Raman and FTIR spectra of [Cu(H2O)6](BrO3)2 and [Al(H2O)6](BrO3)3 x 3H2O

Raman and FTIR spectra of [Cu(H2O)6](BrO3)2 and [Al(H2O)6](BrO3)3 x 3H2O are recorded and analyzed. The observed bands are assigned on the basis of BrO3- and H2O vibrations. Additional bands obtained in the region of v3 and v1 modes in [Cu(H2O)6](BrO3)2 are due to the lifting of degeneracy of v3 modes, since the BrO3- ion occupies a site of lower symmetry. The appearance v1 mode of BrO3- anion at a lower wavenumber (771 cm(-1)) is attributed to the attachment of hydrogen to the BrO3- anion. The presence of three inequivalent bromate groups in the [Al(H2O)6](BrO3)3 x 3H2O structure is confirmed. The lifting of degeneracy of v4 mode indicates that the symmetry of BrO3- anion is lowered in the above crystal from C3v to C1. The appearance of additional bands in the stretching and bonding mode regions of water indicates the presence of hydrogen bonds of different strengths in both the crystals. Temperature dependent Raman spectra of single crystal [Cu(H2O)6](BrO3)2 are recorded in the range 77-523 K for various temperatures. A small structural rearrangement takes place in BrO3- ion in the crystal at 391 K. Hydrogen bounds in the crystal are rearranging themselves leading to the loss of one water molecule at 485 K. This is preceded by the reorientation of BrO3- ions causing a phase transition at 447 K. Changes in intensities and wavenumbers of the bands and the narrowing down of the bands at 77 K are attributed to the settling down of protons into ordered positions in the crystal.     

Phase transitions of polycrystalline [Fe(H2O)6](ClO4)3 and [Cr(H2O)6](ClO4)3 studied by DSC

The effects of heat treatment on soymilk protein denaturation were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and electrophoresis. Transition behavior of soymilk was studied by DSC. Three endotherms were found in DSC heating curves; the transition observed at around 70°C is attributed to the denaturation of 7S (b-conglycinin) and the transition at around 90°C is to 11S (glycinin). The denaturation temperature increased with the increasing soymilk protein content. The change of electrophoretic patterns after heat treatments indicated that soy proteins were dissociated into subunits, some of which coalesced. When the heating temperature is below their denaturation temperature, the protein fractions cannot completely be denatured even after heat exposure for extended periods of time. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

On the thermal decomposition of [Ni(H2O)6](NO3)2 and its deuterated analogue

The methods of TG, DTA and DSC were used to study the thermal decompositions of [Ni(H₂O)₆](NO₃)₂ and [Ni(D₂O)₆](NO₃)₂ in an atmospheric air medium. Intermediates were isolated at 145, 230 and 245°, and were identified by quantitative analysis and IR spectroscopy. The following phase transitions were observed under the conditions of the experiment: melting of the salts, partial dehydration to the tetrahydrate, formation of basic nickel nitrate hydrate stable within a narrow temperature interval, and formation of NiO.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels TG, DTA und DSC wurde die thermische Zersetzung von [Ni(H₂O)₆](NO₃)₂ und [Ni(D₂O)₆](NO₃)₂ in Luft untersucht. Bei Temperaturen von T=145°C, 230°C un 245°C konnten Intermediäre festgestellt werden, welche mittels quantitativer Analyse und IR-Spektroskopie identifiziert wurden. Unter den gegebenen experimentellen Bedingungen wurden folgende Phasenumwandlungen beobachtet: Schmelzen der Salze, partielle Dehydratation zu Tetrahydrat, Bildung von basishem Nickelnitrat-hydrat (stabil innerhalb eines schmalen Temperaturintervalles), schließliche Bildung von NiO.Aus den DSC-Daten wurden die Enthalpien der Phasenumwaldungen berechnet. DTA- und DSC-Daten zeigen, daß die Phasenunwandlungen bei [Ni(H₂O)₆](NO₃)₂ bei etwas niedrigeren Temperaturen liegen als bei [Ni(D₂O)₆](NO₃)₂.

     

Influence of hydrogen bonding on the assembly of six-membered vanadium borophosphate cluster anions: synthesis and structures of (NH4)2(C2H10N2)6[Sr(H2O)5]2[V2P2BO12](6)10H2O, (NH4)2(C3H12N2)6[Sr(H2O)4]2[V2P2BO12](6)17H2O, and (NH4)3(C4H14N2)4 5[Sr(H2O)5]2[Sr(H2O)4][V2P2BO12]6 10H2O

Three new strontium vanadium borophosphate compounds, (NH4)2(C2H10N2)6[Sr(H2O)5]2[V2P2BO12]6 10H2O (Sr-VBPO1) (1), (NH4)2(C3H12N2)6[Sr(H2O)4]2[V2P2BO12]6 17H2O (Sr-VBPO2) (2), and (NH4)3(C4H14N2)4.5[Sr(H2O)5]2[Sr(H2O)4][V2P2BO12]6 10H2O (Sr-VBPO3) (3) have been synthesized by interdiffusion methods in the presence of diprotonated ethylenediamine, 1,3-diaminopropane, and 1,4-diaminobutane. Compound 1 has a chain structure, whereas 2 and 3 have layered structures with different arrangements of [(NH4) [symbol: see text] [V2P2BO12]6] cluster anions within the layers. Crystal data: (NH4)2(C2H10N2)6[Sr(H2O)5]2[V2P2BO12]6 10H2O, monoclinic, space group C2/c (no. 15), a = 21.552(1) A, b = 27.694(2) A, c = 20.552(1) A, beta = 113.650(1) degrees, Z = 4; (NH4)2(C3H12N2)6[Sr(H2O)4]2[V2P2BO12]6 17H2O, monoclinic, space group I2/m (no. 12), a = 15.7618(9) A, b = 16.4821(9) A, c = 21.112(1) A, beta = 107.473(1) degrees, Z = 2; (NH4)3(C4H14N2)4.5[Sr(H2O)5]2[Sr(H2O)4] [V2P2BO12]6 10H2O, monoclinic, space group C2/c (no. 15), a = 39.364(2) A, b = 14.0924(7) A, c = 25.342(1) A, beta = 121.259(1) degrees, Z = 4. The differences in the three structures arise from the different steric requirements of the amines that lead to different amine-cluster hydrogen bonds.     

Group 2 metal salts of pyromellitic acid: [Mg(H2O)6](C10H4O8) and [Ba(C10H4O8)(H2O)5]

Structural determinations of the magnesium(II) and barium(II) salts of pyromellitic acid (benzene‐1,2,4,5‐tetra­carboxyl­ic acid) are presented. Hexa­aqua­magnesium(II) benzene‐1,2,4,5‐tetra­carboxyl­ate(2−), [Mg(H₂O)₆](C₁₀H₄O₈), (I), and penta­aqua­[benzene‐1,2,4,5‐tetra­carboxyl­ato(2−)]­barium(II), [Ba(C₁₀H₄O₈)(H₂O)₅], (II), are both centrosymmetric and both possess a 1:1 metal–ligand ratio, but the two structures are found to differ in that the magnesium salt contains a hexaaqua cation and possesses only hydrogen‐bonding interactions between cations and anions, while the barium salt exhibits coordination of the carboxyl­ate ligand to the nine‐coordinate metal centre. In (I), both ions sit on a 2/m site symmetry, and in (II), the cation and anion are located on m and i site symmetries, respectively.     

[Zn(AZT)4(H2O)2](PA)2∙4H2O和[Zn(AZT)2(H2O)4](HTNR)2∙4H2O (AZT = 3-叠氮-1,2,4-三唑, HPA = 苦味酸, H2TNR = 斯蒂芬酸)的合成、晶体结构、热分解及感度性能

以3-叠氮-1,2,4-三唑为配体，PA–（苦味酸根）或HTNR–（2,4,6-三硝基间苯二酚脱去一个羟基的质子后形成的离子）为外阴离子，制备得到了两种新的配合物：[Zn(AZT)4(H2O)2](PA)2∙4H2O和[Zn(AZT)2(H2O)4](HTNR)2∙4H2O。[Zn(AZT)4(H2O)2](PA)2∙ 4H2O的X射线晶体数据表明，中心Zn2+离子与来自4个AZT分子的N原子和2个H2O分子的O原子配位；而对于[Zn(AZT)2(H2O)4](HTNR)2∙4H2O来说，6个配位原子来自2个AZT分子的N原子和4个H2O分子的O原子。在两种配合物中，AZT配体分子的配位点都是三唑环上的4位N原子。H2O分子对于分子间氢键的形成起到了重要的作用，在分子间氢键的作用下形成了配合物的晶体结构。在[Zn(AZT)4(H2O)2](PA)2∙4H2O的晶体结构中，还存在错位面对面π-π堆积作用，它对于晶体结构的形成和稳定性也起到了重要作用。TG-DTG和DSC分析结果显示，[Zn(AZT)2(H2O)4](HTNR)2∙4H2O的热分解过程不如[Zn(AZT)4(H2O)2](PA)2∙4H2O剧烈，原因在于前者分子中含有较多配位水分子和较少AZT配体分子。感度测试结果表明，[Zn(AZT)4(H2O)2](PA)2∙4H2O有一定的火焰感度，而[Zn(AZT)2(H2O)4](HTNR)2∙4H2O却对热不敏感；两种化合物在撞击和摩擦作用下都表现钝感。     

Two Heteroleptic Zinc(II) Complexes: [Zn(phen)(C9H15O6)2] and [Zn2(phen)2(H2O)2(C10H16O4)2] · 3H2O

Reactions of a freshly prepared Zn(OH)_2‐2x(CO₃)x · yH₂O precipitate, phenanthroline with azelaic and sebacic acid in CH₃OH/H₂O afforded [Zn(phen)(C₉H₁₅O₄)₂] ( 1 ) and [Zn₂(phen)₂(H₂O)₂(C₁₀H₁₆O₄)₂] · 3H₂O ( 2 ), respectively. They were structurally characterized by X‐ray diffraction methods. Compound 1 consists of complex molecules [Zn(phen)(C₉H₁₅O₄)₂] in which the Zn atoms are tetrahedrally coordinated by two N atoms of one phen ligand and two O atoms of different monodentate hydrogen azelaato groups. Intermolecular C(alkyl)‐H···π interactions and the intermolecular C(aryl)‐H···O and O‐H···O hydrogen bonds are responsible for the supramolecular assembly of the [Zn(phen)(C₉H₁₅O₄)₂] complexes. Compound 2 is built up from crystal H₂O molecules and the centrosymmetric binuclear [Zn₂(phen)₂(H₂O)₂(C₁₀H₁₆O₄)₂] complex, in which two [Zn(phen)(H₂O)]²⁺ moieties are bridged by two sebacato ligands. Through the intermolecular C(alkyl)‐H···O hydrogen bonds and π‐π stacking interactions, the binuclear complex molecules are assembled into layers, between which the lattice H₂O molecules are sandwiched. Crystal data: ( 1 ) C2/c (no. 15), a = 13.887(2), b = 9.790(2), c = 22.887(3)Å, β = 107.05(1)°, U = 2974.8(8)ų, Z = 4; ( 2 ) P1¯ (no. 2), a = 8.414(1), b = 10.679(1), c = 14.076(2)Å, α = 106.52(1)°, β = 91.56(1)°, γ = 99.09(1)°, U = 1193.9(2)ų, Z = 1.     

Thermal decomposition of polycrystalline [Ni(NH3)6](NO3)2

The thermal decompositions of polycrystalline samples of [Ni(NH₃)₆](NO₃)₂ were studied by thermogravimetric analysis with simultaneous gaseous products of the decomposition identified by a quadruple mass spectrometer. Two measurements were made for samples placed in alumina crucibles, heated from 303 K up to 773 K in the flow (80 cm³ min^?1) of Ar 6.0 and He 5.0, at a constant heating rate of 10 K min^?1. Thermal decomposition process undergoes two main stages. First, the deamination of [Ni(NH₃)₆](NO₃)₂ to [Ni(NH₃)₂](NO₃)₂ occurs in four steps, and 4NH₃ molecules per formula unit are liberated. Then, decomposition of survivor [Ni(NH₃)₂](NO₃)₂ undergoes directly to the final decomposition products: NiO_1+x, N₂, O₂, nitrogen oxides and H₂O, without the formation of a stable Ni(NO₃)₂, because of the autocatalytic effect of the formed NiO_1+x. Obtained results were compared both with those published by us earlier, by Farhadi and Roostaei-Zaniyani later and also with the results published by Rejitha et al. quite recently. In contradiction to these last ones, in the first and second cases agreement between the results was obtained.     

Kristallstruktur von (NMe4)2[Re3Br11(H2O)] [Re3Br9(H2O)3](H2O)2

Crystal Structure of (NMe₄)₂[Re₃Br₁₁(H₂O)] [Re₃Br₉(H₂O)₃](H₂O)₂ . (NMe₄)₂[Re₃Br₁₁(H₂O)] [Re₃Br₉(H₂O)₃](H₂O)₂ crystallizes from hydrobromic acid solution of Re₃Br₉ · 2 H₂O and NMe₄Br at 0 – 5°C. The crystal structure (monoclinic; P2₁/m (Nr. 11); a = 967.9(3); b = 1 529.7(4); c = 1 710.9(4) pm; β = 91.66(2)°; Z = 2; R = 0.113; R_w = 0.068) has been determined from four-circle diffractometer data. The structure contains two different cluster units of trivalent rhenium, isolated anionic [Re₃Br₁₁(H₂O)]^2? units and neutral cluster units that are connected through crystal water molecules to chains{[Re₃Br₉(H₂O)₃](H₂O)₂}.     

A New Octadecanuclear Copper(II)‐Lanthanide(III) Cluster Complex: Synthesis and Structural Characterization of [Cu12Nd6(OH)24(betaine)16(NO3)3(H2O)10](NO3)[PF6]14·5H2O

The new octadecanuclear Cu‐Ln complex, [Cu₁₂Nd₆(OH)₂₄(betaine)₁₆(NO₃)₃(H₂O)₁₀](NO₃)[PF₆]₁₄·5H₂O, was synthesized, which crystallizes in triclinic P1¯ space group, a = 18.649(6)Å, b = 20.363(7)Å, c = 19.865(7)Å, α = 116.61(2)°, β = 91.99(2)°, γ = 117.93(2)°, V = 5666(3)ų. Its crystal structure features a [Cu₁₂Nd₆(OH)₂₄(betaine)₁₆(NO₃)₃(H₂O)₁₀]¹⁵⁺ core of pseudocubic O_h symmetry, with the six Nd ions positioned at the vertices of a regular octahedron and the twelve Cu ions located at the midpoints of the twelve octahedral edges. The Cu‐Nd metal framework may be viewed as a cuboctahedron, which is interconnected by twenty‐four μ₃‐OH bridges that are each linked to one Nd ion and two Cu ions. In the centre of metal polyhedron, there is an encapsulated NO₃^— anion that exhibits a multi‐ coordinating mode.     

DSC study of the phase transitions in [Ni(D2O)6](ClO4)2 and [Ni(H2O)6](ClO4)2

DSC measurements were carried out for [Ni(H₂O)₆](ClO₄)₂ (sampleH) and [Ni(D₂O)₆](ClO₄)₂ (sampleD) in the temperature range 300–380 K. For both compounds two anomalies on the DSC curves were detected. The results for sampleH are compared to those previously obtained using adiabatic calorimetry method. For both compounds studied in this work the high-temperature transition appears at the same temperature while the low-temperature one is shifted towards higher temperatures in sampleD. Disorder connected with H₂O or D₂O groups is suggested in the intermediate phase between the low- and high-temperature transitions.     

有机-无机复合物[H2(PW12O40){Zn(C10H8N2)2(H2O)}]·1.5[Zn(C10H8N2)3]·1.75H2O的合成、结构及性能

An organic-inorganic hybrid complex, [H₂(PW₁₂O₄₀){Zn(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂(H₂O)}]·1.5[Zn(C₁₀H₈N₂)₃]·1.75H₂O has been synthesized hydrothermally and structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space grounp C2/c, with a=4.709 4(2) nm, b=1.431 77(7) nm, c=2.621 07(1) nm, β=90.125(4)°, V=17.673 4(2) nm³, Z=8, D_c=3.087 Mg·m^-3, F(000)=14 884, μ(Mo Kα)=16.327 mm^-1. The structure was refined to R₁=0.068 7 and wR₂=0.158 0 for 20 128 observed reflections with I>2σ(I). Single crystal structure shows that the title compound is constructed from [PW₁₂O₄₀]^3- cluster anion and [Zn(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂(H₂O)]²⁺ metal-organic complex cation, in which metal Zn(Ⅱ) cation are coordinately bonded to the terminal oxygen of Keggin polyanions. The title compound exhibits good catalytic activity for oxidation of benzaldehyde to benzoic acid. CCDC: 624772.