C−Cl...π(Ar)...Cl−C,Cl...Cl and other interactions in the structures of two 6-substituted-2,4-bis(trichloromethyl)-1,3-benzdioxin's: (I) 6-carboxymethyl; (II) 6-propionyl,an antimethanogenesis food additive

C₁₂H₃Cl₆O₄, (I),M _r=428.91, triclinic, ,a=9.197(1),b=9.336(2),c=9.830(1) Å, =79.29(1), =83.33(1), =85.38(1)°,V=822.16,Z=2,D _x=1.73 Mg m^–3,F(000)=428, (MoK)=0.71069 Å, =10.62 cm^–1, room temperature, finalR=0.033 for 2573 unique counter reflections withF _o>4(F _o). C₁₃H₁₀Cl₆O₃, (II),M _r=426.94, triclinic, ,a=9.374(2),b=9.503(1),c=9.888(4) Å, =79.26(2), =82.10(3), =84.43(1)°,V=854.88,Z=2,D _c=1.66 Mg m^–3,F(000)=428, =0.71069 Å, =10.17 cm^–1, room temperature, finalR=0.030 for 2609 unique counter reflections withF _o>4(F _o). Compounds I and II are isostructural. Centrosymmetric dimers are formed by hydrogen bonds from the two methine hydrogen atoms to the carbonyl oxygen atom. The dimers are linked by Cl...(Ar)...Cl, Cl...O and Cl...Cl interactions to form a three-dimensional pattern. The geometry associated with these interactions is discussed in terms of the electrophile: nucleophile model.     

Optical band gap and Raman spectra in some (Bi2O3)x(WO3)y(TeO2)100−x−y and (PbO)x(WO3)y(TeO2)100−x−y glasses

The glasses representing (Bi₂O₃)_x(WO₃)_y(TeO₂)_100?x?y and (PbO)_x(WO₃)_y(TeO₂)_100?x?y systems were prepared. The dilatometric glass-transition temperatures of examined glass samples were found in the region 383–434 °C, the coefficient of thermal expansion varied from 12 to 16 ppm/°C and the density ranged from 6.30₂ to 6.80₈ g/cm³. From the optical transmission measurements of thin glassy bulk samples prepared by a glass blowing, the optical gap values were found in the narrow region 3.21–3.36 eV. For the temperature interval 300–480 K, the values of the temperature coefficient of the optical band gap varied from 3.7 × 10^?4 to 5.24 × 10^?4 eV/K. It is suggested that Raman feature observed at around 350 cm^?1 can be assigned to an overlap of Raman bands attributed to WO₆ corner shared octahedra and to the following three atomic linkages: Bi–O–Te, Pb–O–Te and W–O–Te.     

Calorimetric study and Kissinger analysis of melt-spun DyMn6−xGe6−xFexAlx (1 ⩽ x ⩽ 2.5) alloys

Thermal properties of rapidly quenched alloys from the DyMn_6?xGe_6?xFe_xAl_x (1 ? x ? 2.5) series produced by melt-spinning have been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The DSC curves show two exothermic effects connected with crystallization processes. Crystallization temperatures and enthalpies ΔH have been estimated. The systematic changes in these parameters allow concluding that the crystallization exothermic events are independent. Effective activation energies E have been determined using the Kissinger analysis and relatively high values up to 480 ± 20 kJ/mol for DyMn₄Ge₄Fe₂Al₂ have been found indicating high thermal stability of the amorphous state in this alloy series.     

Ab initio calculation on the (Si2O7)6− bitetrahedra

The total energy surface of the (Si₂O₇)^6? ion is calculated from the bend and torsion angles in the SiOSi axis. The results are discussed and compared with the experimental data. The ab initio calculation of (SiO₄)^4?, as well as the calculation of the charge distributions for all species were made and discussed.     

Growth and characterization of lead-free Ba(1−x)CaxTi(1−y)ZryO3 single crystal

A lead-free Ba_(1?x)Ca_xTi_(1?y)Zr_yO₃ (BCZT) single crystal (x=0.08, y=0.26) was grown by the Czochralski (CZ) method in a mixed flux of TiO₂ and ZrO₂. The composition of as-grown BCZT was analyzed by electron probe micro-analysis. The structure, dielectric properties and phase transition were investigated at different temperatures. The X-ray diffraction results confirmed that the structure of the as-grown BCZT crystal was cubic both at 25 °C and 500 °C. The temperature dependence of the dielectric constant and Raman spectra characterization revealed that there was a phase transition from cubic to tetragonal, which happened between 200 K and 250 K. With increasing frequency, the Curie temperature shifted towards high temperature.     

Stoichiometry–structure correlation of epitaxial Ce1−xPrxO2−δ (x=0−1) thin films on Si(111)

Epitaxial oxide thin film layers are of interest for model catalytic studies. We report the growth of Ce_1?xPr_xO_2?δ mixed oxide layers of different stoichiometries (x=0–1) and oxygen deficiency (δ>0) on Si(111) by co-evaporating molecular beam epitaxy. The main objective is to identify the crystal phases and to investigate the correlation between compositions and crystal structures. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy was performed to quantify the stoichiometries. An extensive laboratory and synchrotron based X-ray diffraction analysis was carried out to determine the vertical and lateral lattice orientations and the strain status of the layers. The study revealed that single crystalline Ce_1?xPr_xO_2?δ/Si(111) heterostructures can be epitaxially grown on Si(111) for model catalytic studies. In addition to the structure–stoichiometry relationship typical to mixed oxide bulk powders, we identified a hexagonal mixed Ce–Pr oxide thin film phase not yet reported in bulk studies.     

X-ray and NMR studies on the rotational isomerism about the C(5)-C(6) bond of 6-substituted methyl 2,3,4,-tri-O-acetyl-6-X-α-D-glucopyranoside derivatives

The rotamers about the C(5)–C(6) bond of a series of 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-6-X--D-glucopyranozide derivatives resulting by substitution at C(6) or O(6) have been studies with¹H-NMR spectroscopy (400 MHz) and X-ray structure analysis. The methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-6-O-triphenylmethyl--D-glucopyranoside and the N-(I-O-methyl-2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl--D-glucopyranose-6-yl)-pyridinium nitrate crystallize in the P2₁ space group with =14.940(1),b=11.232(1),c=9.0773(7), and =94.480(7) anda=7.670(1),b=15.384(3),c=9.624(1) and =104.90(1), respectively; the methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-6-O-nitro--D-glucopyranoside and methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-6-O-deoxy-6-iodo--D-glucopyrano-side crystallize in the P2₁2₁2₁ space group witha=5.630(1),b=14.360(1) andc=22.388(3), anda=5.556(1),b=14.303(6) andc=21.963(6), respectively.     

Investigation of the structure and properties of (K x (NH4)1 − x )3H(SO4)2 single crystals

The influence of isomorphous replacement in the cation sublattice on the kinetics of the phase transition in single crystals of the solid solutions (K _x (NH₄)_{1 ? x} ) _m H _n (SO₄)_{(m + n)/2} · yH₂O belonging to the K₃H(SO₄)₂-(NH₄)₃H(SO₄)₂-H₂O salt system was studied. Superproton phase transitions for the end compositions of this system have been found earlier. The optical and thermal properties of crystals with the composition (K,NH₄)₃H(SO₄)₂ in the temperature range from 295 to 500 K were investigated, and the crystal structure was determined at 295 K. The results of the study and the comparison with the literature data show that the replacement of potassium atoms with ammonia leads to a fundamental change in the kinetics of the phase transition, the phase-transition temperature remaining virtually unchanged.     

X-ray diffraction structure of the phosphido-bridged mixed-metal cluster Fe2(CO)6(μ3-PPh)2Pt(dppe)

Treatment of Fe₂(CO)₆(₂-PPhH)₂ with BuLi (2 equiv.), followed by the addition of PtCl₂ (dppe), affords the phosphido-bridged cluster Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-PPh)₂Pt(dppe). The Fe₂Pt cluster was isolated and characterized in solution by IR and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy, and the molecular structure of Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-PPh)₂Pt(dppe) determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-PPh)₂Pt(dppe) crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P_bca, a = 17.539(3) Å, b = 21.490(2) Å, c = 22.959(3) Å, V = 8653.5(18) ų, Z = 8, d_calc = 1.670 g cm^–3; R = 0.0644, R_w = 0.0389 for 5040 observed reflections with I > 3(I).     

Selective dissolution of Agx(As0.33S0.67−ySey)100−x chalcogenide thin films

Thin films of As₃₃S₆₇, As₃₃S_33.5Se_33.5 and As₃₃Se₆₇ prepared by vacuum thermal evaporation were selectively etched in alkaline organic solutions of amines i.e. 1,2-diaminopropane, morpholine, aminoethanol, cyclohexylamine, hexylamine, butylamine and propylamine. Dissolution rates v, resolution coefficients γ and surface quality are discussed and compared to recently published results of etching process in inorganic solutions of NaOH, Na₂S and (NH₄)₂S. The resolution coefficients achieved in amine based solutions are by the order of magnitude higher than ones in inorganic etchants. Etching in organic solutions showed increase of the resolution coefficient and decrease of dissolution rate of exposed and unexposed film in the sequence of propylamine, butylamine, hexylamine and cyclohexylamine solution. The role of different type of amine on dissolution rate and resolution coefficient is discussed. The dissolution parameter γ is getting worse in the same type of solvent with increasing content of Se. The dissolution mechanism and relation between photo-structural change and dissolution behavior of films are proposed. New results of negative selective etching of Ag_x(As_0.33Se_0.67)_100?x in NaCN are presented and compared with selective etching curves of recently published Ag_x(As_0.33S_0.67)_100?x and Ag_x(As_0.33S_0.335Se_0.335)_100?x thin films. Potential application is shown in fabrication of ‘microlenses like’ motive into the Ag–As₃₃S₆₇ thin film.     

Neutron refinement of the crystal structure of partially exchanged taurine, (ND 3 + )0.65(NH 3 + )0.35(CH2)2SO 3 −

Refinement of neutron-diffraction data from a partially deuteriated single crystal of taurine, 2-aminoethylsulfonic acid, confirms the zwitterion structure, ND ₃ ⁺ (CH₂)₂SO ₃ ^? , at room temperature; the S?C?C?N torsion angle of thegauche configuration in the solid state is ?69.4⁰. Hydrogen positions have been located more precisely than in the earlier X-ray analysis to yield apparent bond lengths N?D/H=1.02(1) Å and C?H=1.08(1) Å.     

Structural behavior of CuxZr100−x metallic glass (x = 35−70)

The structural behavior of rapidly quenched amorphous Cu_xZr_100?x alloys was investigated in a wide composition range between 35 and 70 at.% Cu content. High-energy X-ray diffraction patterns, atomic pair correlation functions, mass density and the thermal stability behavior of the alloys all exhibit monotonic changes with composition. Partial pair correlation functions were determined assuming that they remain unchanged in the different amorphous Cu_xZr_100?x alloys and only the weight fractions become altered with changes in composition. The experimental results can be well described by a solid solution-like replacement of Cu and Zr atoms in the whole composition range. No indications are observed neither for the existence of a special atomic arrangement at a particular chemical composition nor for the presence of phase separation in the glassy state of the binary Cu–Zr system.     

ZnSn(OH)6/SrSn(OH)6光催化降解甲苯的性能研究

采用简单的共沉淀法制备了新型ZnSn(OH)₆/SrSn(OH)₆复合光催化剂。利用X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外可见-漫反射吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、N₂吸附脱附、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)对样品的结构、形貌和光吸收性质进行了表征,并以甲苯为目标污染物对其光催化性能进行评价。结果表明,与纯相SrSn(OH)₆和ZnSn(OH)₆相比,复合材料ZnSn(OH)₆/SrSn(OH)₆的紫外光吸收能力显著增强,光生载流子的复合效率降低,进而增强了其光催化降解甲苯的效率。复合样品ZSH/SSH-10摩尔比为10%对甲苯的降解率达到58%,是SrSn(OH)₆单体的1.35倍。循环使用5次后,ZSH/SSH-10的降解率仍保持51%以上,说明该催化剂具有良好的循环稳定性。     

Primary to secondary sphere coordination of 18-crown-6 to lanthanide (III) nitrates: Structural analysis of [Pr(NO3)3-(18-crown-6)] and [M(NO3)3(OH2)3]·18-crown-6 (M=Y,Eu, Tb−Lu)

The direct reaction of hydrated lanthanide nitrate salts with 18-crown-6 in 31 CH₃CNCH₃OH has resulted in the isolation and structural characterization of [Pr(NO₃)₃(18-crown-6)] and [M(NO₃)₃(OH₂)₃]·18-crown-6 (M=Y, Eu, Tb–Lu). (The Eu and Yb analogs were confirmed with preliminary cell data only.) [Pr(NO₃)₃(18-crown-6)] is 12-coordinate icosahedral and crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca with (at 20°C)a=12.230(2),b=15.598(4),c=21.777(9)Å andD _calc=1.89 g cm^–3 forZ=8. The seven isostructural [Pr(NO₃)₃(18-crown-6)] complexes all contain 9-coordinate capped square antiprismatic metal centers hydrogen bonded via the bound water molecules to D_3d 18-crown-6 within the lattice to form hydrogen bonded polymeric chains. Each complex is orthorhombic Pnma with cell parameters as follows: M=Tb (20°C):a=15.242(6),b=14.253(11),c=11.070(6)Å,D _calc=1.83 g cm^–3 forZ=4; M=Dy (20°C):a=15.248(3),b=14.239(5),c=11.058(3)Å,D _calc=1.84 g cm^–3 forZ=4; M=Y (19°C):a=15.260(2),b=14.238(2),c=11.048(3) Å,D _calc=1.64 g cm^–3 for Z=4; M=Ho (20°C):a=15.226(4),b=14.208(15),c=11.028(3)Å,D _calc=1.86 g cm^–3 forZ=4; M=Er (20°C):a=15.250(3),b=14.208(7),c=11.028(3)Å,D _calc=1.87 g cm^–3 forZ=4; M=Tm (20°C):a=15.246(6),b=14.190(16),c=11.013(6) Å,D _calc=1.88 g cm^–3 forZ=4; M=Lu (21°C):a=15.244(9),b=14.158(6),c=10.980(7)Å,D _calc=1.90 g cm^–3 forZ=4.     

Magnetic, magnetocaloric, and lattice properties of the La(Fe x Si1 − x )13 ferromagnets

The magnetic and lattice properties of a sample of La(Fe_0.86Si_0.14)₁₃ ferromagnet have been measured. The influence that neutron irradiation has on the physical properties of this ferromagnet is studied. It is shown that the irradiation of this sample by a fluence of 3 × 10¹⁹ n/cm² increases the lattice constant a and the Curie temperature (T _C ) as the volume magnetostriction decreases. A model of ferromagnet is proposed which satisfactorily describes the dependence a(T) of the initial and irradiated samples and their magnetic properties. The temperature dependence of the change in entropy when switching the magnetic field on and off is calculated. It is established that the change in both the magnetic and lattice parts of the total entropy at the magnetic phase transition must be taken into account for La(Fe _x Si_{1 ? x} )₁₃ compounds.     

Structure of (meso-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinato) dichlorophosphorus(V) chloride, [P(tpp)Cl2]+Cl−

The title compound [P(tpp)Cl₂]⁺Cl^– crystallizes in the space group P2₁/n witha=10.701(2),b=24.860(2),c=14.799(2), =94.24(2)°,Z=4. The phosphorus atom has an octahedral coordination geometry formed by the four nitrogen atoms (Np) of the porphyrinato group and the two chloride ions. The average phosphorus-chloride distance is 2.150(1) Å, with phosphorus situated 0.006 Å below the porphyrin ring.     

Optical properties and structure of amorphous films Agx(As0.33S0.67−ySey)100−x

As₃₃S_67−ySe_y, where y = 0, 16.75, 33.5, 50.25 and 67, amorphous thin films were prepared by a vacuum thermal evaporation technique. The films with known silver concentrations and good optical quality were prepared by thermal vacuum evaporation of a silver film on the top of As₃₃S_100−ySe_y films with sequential step-by-step optically- and thermally-induced diffusion and dissolution (OIDD) of silver. The range of silver content was x = 0–25 at.%. The kinetics of OIDD of silver were measured optically by monitoring the change of thickness of the undoped part of the chalcogenide during broadband illumination. Compositions of the reaction products have been determined by scanning electron microscope with energy-dispersive X-ray microanalyser EDS. Optical properties $(T\text{,}n\text{,}{E}_{\text{g}}^{\text{opt}})$ of thin films were measured and/or calculated by the Swanepoel method [R. Swanepoel, J. Phys. E: Sci. Instrum. 16 (1983) 1214]. The refractive index increase with increasing silver and selenium concentration has been shown. The difference of the refractive index (Δn) between undoped and silver doped films was ∼0.4 and between As₃₃S₆₇ and As₃₃Se₆₇ was films ∼0.42. Non-linear indices of refraction were estimated according to Tichy’s formula [H. Ticha, L. Tichy, J. Optoel, Adv. Mat. 4 (2002) 381]. The values of non-linear refractive index grew with increasing silver and selenium content. The difference of optical bandgap, $\mathrm{\Delta }{E}_{\text{g}}^{\text{opt}}$, between undoped As₃₃S₆₇ and fully doped films with Ag and Se was ∼1 eV. Raman spectroscopy showed a decrease in S–S or Se–Se bonds with increasing silver content.     

Synthesis, redox chemistry, and X-ray structure of the mixed-metal cluster Fe2(CO)6(μ3-S)2Ni(dppf)

The reaction between the dianion [Fe₂(CO)₆(₂-S)₂]^2– and NiCl₂(dppf) occurs readily at room temperature to give the mixed-metal cluster Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-S)₂Ni(dppf) in moderate yield. Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-S)₂Ni(dppf) was isolated by preparative chromatography and its solid-state structure established by X-ray diffraction analysis. Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-S)₂Ni(dppf) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c, a = 20.320(6), b = 13.114(2), c = 15.622(2) Å, = 110.25(2)°, V = 3905.4(11) ų, Z = 4, and d _calc = 1.630 g/cm.³ The X-ray structure of Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-S)₂Ni(dppf) exhibits an Fe₂S₂Ni arachno polyhedral core, with the pendant dppf ligand attached to an essentially square planar Ni center. The redox chemistry of Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-S)₂Ni(dppf) was investigated by cyclic voltammetry which showed a reversible, one-electron oxidation localized on the Fe₂S₂ core along with an irreversible, one-electron reduction that is antibonding with respect to the Fe—Fe and Fe—S bonds. The electrochemical assignments were confirmed by carrying out extended Hückel MO calculations on the model cluster Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-S)₂Ni(H₄-dppf).     

Crystal structure of cesium sodium hexathiocyanatobismuthate Cs2Na[Bi(SCN)6] and characterization of Cs2Na[Bi(SCN)6−x Cl x ] and Cs2Na[Bi2(SCN)9−x Cl x ] complexes by X-ray powder diffraction

Cs₂Na[Bi(SCN)₆] crystallizes in the trigonal space group with one formal molecule per unit cell.M=846.25,a=7.189(1),c=10.580(2) ,V=473.5(1) ,D _x =2.967 g cm^–3, (MoK)=13.70 mm^–1,F(000)=378. FinalR=0.029 for 917 absorption-corrected reflections. The structure consists of infinite[Bi(SCN)₆Na] ^2– anionic chains along thec axis with slightly distorted octahedral Bi–6S and Na–6N coordination and Cs⁺ ions surrounded by three anionic chains with irregular coordination by six N and three S atoms. X-ray powder diffractograms of three complexes, Cs₂Na[Bi(SCN)_6–x Cl _x ] withx=2, 3 and 4, indicate that the mixed complexes are not isostructural and can be indexed in different orthorombic unit cells witha=14.617(8),b=12.32(1),c=10.769(6) forx=2;a=15.37(1),b=10.81(1),c=10.287(6) forx=3 anda=14.662(7),b=14.366(7),c=7.932(4) forx=4. The two dinuclear complexes Cs₂Na[Bi₂(SCN)_9–x Cl _x ] withx=2 and 3, despite the large similarity of their diffractograms, are not isostructural and can be indexed in different orthorombic unit cells witha=14.79(1),b=13.72(1),c=10.591(5) forx=2 anda=18.423(8),b=15.657(7),c=7.410(7) forx=3.