Synthesis,Crystal Structure Determination from X‐Ray Powder Diffractometry and Vibrational Spectroscopic Properties of Mg[N(CN)2]2 · 4 H2O

Magnesium dicyanamide tetrahydrate Mg[N(CN)₂]₂ · 4 H₂O was synthesized by aqueous ion exchange starting from Na[N(CN)₂] and Mg(NO₃)₂ · 6 H₂O. The crystal structure was solved and refined on the basis of powder X‐ray diffraction data (P2₁/c, Z = 2, a = 737.50(2), b = 732.17(1), c = 971.67(2) pm, β = 98.074(1)°, wR_p = 0.059, R_p = 0.046, R_F = 0.075). In the crystal there are neutral complexes [Mg[N(CN)₂]₂(H₂O)₄] which are only connected via hydrogen bonds. Above 40 °C the tetrahydrate decomposes into anhydrous Mg[N(CN)₂]₂.     

Order–disorder phenomena in crystalline phases of compounds E(XMe3)4 where E = C,Si, Ge and X = Si,Sn

We discuss the dynamic solid‐state properties of crystalline phases E(XMe₃)₄ as seen by solid‐state NMR and powder X‐ray diffraction. In the first part we will qualitatively describe some of the NMR tools suitable for such investigations. In the second part we will give examples from the group of solid compounds E(XMe₃)₄ with E = C, Si, Ge and X = Si, Sn. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Zur Kinetik der Bildung von Na2PdC2

On the Kinetics of the Formation of Na₂PdC₂ The kinetics of the formation of Na₂PdC₂ from Na₂C₂ and palladium were investigated by means of time‐resolved synchrotron powder diffraction (powder diffractometer at beamline B2, HASYLAB/Hamburg) at different temperatures in the range 513 to 533 K. By Rietveld analysis of the resulting diffraction patterns the molar ratio of Na₂PdC₂ was determined in dependence of the reaction time. The calculated crystallization curves were analysed by using the Avrami‐Erofe'ev model for the kinetics of solid‐state reactions. A diffusion mechanism was found and an activation energy of 480(120) KJ/mol was determined. Reasons for the low accuracy of this value are discussed.     

Characterization of strontium and barium manganates by abrasive stripping voltammetry

Abrasive stripping voltammetry is applied in order to characterize barium and strontium manganates-(V) and -(VI) in solid state phases. Voltammetric reduction peak potential values of KBaMnO₄, Ba₃(MnO₄)₂, Ba₃(MnO₄)_{2− x} (BO₃) _x (x=0.031(1)), Ba₅(MnO₄)₃OH, Ba₅(MnO₄)₃Cl, Sr₅(MnO₄)₃OH and BaMnO₄ are shown to be proportional to the corresponding average Mn-O distances, which were determined from X-ray powder diffractometric data through Rietveld refinement analyses. Received: 25 November 1997 / Accepted: 28 January 1998     

Protonated Melonate Ca[HC6N7(NCN)3]·7H2O – Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Thermal Properties

Calcium hydrogenmelonate heptahydrate Ca[HC₆N₇(NCN)₃] · 7H₂O was obtained by metathesis reaction in aqueous solution. The structure of the molecular salt was elucidated by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The crystal structure consists of alternating layers of planar monopronated melonate ions, Ca²⁺ and crystal water molecules. The anions of adjacent layers are staggered so that no π–π stacking occurs. The melonate entities are interconnected by hydrogen bonds within and between the layers. Ca[HC₆N₇(NCN)₃] · 7H₂O was investigated by solid‐state NMR and FTIR spectroscopy, TG and DTA measurements.     

Snapshots of the Hydrolysis of the Lithium Alkoxide [Li{OC(CF3)3}]4

Exposure of the tetrameric, heterocubane‐like perfluorinated lithium alkoxide [Li{OC(CF₃)₃}]₄ to humid air gaverise to the hydrolysis products [{(CF₃)₃CO}Li(H₂O)₂‐μ‐(H₂O)‐Li(H₂O)₂{OC(CF₃)₃}], [{(CF₃)₃CO}Li(H₂O)₂‐μ‐(H₂O)‐Li‐(H₂O)₃]⁺[OC(CF₃)₃]^– and [Li(H₂O)₄]⁺[OC(CF₃)₃]^– because of stepwise addition of water molecules in a gas‐solid reaction without solvent. All compounds were studied by X‐ray crystallography and their solid‐state structures are strongly influenced by hydrogen bonding and fluorophilic interactions.     

XPS and XAES analysis of copper,arsenic and sulfur chemical state in enargites

Enargite, a copper arsenic sulfide with the formula Cu₃AsS₄ is of environmental concern due to its potential to release toxic arsenic species. The oxidation and dissolution of enargite are governed by the composition and chemical state of the outermost surface layer. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the enargite surface can be initially obtained on the basis of X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) binding energy and intensity data. However, a more precise determination of the chemical state of the principal elements of enargite (copper, arsenic and sulfur) in the altered surface layer and in the bulk of the mineral requires a combined analysis based on XPS photoelectron lines and the corresponding X‐ray excited Auger lines. On the basis of results obtained on natural and synthetic enargite samples and on standards of sulfides and oxides, the Auger parameter α′ of different compounds was calculated and the Wagner chemical state plots were drawn for arsenic, copper and sulfur. Arsenic in enargite is found to be in a chemical environment similar to that of arsenides or elemental arsenic, whereas copper in enargite is in a chemical state that corresponds to copper sulfide, Cu₂S, for all samples irrespective of surface treatment (natural or freshly cleaved). Only sulfur changed from a chemical state similar to that of copper or iron sulfide in freshly cleaved samples to another state in natural enargite in the as‐received state. Thus, it is the sulfur atom at the surface of enargite that is most susceptible to changes in the enargite surface state and composition. A more detailed interpretation of this behavior, based on differences in the initial and final state effects, is proposed here. The concept of Auger parameter and chemical state plot, used here for the first time for investigating enargite, has proved to be a method to unambiguously assign the chemical state of the principal elements copper, arsenic and sulfur in these minerals. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Ein anionischer Oxohydroxo‐Komplex mit Bismut(III): Na6[Bi2O2(OH)6](OH)2 · 4H2O

An Anionic Oxohydroxo Complex with Bismuth(III): Na₆[Bi₂O₂(OH)₆](OH)₂ · 4H₂O Colourless, plate‐like, air sensitive crystals of Na₆[Bi₂O₂(OH)₆](OH)₂ · 4H₂O are obtained by reaction of Bi₂O₃ or Bi(NO₃)₃ · 5H₂O in conc. NaOH (58 wt %) at 200 °C followed by slow cooling to room temperature. The crystal structure (triclinic, P 1¯, a = 684.0(2), b = 759.8(2), c = 822.7(2) pm, α = 92.45(3)°, ß = 90.40(3)°, γ = 115.60(2)°, Z = 1, R1, wR2 (all data), 0, 042, 0, 076) contains dimeric, anionic complexes [Bi₂O₂(OH)₆]^4— with bismuth in an ψ¹‐octahedral coordination of two oxo‐ and three hydroxo‐ligands. The thermal decomposition was investigated by DSC/TG or DTA/TG and high temperature X‐ray powder diffraction measurements. In the final of three steps the decomposition product is Na₃BiO₃.     

LiLa5Si4N10O and LiPr5Si4N10O – Chain‐Type Oxonitridosilicates

The isotypic lithium rare‐earth oxonitridosilicates LiLn₅Si₄N₁₀O (Ln = La, Pr) were synthesized at temperatures of 1200 °C in weld shut tantalum ampoules employing liquid lithium as flux. Thereby, a silicate substructure with a low degree of condensation was obtained. LiLa₅Si₄N₁₀O crystallizes in space group P$\bar{1}$ [Z = 1, LiLa₅Si₄N₁₀O: a = 5.7462(11), b = 6.5620(13), c = 8.3732(17) Å, α = 103.54(3), β = 107.77(3), γ = 94.30(3), wR₂ = 0.0405, 1315 data, 96 parameters]. The nitridosilicate substructure consists of loop branched dreier single‐chains of vertex sharing SiN₄ tetrahedra. Lattice energy calculations (MAPLE) and EDX measurements confirmed the electrostatic bonding interactions and the chemical compositions. The ⁷Li solid‐state MAS NMR investigation is reported.     

Lithium Ion Motion in Lithium Nitridoborate Chalcogenides Li5(BN2)Ch (Ch = Se,Te)

The compounds Li₅(BN₂)Se and Li₅(BN₂)Te were synthesized at 900 °C in a closed system utilizing weld shut niobium ampoules and obtained as white microcrystalline powders. Their crystal structures were solved and refined on the basis of single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction data with the space group I4₁md [a = 6.3983(4) Å, c = 11.1072(9) Å for Li₅(BN₂)Se and a = 6.5878(3) Å, c = 11.4382(7) Å for Li₅(BN₂)Te]. The temperature dependent Li⁺ motion was investigated by ⁷Li MAS NMR spectroscopy.     

Crystal and molecular structure of rubidium peroxodicarbonate Rb2[C2O6

We report the crystal structure of rubidium peroxodicarbonate, which was synthesized by electrocrystallization at T=257 K, from laboratory X-ray powder diffraction data. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c with four formula units per unit cell and cell parameters of a=7.9129(1), b=10.5117(1), c=7.5559(1) A, beta=102.001(1) degrees, and V=614.75(1) A(3). The packing can be considered as a strongly distorted CsCl type of structure. The conformation of the peroxodicarbonate anion was found to be planar (C(2h) symmetry), in contrast to the staggered conformation of the peroxodicarbonate anion in the respective potassium peroxodicarbonate. The different conformation is attributed to packing effects.