ChemInform Abstract: A 3D Purely Inorganic Porous Framework Based on Keggin Polyoxoanions.

K₂NaH₂ [BW₁₂O₄₀]·12H₂O, prepared by the conventional aqueous method, is characterized by single crystal XRD and IR spectroscopy.     

ChemInform Abstract: Anosovite‐Type V3O5: A New Binary Oxide of Vanadium.

The new anosovite‐type polymorph of the title compound is synthesized by reaction of either V₂F₆·4H₂O or a mixture of 60 wt.% VF₂·4H₂O and 40 wt.% VF₃·3H₂O with a flowing water‐saturated gaseous mixture of 15—20 vol% H₂ in argon (588 K, 14—18 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Structural Characterization of Moganite‐Type AlPO4 by NMR and Powder X‐Ray Diffraction.

A new high‐pressure AlPO₄ phase obtained at 5 GPa and 1500 °C is characterized by synchrotron powder XRD and MAS NMR spectroscopy.     

ChemInform Abstract: A Raman Spectroscopic Study of the XeOF4/XeF2 System and the X‐Ray Crystal Structure of α‐XeOF4·XeF2.

The interaction of XeF₂ with excess XeOF₄ leads to the formation of a mixture of α‐XeOF₄·XeF₂ and β‐XeOF₄·XeF₂.     

ChemInform Abstract: 7Li and 29Si Solid State NMR and Chemical Bonding of La2Li2Si3.

The title compound is synthesized from the elements (flowing Ar, Nb ampule, 1000 K, 48 h) and characterized by powder and single crystal XRD, ⁷Li and ²⁹Si MAS NMR spectroscopy, and DFT electronic structure calculations.     

ChemInform Abstract: Rational Syntheses and Structural Characterization of Sulfur‐Rich Phosphorus Polysulfides: α‐P2S7 and β‐P2S7.

The polysulfides α‐ and β‐P₂S₇ are synthesized by heating stoichiometric mixtures of P₄S₃ and sulfur in the presence of catalytic amounts of anhydrous FeCl₃ as mineralizer (evacuated silica tube, 250 °C, 10 d).     

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: Crystal Chemistry and Electronic Structure of the Photovoltaic Buffer Layer, (In1-xAlx)2S3.

The effects of aluminium substitution in In₂S₃ are investigated by single crystal XRD, ²⁷Al NMR spectroscopy, and DFT calculations.     

ChemInform Abstract: Structural Transformation Between Two Cubic Phases of (NH4)3SnF7.

Single crystals of (NH₄)₃SnF₇ are obtained from aqueous solutions of (NH₄)₂SnF₆ and excess NH₄F during solvent evaporation.     

ChemInform Abstract: At the Border of Intermetallic Compounds and Transition‐Metal Oxides: Crystal Intergrowth of the Zintl Phase Cs4Ge9 and Cs2WO4 or Cs3VO4 as well as Nine‐Atom Cluster Relocation in the Solid State.

Compounds (III) and (VI) containing [Ge₉]^4‐ clusters and oxometallate anions WO₄^2‐ or VO₄^3‐ are characterized by single crystal XRD and Raman spectroscopy.     

ChemInform Abstract: Structural Phase Transitions in EuNbO3 Perovskite.

Polycrystalline EuNbO₃ samples are prepared by solid state reaction of stoichiometric amounts of Eu₂O₃ and Nb₂O₃ (air, 1400 °C, 1 d) to form Eu₃NbO₇ which in a second step is sintered with stoichiometric amounts of NbO₂ and Nb (Mo foil enwrapped in evacuated silica tubes, 1200 °C, 12 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Chemistry of Polar Intermetallic Compounds. Study of Two Zr5Sb3 Phases,Hosts for a Diverse Interstitial Chemistry.

Samples of the binary phase Zr₅Sb₃+x (I) (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) are prepared by vapor-phase transport or by annealing mixtures of the elements or arc-melted products at 1000-1100 °C. The product crystallizes in the Mn₅Si₃-type structure, space group P63/mcm, Z=2.     

ChemInform Abstract: Syntheses,Structures, Physical Properties,and Electronic Structures of Ba2MLnTe5 (M: Ga and Ln: Sm,Gd, Dy,Er, Y; M: In and Ln: Ce,Nd, Sm,Gd, Dy,Er, Y).

The title compounds are synthesized by solid state reactions of BaTe, Ga₂Te₃ or In₂Te₃, Ln, and Te (1273—1323 K, 20—48 h) and characterized by single crystal XRD, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, magnetic susceptibility measurements, second harmonic generation measurements, and DFT electronic structure calculations.     

ChemInform Abstract: Growth and Characterization of Acentric BaHf(BO3)2 and BaZr(BO3)2.

Single crystals of BaHf(BO₃)₂ are grown on a Pt wire from BaHfO₃ (3.5 mol%) solved in a BaB₄O₇ melt (1050 °C soaking temperature, 1000-940 °C crystallization temperature gradient).     

ChemInform Abstract: On Compound Formation of M′O:M2O3. Part 11. Crystal Structure of BaIn2O4.

Single crystals of the title compound, obtained from a melt after reacting intimate mixtures of BaCO₃ and In₂O₃ at 840 °C (12 h), belong to the monoclinic space group P2₁/a with Z=16.     

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: V2O2F4 (H2O)2·H2O: A New V4+ Layer Structure Related to VOF3.

Single crystals of the title compound are prepared by hydrothermal reaction of VF₃ and H₂SeO₃ in ethylene glycol/HF (40%) in the presence of Et₂NH (autoclave, 393 K, 4 d).     

ChemInform Abstract: Refined Crystal Structure and Idealized Structure of Mixed‐Valent Eu4F5(CN2)2: Transition Possible.

The title compound is prepared by solid state reaction of EuF₃, EuF_2+x, and Li₂(CN₂) at 700 °C and characterized by single crystal XRD, ¹⁵¹Eu Moessbauer spectroscopy, and magnetic measurements.     

ChemInform Abstract: Cobalt—Zinc Molybdates as New Blue Pigments Involving Co2+ in Distorted Trigonal Bipyramids and Octahedra.

Zn_1-xCo_xMoO₄ (x < 0.3) powders are prepared by solid state reaction of stoichiometric mixtures of MoO₃, Co₃O₄, and ZnO (alumina crucible, 700 °C, 20 h and 800 °C, 10 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Order—Disorder Transition Involving the A‐Site Cations in Ln3+Mn3V4O12 Perovskites.

LnMn₃V₄O₁₂ (Ln: La, Nd, Gd, Y, Lu) perovskites are prepared by solid state reactions of stoichiometric amounts of Ln₂O₃, Mn₂O₃, V₂O₃, and V₂O₅ (gold capsules, 9 GPa, 900 °C, 30 min).