameter estimates to be found.     

Far infrared and low frequency gas phase Raman spectra,vibrational assignment,and conformational stability of 1-chloro-2-methylpropane and 1-bromo-2-methylpropane

The Raman (3200—10cm⁻¹) and infrared (3200—50 cm⁻¹) spectra of gaseous and solid 1-chloro-2-methylpropane and 1-bromo-methylpropane, as well as the Raman spectra of the liquids, have been recorded and assigned. The gauche asymmetric torsion of the 1-chloro-2-methylpropane molecules has been observed at 110 cm⁻¹ in the Raman spectrum of the gas. For the 1-bromo-2-methylpropane molecule, both the trans and gauche asymmetric torsions have been observed at 106.70 and 103.94 cm⁻¹, respectively, along with three additional transitions for the gauche conformer. From these data, the asymmetric potential function for the bromide molecules to V₁ = —493 ±16, V₂ = 595 ± 18, and V₃ = 2006 ± 6 cm⁻¹ with the trans conformer being more stable than the gauche conformer by 44 ± 20 cm⁻¹. The trans form is found experimentally to be more stable in the liquid phase by 30 ± 14 cm⁻¹ (83 ± 40 cal mol⁻¹). From the relative intensities, in the Raman spectra, of the CCl stretches measured as a function of temperature, the gauche conformer of the chloride molecules to be 167 ± 71 cm⁻¹ (479 ± 203 cal mol⁻¹) more stable than the trans conformer in the gas phase, and 73 ± 10 cm⁻¹ (208 ± 29 cal mol⁻¹) more stable in the liquid phase. The methyl torsions for the gauche and trans conformers of both molecules are tentatively assigned in the gas phase and the barriers have been calculated. The results of this study are compared with previous studies on these molecules.     

Synthesis, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of a new nickel(II) complex with nitronyl nitroxide

A new nickel(II) complex [Ni(NIT-1′-MeBzIm)₂(H₂O)₂] · ClO₄ · H₂O (NIT-1′-MeBzIm = 2-{2′-[(l′-methyl)benzimidazolyl]}-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide) has been prepared and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex I crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c, Z = 4. Crystal data: C₃₀H₄₆N₈O₁₆ClNi, Mr = 869.06, a = 13.958(3), b = 15.904(4), c = 18.514(5) Å, β = 101.047(3)°. The X-ray analysis reveals that Ni²⁺ ion resides in a distorted octahedron center, the complex was linked by intermolecular hydrogen bonds, resulting in a 2D network configuration. Magnetic investigation indicates the existence of interamolecular interactions is antiferromagnetic with J = ?40.76 cm^?1.     

The protonation constants and 31P NMR of tetra-, penta-, hexa- and heptapolyphospates

The first and second protonation constants of linear polyphosphates at 25°C and ionic strength 0.1 have been evaluated: log K₁ = 8.91, log K₁₂ = 6.13 for P₂O₇^4?(P₂); log K₁ = 8.88, log K₁₂ = 5.86 for P₃O₁₀^5?(P₃); log K₁ = 8.40, log K₁₂ = 6.58 for P₄O₁₃^6?(P₄); log K₁ = 8.15, log K₁₂ = 7.03 for P₅O₁₆^7?(P₅); log K₁ = 8.12, log K₁₂ = 7.16 for P₆O₁₉^8?(P₆); log K₁ = 8.07, log K₁₂ = 7.18 for P₇O₂₂^9?(P₇). The variations of these values with the polyphosphate chain length have been discussed. A simple identification for polyphosphate species utilizing ¹³P NMR signal ratio of middle to end P has been proposed. By applying a micro ion-exchange technique, a rapid concentration of each polyphosphate and the subsequent preparation of the magnesium salt have been accomplished.     

Series of compositions Bi2(M′xM1−x)4O9 (M′, M=Al, Ga, Fe; 0≤x≤1) with mullite-type crystal structure: Synthesis, characterization and O/O exchange experiment

Series of compositions Bi₂(M′_xM_1−x)₄O₉ with x=0.0, 0.1,…, 1.0 and M′/M=Ga/Al, Fe/Al and Fe/Ga were synthesized by dissolving appropriate amounts of corresponding metal nitrate hydrates in glycerine, followed by gelation, calcination and final heating at 800 °C for 24 h. The new compositions with M′/M=Ga/Al form solid-solution series, which are isotypes to the two other series M′/M=Fe/Al and Fe/Ga. The XRD data analysis yielded in all cases a linear dependence of the lattice parameters related on x. Rietveld structure refinements of the XRD patterns of the new compounds, Bi₂(Ga_xAl_1−x)₄O₉ reveal a preferential occupation of Ga in tetrahedral site (4 h). The IR absorption spectra measured between 50 and 4000 cm⁻¹ of all systems show systematic shifts in peak positions related to the degree of substitution. Samples treated in ¹⁸O₂ atmosphere (16 h at 800 °C, 200 mbar, 95% ¹⁸O₂) for ¹⁸O/¹⁶O isotope exchange experiments show a well-separated IR absorption peak related to the M-¹⁸O_c-M vibration, where O_c denotes the common oxygen of two tetrahedral type MO₄ units. The intensity ratio of M-¹⁸O_c/M-¹⁶O_c IR absorption peaks and the average crystal sizes were used to estimate the tracer diffusion coefficients of polycrystalline Bi₂Al₄O₉ (D=2×10⁻²² m²s⁻¹), Bi₂Fe₄O₉ (D=5×10⁻²¹ m²s⁻¹), Bi₂(Ga/Al)₄O₉ (D=2×10⁻²¹ m²s⁻¹) and Bi₂Ga₄O₉ (D=2×10⁻²⁰ m²s⁻¹).     

Insight into hydrogen bonding of terephthalamides with amino acids: Synthesis,structural and spectroscopic investigations

Several bis-terephthalamides based on methyl esters of amino acids including glycine (1), β-alanine (2), γ-aminobutyric acid (3) and ε-aminocaproic acid (4), X(CH₂)_nHNOCC₆H₄CONH(CH₂)_nX (XCO₂CH_3,n = 1, 2, 3 and 5), have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic methods: FT-IR, polarized FT-IR, Raman, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR. The four structures assemble via classical NH?O hydrogen bonds between amide functionalities linking the molecules into chains parallel to the short axis. The analysis of polarized IR spectra of pure and deuterated compounds reveals that a weak interchain (“through-space”) exciton coupling involves two closely-spaced hydrogen bonds belonging to two different adjacent chains. The exciton coupling magnitude decreases with the addition of methylene groups to the terephthalamide system. Isotope effects in terephthalamides show that the distribution of protons and deuterons in the crystalline lattice depends on the strength of the exciton couplings involving hydrogen bonds.     

A new zinc(II) complex containing nitronyl nitroxide radicals: Synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties

A new one-dimensional dicyanamide bridged zinc(II) complex containing nitronyl nitroxide radicals [Zn(Hfac)₂(NIT-1′-MeBzIm)] (NIT-1′-MeBzIm = 2-{2′-[(l′-methyl)benzimidazolyl]}-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide, Hfac = hexafluoroacetylacetonate) has been prepared and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4. Crystal data: C₂₅H₂₁F₁₂N₄O₆Zn, Mr = 766.83, a = 12.1812(13) Å, b = 16.8770(18) Å, c = 15.5230(16) Å, β = 98.009(2)°, V = 3160.1(6) ų, ρ _c = 1.612 g/cm³, μ(MoK _α) = 0.893 mm^?1, F(000) = 1540, R = 0.0925 and wR = 0.2652 for 5875 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The X-ray analysis reveals that the zinc(II) ion is six-coordinated with a distorted octahedral geometry. These units develop as 1D species by intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Magnetic investigation indicates the existence of weak intermolecular interactions is antiferromagnetic with J = ?1.35 cm^?1, where the spin Hamitonian is defined as H = ?2Σ _i,j J _i,j S _i S within the complex.     

Structure and spectra of 1,3-dioxanes. microwave spectrum,structural parameters and <Emphasis Type="Italic">ab initio</Emphasis> calculations of 1,3-dioxane

Microwave spectra of the 1,3-dioxane molecule (C₄H₈O₂) with the main isotopic composition and four its isotopomers (¹³C(2)¹²C₃H₈ ¹⁶O₂, ¹³C(4)¹²C₃H₈ ¹⁶O₂, ¹³C(5)¹²C₃H₈ ¹⁶O₂, ¹⁸O(1)¹²C₄H₈ ¹⁶O) are investigated in a frequency range of 28–44 GHz. Rotational transitions of b-and c-types with 2 ≤ J ≤ 5 are identified. Rotational constants, quartic constants of centrifugal distortion, isotope-substituted r _s-and effective r ₀-structures of the molecule ring are determined. Experimental data are compared to the results of quantum chemical calculations of different levels.     

Diorganophosphinoalkyl-dimethylzinnchloride: Synthese,struktur und reaktionsverhalten

Phosphinoalkylchlorostannanes of the type Me₂Sn(Cl)(CH₂)_nPR¹R² (n = 2,3) (I–VIII) are synthesized by a redistribution reaction of the tetraorganostannanes Me₃Sn(CH₂)_nPR¹R² (n = 2,3) with trimethyltin chloride. In non-coordinating solvents the tin atom in I–IV is tetracoordinated, whereas NMR data indicate an intramolecular SnP interaction for V–VIII. In the solid state compound III exists as an 1:1 adduct with trimethyltin chloride. With methyl iodide compounds I–VIII form the phosphonium stannates Me₂SnCl) (I) (CH₂)_nP+R¹R²Me (XI–XIII). Compounds I–VIII are suitable starting materials for the synthesis of the tin hydrides Me₂Sn(H)(CH₂)_nPR¹R² (XIV–XVI) and the distannanes [Me₂Sn(CH₂)_nPR¹R²]₂ (XVII–XIX). The reaction of I–VIII with sodium in liquid ammonia or with lithium in THF, respectively, yields solutions of the corresponding alkali stannides Me₂Sn(M)(CH₂)_nPR¹R² (M = Li, Na).     

Structural studies of five layer Aurivillius oxides: A2Bi4Ti5O18 (A=Ca, Sr, Ba and Pb)

The room temperature structures of the five layer Aurivillius phases A₂Bi₄Ti₅O₁₈ (A=Ca, Sr, Ba and Pb) have been refined from powder neutron diffraction data using the Rietveld method. The structures consist of [Bi₂O₂]²⁺ layers interleaved with perovskite-like [A₂Bi₂Ti₅O₁₆]²⁻ blocks. The structures were refined in the orthorhombic space group B2eb (SG. No. 41), Z=4, and the unit cell parameters of the oxides are a=5.4251(2), b=5.4034(1), c=48.486(1); a=5.4650(2), b=5.4625(3), c=48.852(1); a=5.4988(3), b=5.4980(4), c=50.352(1); a=5.4701(2), b=5.4577(2), c=49.643(1) for A=Ca, Sr, Ba and Pb, respectively. The structural features of the compounds were found similar to n=2-4 layers bismuth oxides. The strain caused by mismatch of cell parameter requirements for the [Bi₂O₂]²⁺ layers and perovskite-like [A₂Bi₂Ti₅O₁₆]²⁻ blocks were relieved by tilting of the TiO₆ octahedra. Variable temperature synchrotron X-ray studies for Ca and Pb compounds showed that the orthorhombic structure persisted up to 675 and 475 K, respectively. Raman spectra of the compounds are also presented.