Dissolution kinetics of silver metal nanoparticles in their reaction with nitric acid in an reverse micelle solution of AOT

The dissolution of silver nanoparticles in their reaction with aqueous HNO₃ solubilized to an reverse micelle solution of sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate in decane is studied spectrophotometrically. A physicochemical model is advanced for quantifying the process kinetics on th basis of the following autocatalytic scheme: Ag⁰ + H⁺ + NO ₃ ^? → Ag⁺ + products (k ₁), and Ag⁰ + Ag⁺ + NO ₃ ^? → 2Ag⁺ + products (k ₂). The effective rate constant k ₂ decreases with decreasing solubilization capacity V _S/V _O (where V _S is the volume of the solubilized dispersed aqueous phase and V _O is the volume of the micelle solution); the solubilization capacity determines the size of the micelle cavities in which the reaction between Ag⁰ and HNO₃ occurs: k ₂ = 74 (V _S/V _O) · 100% ≈ 3.8%), 41 (2.9), and 35 (2.0) L/(mol s). The effective constant k ₁ is determined with a high uncertainty; the effect of V _S/V _O on k ₁ has the opposite tendency.     

Structure of aluminum(III) dipivaloylmethanate AlO<Subscript>6</Subscript>C<Subscript>33</Subscript>H<Subscript>57</Subscript>

The structure of aluminum(III) tris-dipivaloylmethanate (Bruker Nonius X8 Apex diffractometer with a 4K CCD detector, λMoK _α, graphite monochromator, T = 150(2) K) is determined, and the synthetic procedure for its preparation is suggested. Crystal data are: C2/c space group, a = 28.1587(12) Å, b = 18.5170(7) Å, c = 21.5332(8) Å, β = 97.573(1)°, V = 11129.8(8) ų, Z = 12, d _x = 1.033 g/cm³, R = 6.93. The complex has a molecular structure; the aluminum atom is octahedrally surrounded by six oxygen atoms of three chelating ligands; Al-O distances are 1.860(2)–1.873(2)0A; O-Al-O angles fall within 88.08(9)–91.96(10)° and 177.93(9)–179.83(14)°. The known crystal packings of metal tris-dipivaloylmethanates are analyzed. Three types of the arrangement of the molecules in the crystals denoted as α, β, and γ are identified.     

Low-temperature heat capacity and high-temperature thermal behavior of sodium lutetium molybdate phosphate Na<Subscript>2</Subscript>Lu(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)(PO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)

The low-temperature heat capacity of Na₂Lu (MoO₄)(PO₄) was measured by adiabatic calorimetry in the range of 7.47–345.74 K. The experimental data were used to calculate the thermodynamic functions of Na₂Lu (MoO₄)(PO₄). At 298.15 K, the following values were obtained: C _p ⁰ (298.15 K) = 237.7 ± 0.1 J/(K mol), S ⁰(298.15 K) = 278.1 ± 0.8 J/(K mol), H ⁰(298.15 K) ? H ⁰ (0 K) = 42330 ± 20 J/mol, and Φ⁰(298.15 K) = 136.1 ± 0. 3 J/(K mol). A heat capacity anomaly was found in the range of 10-67 K with a maximum at T _tr = 39.18 K. The entropy and enthalpy of transition are ΔS = 12.39 ± 0.75 J/(K mol) and ΔH = 403 ± 16 J/mol. The thermal investigation of sodium lutetium molybdate phosphate in the high-temperature range (623–1223 K) was performed using differential scanning calorimetry. It was found that during melting in the range of 1030–1200 K, Na₂Lu(MoO₄)(PO₄) degrades to simpler compounds; the degradation scenario is verified by X-ray powder diffraction.     

A calorimetric study of the thermodynamic properties of potassium molybdate

The low-temperature heat capacity of K₂MoO₄ was measured by adiabatic calorimetry. The smoothed heat capacity values, entropies, reduced Gibbs energies, and enthalpies were calculated over the temperature range 0–330 K. The standard thermodynamic functions determined at 298.15 K were C _p ^° (298.15 K) = 143.1 ± 0.2 J/(mol K), S°(298.15 K) = 199.3 ± 0.4 J/(mol K), H°(298.15 K)-H°(0) = 28.41 ± 0.03 kJ/mol, and Φ°(298.15 K) = 104.0 ± 0.4 J/(mol K). The thermal behavior of potassium molybdate at elevated temperatures was studied by differential scanning calorimetry. The parameters of polymorphic transitions and fusion of potassium molybdate were determined.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Antibacterial Activity of a Dinuclear Oxidovanadium(V) Complexes Derived from 2-[(2-Methylaminoethylimini)methyl]- 4-Trifluoromethoxyphenol

A new dinuclear oxidovanadium(V) complex, [V₂O₂(μ-O)₂L₂], where L is the monoanionic form of 2-[(2-methylaminoethylimini)methyl]-4-trifluoromethoxyphenol (HL), was prepared and characterized by IR, UV-Vis and ¹H NMR spectra, as well as single crystal X-ray diffraction (CIF file CCDC no. 1567062). The complex crystallizes as the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with unit cell dimensions a = 12.974(3), b = 6.572(2), c = 17.205(3) Å, β = 107.300(3)°, V = 1400.7(5) ų, Z = 2, R₁ = 0.0879, wR₂ = 0.1208, GOOf = 1.068. X-ray analysis indicates that the complex is a centrosymmetric dinuclear oxidovanadium(V) species with the V atoms in octahedral coordination. The Schiff base and the complex were evaluated for their antibacterial (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas fluorescence) activities. The complex has the most activity against B. subtilis with the MIC value of 1.2 μg mL^–1.     

Low-temperature heat capacity of sodium erbium molybdophosphate Na<Subscript>2</Subscript>Er(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)(PO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)

Adiabatic calorimetry is used to measure the low-temperature heat capacity of Na₂Er(MoO₄)(PO₄)from 6.41 to 347.87 K. Experimental data are used to calculate the thermodynamic functions of Na₂Er(MoO₄)(PO₄), which at 298.15 K are as follows: C _p ⁰ (298.15 K) = 243,3 ± 0.4 J/(K mol), S ⁰(298.15 K) = 312.8 ± 0.8 J/(K mol), H ⁰(298.15 K) ? H ⁰(0 K) = 45280 ± 90 J/mol, and Φ⁰(298.15 K) = 136.1 ± 0.3 J/(K mol). A diffuse heat-capacity anomaly associated with splitting of the Stark levels (Schottky anomaly) is discovered in the low-temperature region.     

Crystal structure of <Emphasis Type="Italic">tris</Emphasis>-(dipivaloylmethanato) (ethylendiamine)yttrium(III)

The structure of a mixed-ligand complex tris-(dipivaloylmethanato)(ethylendiamine)yttrium(III) [Y(en)(dpm)₃] is studied at 150(2) K by single crystal XRD. The crystallographic data for C₃₅H₆₅N₂O₆Y are as follows: space group P2₁/c, a = 10.3771(3) Å, b = 26.3566(8) Å, c = 14.8412(4) Å, β = 100.385(2)°, V = 3992.6(2) ų, Z = 4. The structure is molecular. The coordination environment of yttrium atoms is square antiprismatic; the Y–О distances are 2.2597(13)-2.3760(12) Å and Y–N distances are 2.5381(16) Å and 2.5499(17) Å.     

Theoretical study of V<Subscript>20</Subscript>O<Subscript>50</Subscript> oxovanadate cluster compounds with alkali metal atoms

The energies and structural and spectroscopic characteristics of model М _n V₂₀O₅₀ systems corresponding to compounds of the V₂₀O₅₀ oxovanadate cluster with alkali metal atoms (M = Li, K; n = 1–20) have been calculated by the density functional theory method (B3LYP). It has been demonstrated that, in the K _n V₂₀O₅₀ compounds, all the metal atoms are coordinated in the outer sphere to the edges of the hollow dodecahedral V₂₀O₅₀ cage to form three-center O_t?K?O_t bridges with terminal oxygen atoms. In the Li _n V₂₀O₅₀ compounds, the metal atoms can be coordinated both outside and inside the V₂₀O₅₀ cage. At n = 4, the most favorable isomer is endohedral Li₄O₄@V₂₀O₄₆ in the quintet state (S = 5), in which the four Li atoms are located in the inner cavity of the inverted O₄@V₂₀O₄₆ isomer of the oxovanadate cluster with four O atoms oriented to the cage center and form with them a corrugated eight-membered ring Li₄O₄. The decrease in energy caused by the formation of the endohedral isomer (4Li + V₂₀O₄₅₀ → Li₄O₄@V₂₀O₄₆) is estimated at ~377 kcal/mol. The exohedral isomer 4Li ? V₂₀O₅₀ (S = 5), in which the Li atoms are coordinated to the outside of the V₂₀O₅₀ cage, is ~23 kcal/mol less favorable. For the other members of the Li series with n from 4 to 20, the endohedral isomers with the inner Li₄O₄ ring remain preferable. At n > 4, the extra Li atoms fill the outer sphere of the cage, being coordinated to its edges to form three-center O_t?Li?O_t bridges with terminal oxygen atoms. The specific energy of formation of Li _n V₂₀O₅₀ (by the scheme nLi + V₂₀O₄₅₀ → Li₄O₄@V₂₀O₄₆Li_n-4) per Li atom monotonically decrease from ~98 (n = 2) to ~80 kcal/mol (n = 20). For K _n V₂₀O₅₀, these energies are ~20?25 kcal/mol lower than for the lithium analogues and decrease from ~80 (n = 2) to ~64 kcal/mol (n = 12). The atoms of both alkali metals in the M _n V₂₀O₅₀ systems have large positive effective charges (0.85e?0.92e for K and 0.65e?0.78e for Li), which also monotonically decrease with increasing n. The addition of each alkali metal atom is accompanied by its ionization (М → М⁺) along with the reduction of one of the neighboring pentavalent vanadium atoms to the tetravalent state (V^V → V^IV) and localization of the unpaired electron in its 3d shell. For all Li _n V₂₀O₅₀ complexes, the states with maximal multiplicity and parallel spins are the most preferable.     

Synthesis and X-ray diffraction study of ferrites ErM<Superscript>I</Superscript>Fe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>5</Subscript> (M<Superscript>I</Superscript> = Li,Na, K,Cs)

Ferrites of composition ErM^IFe₂O₅ (M^I = Li, Na, K, Cs) were synthesized by a solid-phase method. The structure of the ferrites was for the first time studied by X-ray powder diffraction. Crystal systems, unit cell parameters, and X-ray and pycnometric densities were determined. For ErLiFe₂O₅, a = 10.510 Å, c = 14.270 Å, V°= 1616.16 ų, Z = 16, V _subcell ^° = 101.01 ų, ρ_x = 6.01 g/cm³, ρ_pyc = 5.97 ± 0.04 g/cm³; for ErNaFe₂O₅, a = 10.519 Å, c = 15.510 Å, V° = 1759.56 ų, Z = 16, V _subcell ^° = 109.90 ų, ρ_x = 5.77 g/cm³, ρ_pyc = 5.72 ± 0.08 g/cm³; for ErKFe₂O₅, a = 11.050 Å, c = 15.480 Å, V° = 1937.33 ų, Z = 16, V _subcell ^° = 121.08 ų, ρ_x = 5.46 g/cm³, ρ_pyc = 5.41 ± 0.04 g/cm³; and for ErCsFe₂O₅, a = 10.78 Å, c = 16.01 Å, V° = 1905.37 ų, Z = 16, V _subcell ^° = 119.09 ų, ρ_x = 6.86 g/cm³, ρ_pyc = 6.61 ± 0.01 g/cm³.     

Synthesis and properties of (VO)<Subscript>0.09</Subscript>V<Subscript>0.18</Subscript>Mo<Subscript>0.82</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> · 0.54H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O microrods

The (VO)_0.09V_0.18Mo_0.82O₃ · 0.54H₂O microrods of hexagonal symmetry system with the unit cell parameters a = 10.586 Å and c = 3.698 Å were obtained for the first time under hydrothermal conditions (T = 160°C, τ = 30?50 h). Particles were 1–2 μm in diameter and up to 45 μm in length. The compound is thermally stable up to 469°C. The core-electron Mo3d, V2p, and O1s and valence-band X-ray photoelectron spectra and IR spectra of the samples were studied. The molybdenum atoms in the complex oxide have the oxidation state Mo⁶⁺. The vanadium atoms introduced into the h-MoO₃ lattice in molybdenum positions have the oxidation state V⁵⁺. Approximately one-third of vanadium atoms as vanadyl ions (VO)²⁺ are located in the channels of h-MoO₃ lattice, thus stabilizing the latter.     

X-Ray diffraction data for new ferrites ErMFe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>5</Subscript> (M = Li,Na, K)

New ferrites ErMFe₂O₅ (M = Li, Na, K) were synthesized from erbium and iron(III) oxides and lithium, sodium, and potassium carbonates by solid-state annealing. According to X-ray powder diffraction, these compounds crystallize in the orthorhombic system with the following unit cell parameters: ErLiFe₂O₅, a = 10.510 Å, b = 10.776 Å, c = 14.270 Å, V ⁰ = 1616.16 ų; Z = 16, V _subcell ⁰ = 101.01 ų, ρ_X = 6.01 g/cm³, ρ_pycn = 5.97 ± 0.05 g/cm³; ErNaFe₂O₅, a = 10.519 Å, b = 10.785 Å, c = 15.510 Å, V ⁰ = 1759.56 ų, Z = 16, V _subcell ⁰ = 109.90 ų, ρ_X = 5.77 g/cm³, ρ_pycn = 5.72 ± 0.08 g/cm³; ErKFe₂O₅, a = 10.050 Å, b = 11.320 Å, c = 15.480 Å, V ⁰ = 1937.33 ų, Z = 16, V _subcell ⁰ = 121.08 ų, ρ_X = 5.46 g/cm³, ρ_pycn = 5.41 ± 0.04 g/cm³.     

Crystal structures of a family of layered coordination polymers containing divalent metal ions (Mn<Superscript>2+</Superscript>, Co<Superscript>2+</Superscript>, Ni<Superscript>2+</Superscript> and Zn<Superscript>2+</Superscript>) and the 3-amino 4-methyl benzoate ion

The syntheses and crystal structures of the layered coordination polymers M(C₈H₈NO₂)₂ [M = Mn (1), Co (2), Ni (3) and Zn (4)] are described. These isostructural compounds contain centrosymmetric trans-MN₂O₄ octahedra as parts of infinite sheets; the ligand bonds to three adjacent metal ions in μ³-N,O,O′ mode from both its carboxylate O atoms and its amine N atom. In each case, weak intra-sheet N–H?O and C–H?O hydrogen bonds may help to consolidate the structure. Crystal data: 1, C₁₆H₁₆MnN₂O₄, M _r = 355.25, monoclinic, P2₁/c (No. 14), a = 10.6534(2) Å, b = 4.3990(1) Å, c = 15.5733(5) Å, β = 95.1827(10)°, V = 726.85(3) ų, Z = 2, R(F) = 0.026, wR(F ²) = 0.067. 2, C₁₆H₁₆CoN₂O₄, M _r = 359.24, monoclinic, P2₁/c (No. 14), a = 10.6131(10) Å, b = 4.3374(4) Å, c = 15.3556(17) Å, β = 95.473(4)°, V = 703.65(12) ų, Z = 2, R(F) = 0.041, wR(F ²) = 0.091. 3, C₁₆H₁₆N₂NiO₄, M _r = 359.02, monoclinic, P2₁/c (No. 14), a = 10.6374(4) Å, b = 4.2964(2) Å, c = 15.2827(8) Å, β = 95.9744(14)°, V = 694.66(6) ų, Z = 2, R(F) = 0.028, wR(F ²) = 0.070. 4, C₁₆H₁₆N₂O₄Zn, M _r = 365.68, monoclinic, P2₁/c (No. 14), a = 10.6385(5) Å, b = 4.2967(3) Å, c = 15.2844(8) Å, β = 95.941(3)°, V = 694.89(7) ų, Z = 2, R(F) = 0.038, wR(F ²) = 0.107.     

Chromites YbMCr<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>5</Subscript> (M = Li,Na, K,Cs): X-ray diffraction study

Ytterbium alkali-metal chromites YbMCr₂O₅ (M = Li, Na, K, Cs) were synthesized by a ceramic procedure from the corresponding oxides and carbonates. Their crystal systems and unit cell parameters were determined by the homology method: for YbLiCr₂O₅, a = 10.34 Å, b = 10.62 Å, c = 15.05 Å, Z = 16, V ^o = 1653.74 ų, ρ_X-ray = 5.85 g/cm³, ρ_pycn = 5.81 ± 0.03 g/cm³; for YbNaCr₂O₅, a = 10.30 Å, b = 10.56 Å, c = 16.46 Å, Z = 16, V ^o = 1790.32 ų, ρ_X-ray = 5.64 g/cm³, ρ_pycn = 5.59 ± 0.07 g/cm³; for YbKCr₂O₅, a = 10.33 Å, b = 10.63 Å, c = 19.93 Å, Z = 16, V ^o = 2188.47 ų, ρ_X-ray = 5.95 g/cm³, ρ_pycn = 5.91 ± 0.03 g/cm³; and for YbCsCr₂O₅, a = 10.34 Å, b = 10.63 Å, c = 18.43 Å, Z = 16, V ^o = 2025.72 ų, ρ_X-ray = 5.19 g/cm³, ρ_pycn = 5.16 ± 0.05 g/cm³.     

Molecular structure of di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butylamine-containing the monoedge-functionalized clathrochelate iron(II) <Emphasis Type="Italic">tris</Emphasis>-dioximate

The structure of 1,8-bis(fluoroboro)-2,7,9,14,15,20-hexaoxa-3,6,10,13,16,19-hexaaza-4,5,11,12-tetraphenyl-17,18-bisc(tert-butylamino)-bicyclo[6.6.6]eicosa-3,5,10,12,16,18-hexaene(2−)iron(2+) tris-dioximate clathrochelate was determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. The compound has a molecular structure and crystallizes as triclinic crystals: a = 10.7673(2) Å, b = 11.9520(4) Å, c = 22.5473(7) Å, α = 75.729(1)°, β = 89.161(1)°, γ = 65.334(1)°, V = 2542.64(13) ų, Z = 2, space group 1. P1ˉ. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2007 by A. B. Burdukov, N. V. Pervukhina, M. A. Vershinin, and Ya. Z. Voloshin __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 366–369, March–April, 2007.     

Crystal structures of <Emphasis Type="Italic">tris</Emphasis>-hexafluoro-acetylacetonates of aluminum and scandium

The structures of tris-hexafluoroacetylacetonates Al(hfa)₃ and Sc(hfa)₃·H₂O are determined by single crystal X-ray crystallography (Bruker-Nonius X8 Apex diffractometer, MoK _α radiation, T = 150(2) K). The Al(hfa)₃ complex is trigonal, a = 17.8944(11) Å, c = 12.4061(11) Å, P-3c1 space group, V = 3440.3(4) ų, Z = 6, R = 0.076. The Sc(hfa)₃·H₂O complex is monoclinic, a = 16.0926(4) Å, b = 14.7980(3) Å, c = 24.4020(5) Å, β = 125.641(1)°, P2₁/c space group, V = 4722.54(18) ų, Z = 8, R = 0.060. The structures of the complexes are formed by neutral molecules; the coordination environment of the metal atom involves six oxygen atoms of three β-diketone ligands (Al(hfa)₃) and, additionally, a water oxygen atom (Sc(hfa)₃·H₂O). The shortest Al...Al distance is 6.203(6) Å. The Sc(hfa)₃·H₂O molecules are joined in dimers by hydrogen bonds with Sc...Sc separations of 5.6992(8) Å and 5.6853(8) Å. In the crystals, the molecules are joined by van der Waals interactions, moreover, there are intermolecular contacts F...H ～ 2.5 Å in the structure of Sc(hfa)₃·H₂O.     

A novel metal chalcogenide: HgCd<Subscript>4</Subscript>S<Subscript>5</Subscript>

A novel metal chalcogenide HgCd₄S₅ (1) was synthesized from solid-state reactions and structurally characterized. Compound 1 crystallizes in the space group C222₁ of the orthorhombic system with four formula units in a cell: a = 12.5661(5) Å, b = 7.2551(5) Å, c = 10.7520(7) Å, V = 980.2(1) ų, Cd₄HgS₅, M _r = 810.49, D _c = 5.492 g/cm³, S = 1.010, μ(MoK _α) = 25.128 mm^?1, F(000) = 1408, R = 0.0611 and wR = 0.1495. Compound 1 is characterized by a 3-D cadmium sulfide framework structure with the infinite mercury sulfide chains located in the cavities.     

Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry of 2-Mercapto-5-Methyl-1,3,4-Thiadiazol and 2,5-Dimercapto-1,3,4-Thiadiazol at a Controlled-Growth Mercury Drop Electrode

2-Mercapto-5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol (MMTD) and 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazol (DMTD) were studied by differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry (DPCSV). The influence of buffer, pH, accumulation potential (E_acc), and accumulation time (t_acc) was investigated. It was stated that the concentration of the buffer affects the height of DPCSV peaks. The best analytical signals were recorded in acetate buffer at pH 4.3 and a buffer concentration of 0.01 mol/L for MMTD and 0.02 mol/L for DMTD, E_acc = 0.2 V, and t_acc = 120 s for MMTD and 180 s for DMTD. A linear dependence was found from 1 to 8 × 10^?8 mol/L for MMTD and from 1 × 10^?8 to 1 × 10^?7 mol/L for DMTD. The influence of cations [Cu(II), Co(II)] was also considered.     

Crystal structure and thermodynamic stability of an acetone solvate of bis(trifluoroacetylacetonato)copper(II)

A solvate [Cu(CF₃COCHCOCH₃)₂(CH₃COCH₃)] has been synthesized and characterized for the first time. According to X-ray structural data (diffractometer X8 APEX BRUKER, radiation MoK _α, T = 150 K), it crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, space group P2₁/c, a = 8.9940(4) Å, b = 22.3966(11) Å, c = 8.1884(3) Å, β = 92.705(2)°, V = 1647.59(12) ų, Z = 4, d _calc = 1.725 g/cm³, final R = 0.0272. The structure is molecular. In the equatorial plane the atom Cu(II) is surrounded with four oxygen atoms of two chelating ligands (CF₃COCHCOCH₃)^?; Cu-O distances 1.927–1.937 Å, O-Cu-O angles 86.18–93.30° and 170.18–175.67°. Square coordination of Cu is complemented to the square-pyramidal one by the oxygen atom of an acetone molecule behaving as an axial ligand; Cu-O_acetone 2.342 Å, O-Cu-O_acetone 89.66–100.11°. In the studied compound disorder of one of the chelate ligands implies the co-existance of the molecules in the cis- and trans-configuration in the crystal under ratio 54.6:45.4. In air the solvate rapidly degrades losing acetone, while in a sealed vessel melts around 313 K. Temperature dependence of equilibrium vapor pressure of acetone over the complex was measured with the static spoon gauge technique, thermodynamic characteristics of its dissociation process being derived: [Cu(CF₃COCHCOCH₃)₂(CH₃COCH₃)]_s = [Cu(CF₃COCHCOCH₃)₂]_s + CH₃COCH_3g, ΔH _av ⁰ = 49.6(3) kJ/mol, ΔS _av ⁰ = 152(1) J/(mol K), ΔG _av ⁰ = 4.30(2) kJ/mol.     

Syntheses,Structures, and Properties of Two Coordination Polymers Based on 2-Pyrimidineamidoxime

Two coordination polymers, {[Cd(L¹)₂(L₂)] · 0.25H₂O} _n (I) and {[Cd(L¹)(L₃)H₂O] · 2H₂O} _n (II) (L¹ = 2-pyrimidineamidoxime, L² = 4-sulfobenzoate dianion and L³ = 5-sulfosalicylate dianion), has been synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (CIF files CCDC nos. 1565646 (I) and 1565728 (II)). Complex I crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 10.1462(3), b = 16.0152(5), c = 14.0349(5) Å, β = 93.267(3)°, V = 2276.87(13) ų, C₆₈H₆₆N₃₂O₂₉S₄Cd₄, M = 2373.36, ρ_calcd = 1.731 g/cm³, μ(MoK_α) = 1.109 mm^?1, F(000) = 1186, GOOF = 0.806, Z = 1, the final R¹ = 0.0287 and wR² = 0.0733 for I > 2σ(I). Complex II crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2₁ with a = 6.882(2), b = 17.138(2), c = 7.883(2) Å, β = 103.83(3)°, V = 902.8(4) ų, C₁₂H₁₆N₄O₁₀SCd, M = 520.75, ρ_calcd = 1.916 g/cm³, μ(MoK_α) = 1.388 mm^?1, F(000) = 520, GOOF = 1.047, Z = 2, the final R¹ = 0.0739 and wR² = 0.2041 for I > 2σ(I). Crystal structural analysis reveals that complex I possesses the corrugated 1D chain structure extending along the \([\bar 101]\) direction. However, complex II displays a 2D coordination network lying on the ab crystal plane, which can be simplified as a binodal 3-connected 6³ topological network by considering Cd²⁺ ions and L³ ligands as 3-connected nodes. Their photoluminescent and thermal properties were also investigated.     

Study of the monocarbonate complex of pentavalent neptunium (NH<Subscript>4</Subscript>)[NpO<Subscript>2</Subscript>(CO<Subscript>3</Subscript>)]

The single crystals of the Np(V) complex (NH₄)[NpO₂(CO₃)] (I) were synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction. At 100 K, the crystals are hexagonal, space group P6₃ μmc, a = 5.0734(1) Å, c = 10.9191(2) Å, V= 243.399(11) ų, Z = 2, ρ(calcd) = 4.735 g/cm³. The absorption spectra of a crystal of I in the visible and infrared ranges were measured.