Dynamics of the intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the polymorphs of paracetamol in relation to crystal packing and conformational transitions: a variable-temperature polarized Raman spectroscopy study

The properties of the intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the monoclinic (Form I) and the orthorhombic (Form II) polymorphs of paracetamol, C(8)H(9)NO(2), have been studied by single crystal polarized Raman spectroscopy (40 to 3700 cm(-1)) in a wide temperature range (5 K < T < 300 K) in relation to the dynamics of methyl-groups of the two forms. A detailed analysis of the temperature dependence of the wavenumbers, bandwidths and integral intensities of the spectral bands has revealed an essential difference between the two polymorphs in the strength and ordering of OH···O and NH···O hydrogen bonds. The compression of intermolecular hydrogen bonds is interrelated with crystal packing and the dynamics of methyl-groups. On structural compression of the orthorhombic polymorph on cooling, a compromise is to be sought between the shortening of OH···O and NH···O bonds, attractive CH···O and repulsive CH···H contacts in the crystal structure. As a result of a steric conflict at temperatures below 100 K, N-H···O hydrogen bonds become significantly disordered, and an extended intramolecular transition from the conformation "staggered" with respect to the C=O bond to the one "staggered" with respect to the NH bond is observed. In most of the studied crystals this transition was only about 60% complete even at 5 K, but in some of the crystals the orientation of all the methyl-groups became staggered with respect to the NH bond at low temperatures. This complete transition was coupled to a sharp shortening of the OH···O and NH···O hydrogen bonds at <100 K, the appearance of new additional positions of the protons in these H-bonds, and a slight strengthening of the C-HO bonds formed by methyl-groups. The same conformational transition has been observed also in the monoclinic polymorph at T < 80 K. The crystal packing in Form I prevents the O-H···O hydrogen bonds from adopting the optimum geometry, and they are significantly disordered at all the temperatures, especially at ≤200 K. The packing of molecules in Form I is also not favourable to form C-H···O hydrogen bonds involving methyl-groups. One can conclude from the comparison of diffraction and spectroscopic data that the higher stability of Form I results not from a larger strength of individual OH···O and NH···O hydrogen bonds, but is a cumulative effect: all the hydrogen bonds together stabilize the structure of the monoclinic polymorph more than that of the orthorhombic polymorph.     

High-temperature phases of poly(p-xylylene)

The crystal structure of poly(p-xylylene), as polymerized, is the α form. This transforms irreversibly to the β from by annealing or drawing. To clarify the mechanism of this transition, structural changes of the α and β crystals were examined with a high-temperature stage in the electron microscope. Two high-temperature phases, β₁ and β₂, were found and their structures were analyzed. In these structures lattice distortions due to rotational and translational motions of chains are in troduced, especially in the β₂ form. The α → β transition is induced through such a disordered phase. The statistical arrangement of a molecule in the β-form unit cell results from freezing the disorder in the high-temperature phases.     

Conformation-changing aggregation in hydroxyacetone: a combined low-temperature FTIR, jet, and crystallographic study

Aggregation in hydroxyacetone (HA) is studied using low-temperature FTIR, supersonic jet expansion, and X-ray crystallographic (in situ cryocrystallization) techniques. Along with quantum chemical methods (MP2 and DFT), the experiments unravel the conformational preferences of HA upon aggregation to dimers and oligomers. The O-H···O═C intramolecular hydrogen bond present in the gas-phase monomer partially opens upon aggregation in supersonic expansions, giving rise to intermolecular cooperatively enhanced O-H···O-H hydrogen bonds in competition with isolated O-H···O═C hydrogen bonds. On the other hand, low-temperature IR studies on the neat solid and X-ray crystallographic data reveal that HA undergoes profound conformational changes upon crystallization, with the HOCC dihedral angle changing from ~0° in the gas phase to ~180° in the crystalline phase, hence giving rise to a completely new conformation. These conclusions are supported by theoretical calculations performed on the geometry derived from the crystalline phase.     

Spectroscopic, structural, and conformational properties of (Z)-4,4,4-trifluoro-3-(2-hydroxyethylamino)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-buten-1-one, C12H12F3NO3: a trifluoromethyl-substituted β-aminoenone

The (Z)-4,4,4-trifluoro-3-(2-hydroxyethylamino)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-buten-1-one (C(12)H(12)F(3)NO(3)) compound was thoroughly studied by IR, Raman, UV-visible, and (13)C and (19)F NMR spectroscopies. The solid-state molecular structure was determined by X-ray diffraction methods. It crystallizes in the P2(1)/c space group with a = 12.1420(4) ?, b = 7.8210(3) ?, c = 13.8970(5) ?, β = 116.162(2)°, and Z = 4 molecules per unit cell. The molecule shows a nearly planar molecular skeleton, favored by intramolecular OH···O and NH···O bonds, which are arranged in the lattice as an OH···O bonded polymer coiled around crystallographic 2-fold screw-axes. The three postulated tautomers were evaluated using quantum chemical calculations. The lowest energy tautomer (I) calculated with density functional theory methods agrees with the observed crystal structure. The structural and conformational properties are discussed considering the effect of the intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bond interactions.     

Crystal Structure of a Cadmium（II） Complex Containing an Amide Type Ligand

The compound [Cd(L)2(NO3)]NO3·0.5H2O (L = N-benzyl-2-(quinolin-8-yloxy)aceta- mide) 1 has been synthesized and structurally determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR and UV spectroscopy. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 11.7175(13), b = 11.8873(13), c = 14.0958(16) , α = 74.889(2), β = 78.228(2), γ = 78.831(2)o, V = 1835.0(4) 3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.502 Mg/m3, Mr = 1660.17,μ = 0.662 mm-1, F(000) = 846, λ(MoKα) = 0.71073 , the final R = 0.0585 and wR = 0.0577 for all observed reflections. The results show that the Cd(Ⅱ) ion with a square antiprismatic geometry is coordinated by a N2O6 donor set, two NO2 sets from two ligands and two O atoms from a bidendate nitrate group. In the crystal, the O-H···O and N-H···O hydrogen bonds are helpful to consolidate the three- dimensional network.     

Structures of 1-（3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl）-2-（3,4-dimethoxyphenyl） ethanone and Its Hydrate Complex

The title compounds, C16H16O5 (I) and C16H16O5·H2O (II), were structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound I crystallizes in monoclinic space group P21/c with a = 10.5574(10), b = 8.3576(9), c = 16.5528(16) , β = 91.762(3)°, Z = 4, R = 0.0524 and wR = 0.1084. The molecules are jointed into a chain by intermolecular O-H···O and C-H···O hydrogen bonds, which form layers parallel to (001). The chains run along the [110] and [110] directions alternatively layer by layer, and are assembled into a network by intermolecular O-H···O (carboxyl) hydrogen bonds. On the other hand, the hydrate complex (II) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 with a = 5.1451(2), b = 10.4583(4), c = 14.8267(5) , α = 70.900(2), β = 82.478(2), γ = 81.359(2)°, Z = 2, R = 0.0393 and wR = 0.0983. The molecules are linked into infinite two-dimensional ribbons by O-H···O (carbonyl) and solvent-bridged O-H···O hydrogen bonds.     

Monitoring selected hydrogen bonds in crystal hydrates of amino acid salts: combining variable-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction and polarized Raman spectroscopy

Predicting behaviour of hydrogen bonds with varying temperature, in particular-correlating donor-acceptor distances in the O-H···O hydrogen bonds with the frequencies of O-H stretching vibrations is important for understanding dynamics of biomolecules and phase transitions in crystals. A commonly used correlation suggested earlier in the literature is based on statistical analysis of different compounds [A. Novak, Structure and Bonding, 1974, 18, 177; K. Nakamoto, M. Margoshes, R. E. Rundle, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1955, 77, 6480]. The present study is a rare example when correlations between geometry and energy parameters have been found for selected individual hydrogen bonds in the same crystalline compound at multiple temperatures. The properties of several types of O-H···O hydrogen bonds in bis(DL-serinium) oxalate dihydrate and DL-alaninium semi-oxalate monohydrate have been studied by a combination of variable-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction and polarized Raman spectroscopy. The changes in the hydrogen bonds geometry could be compared with the changes of the corresponding spectral modes. The correlation suggested by Novak is roughly followed, better for medium and weak, than for short hydrogen bonds. Fine details of spectral changes differ for individual bonds. The way how H-bonds are affected by cooling depends on their environment in the crystal structure. Short O-H···O hydrogen bonds in bis(DL-serinium) oxalate dihydrate expand or remain almost unchanged on cooling, whereas in DL-alaninium semi-oxalate monohydrate all strong H-bonds are compressed under these conditions. The distortion of individual hydrogen bonds on temperature variations is correlated with the anisotropy of lattice strain.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Properties of a Novel Vanadium（Ⅴ） Oxoperoxo Complex Incorporating a Tridentate Hydrazone Ligand

A novel vanadium(V) oxoperoxo complex [VOO2(APTCH)(CH3OH)] (HAPTCH = 2-acetylpyridine thiophene-2-carboxylic hydrazone) has been synthesized and characterized by IR, TGA and X-ray single-crystal structure determination. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 11.232(2), b = 10.762(2), c = 112.613(3), β = 99.44(3)°, V = 1504.1(5)3, Dc = 1.657 g·cm-3, Z = 4, F(000) = 768, μ = 0.827 mm-1, the final R = 0.0392 and wR = 0.1073 for 2266 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies reveal that the vanadium(V) is coordinated by a tridentate ligand, methanol molecule and peroxo group to form a pentagonal-bipyramidal geometry. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonds of O-H···N and C-H···O.     

Elongation of phenoxide C-O bonds due to formation of multifold hydrogen bonds: statistical, experimental, and theoretical studies

Statistical studies using the Cambridge Structural Database have revealed that there are several elongated phenoxide C-O bonds. They are characterized by the formation of 3-fold (or occasionally 2-fold) hydrogen bonds to the phenoxide oxygen atoms, and their mean bond length extends up to 1.320 ?, which is quite different from the theoretically predicted carbon-oxygen bond length of C(6)H(5)O(-) (1.26 ?). Elongated phenoxide C-O bonds associated with the formation of 3-fold hydrogen bonds were also observed in the X-ray structures of proton-transfer complexes (2X-O(-))(TEAH(+))s derived from 5'-X-substituted 5,5'-dimethyl-1,1':3',1'-terphenyl-2,2',2'-triols (2X-OHs, where X = NO(2), CN, COOCH(3), Cl, F, H, and CH(3)) and triethylamine (TEA). By comparing the X-ray structures, C-O bond elongation was found to be only slightly affected by an electron-withdrawing substituent at the para position (X). This along with strong bathochromic shifts of N-H(···O(-)) and O-H(···O(-)) stretching vibrations in the IR spectra indicates that the elongated C-O bonds in (2X-O(-))(TEAH(+))s essentially have single-bond character. This is further confirmed by molecular orbital calculations on a model complex, showing that the negatively charged phenoxide oxygen atom is no longer conjugated to the central benzene ring, and the NICS values of the three benzene rings are virtually identical. However, C-O bond elongation in (2X-O(-))(TEAH(+))s was considerably influenced by a change in the hydrogen-bond geometry. This also suggests that hydrogen bonds significantly affect phenoxide C-O bond elongation.     

Synthesis and Structure of Bismuth(III)-Containing Noncentrosymmetric Phosphates, Cs(3)KBi(2)M(4)(PO(4))(6)Cl (M = Mn, Fe). Monoclinic (Cc) and Tetragonal (P4(3)) Polymorphs Templated by Chlorine-Centered Cl(Bi(2)Cs) Acentric Units

Single crystals of three new noncentrosymmetric (NCS) phosphates, α (1) and β (2) forms of Cs(3)KBi(2)Mn(4)(PO(4))(6)Cl and α-Cs(3)KBi(2)Fe(4)(PO(4))(6)Cl (3), were grown in a reactive CsCl/KCl molten-salt media. Their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods showing that the α form crystallizes in the space group Cc (No. 9), which is in one of the 10 NCS polar crystal classes, m (2/m) while the β form crystallizes in P4(3) (No. 78) of another polar class, 4 (4/m). The unit cell parameters of the α form can be approximately correlated with that of the β form via the 3 × 3 orientation matrix [0.5, 0.5, 0; -0.5, 0.5, 0; 0, 0, 2 sin β]. The structures of these otherwise complicated phosphates exhibit two types of channels with circular and elliptical windows where the Cl-centered Cl(Bi(2)Cs) acentric unit is located. The neighboring acentric units are arranged in a parallel fashion in the α form, resulting in the monoclinic (Cc) lattice, but "antiparallel" in the β form, thus giving the tetragonal (P4(3)) unit cell. 1-3 feature the compatible M-O-P unit that contains four crystallographically independent MO(x) (x = 4, 5) polyhedra, which are connected to the Cl(Bi(2)Cs) acentric unit through one short and one long M(II)···Cl bond. The compositions of 1 and 2 consist of three Mn(2+) (d(5)) and one Mn(3+) (d(4)) per formula unit and that of 3 has three Fe(2+) (d(6)) and one Fe(3+) (d(5)). Bond valence sums reveal that, in the α phase, the trivalent site adopts distorted tetrahedral M(1)(3+)O(4) coordination and, in the β phase, distorted trigonal-bipyramidal M(4)(3+)O(5). Thus far, the iron phase has only been isolated in the α form presumably because of little extra stabilization energy gain if the Fe(2+) d(6) ion were to occupy the M(1)O(4) site. The possible origins pertaining to the structural differences in the α and β forms are discussed.     

Synthesis, composition, and structure of sillenite-type solid solutions in the Bi2O3-SiO2-MnO2 system

Individual compounds and solid solutions are obtained under hydrothermal conditions in the Bi(2)O(3)-SiO(2)-MnO(2) system in the form of faceted crystals and epitaxial films on the Bi(24)Si(2)O(40) substrate. The crystals have the shape of a cube (for the molar ratio of the starting components Na(2)SiO(3)·9H(2)O:Mn(NO(3))(2)·6H(2)O > 1), a tetrahedron (for Na(2)SiO(3)·9H(2)O:Mn(NO(3))(2)·6H(2)O < 1), or a tetrahedron-cube combination (for Na(2)SiO(3)·9H(2)O:Mn(NO(3))(2)·6H(2)O = 1). Crystal-chemical analysis based on the data of single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, IR spectra, and the results of calculation of the local balance by the bond-valence method reveals formation of the Bi(24)(Si(4+),Mn(4+))(2)O(40) phases, which probably include Mn(5+) ions (epitaxial films), as well as the Bi(24)(Si(4+),Bi(3+),Mn(4+))(2)O(40) and Bi(24)(Si(4+),Mn(4+))(2)O(40) phases in the (1 - x)Bi(3+)(24)Si(4+)(2)O(40) - x(Bi(3+)(24)Mn(4+)(2)O(40)) system and the Bi(24)(Bi(3+),Mn(4+))(2)O(40) phase in the (1 - x)Bi(3+)(24)Bi(3+)(2)(O(39)?(1)) - x(Bi(3+)(24)Mn(4+)(2)O(40)) system. Precision X-ray diffraction studies of single crystals of the Bi(24)(Bi,Si,Mn)(2)O(40) general composition show that these sillenites crystallize in space group P23 and not I23 as the Bi(24)Si(2)O(40) phase. The dissymmetrization of sillenite phases is observed for the first time. It is explained by a kinetic (growth) phase transition of the order-disorder type due to population of a crystallographic site by atoms with different crystal-chemical properties and quasi-equilibrium conditions of crystal growth in the course of a hydrothermal synthesis below 400 °C at unequal molar amounts of the starting components in the batch.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Hydrogen-bonded Supramolecular Compound [(C6H5N2O)3·Cu1.5]·6H2O

A hydrogen-bonded supermolecular compound [(C6H5N2O)3·Cu1.5](6H2O was syn- thesized from picolinamide and Cu(NO3)2·6H2O at the presence of sodium pyrophosphate deca- hydrate. It crystallizes in triclinic, space group P with a = 1.05947(8), b = 1.09130(8), c = 1.11456(8) nm, α = 67.8460(10), β = 84.497(1), γ = 74.6210(10)°, C18H27Cu1.5N6O9, Mr = 566.77, V = 1.15077(15) nm3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.636 g/cm3, F(000) = 585, μ = 1.461 mm-1, R1 = 0.0278 and wR2 = 0.0749. In the complex, the Cu(II) ion reveals a distorted tetradentate plane-tetragonal geometry. The structure consists of neutral two-dimensional layers via hydrogen bonds O-H…O and N-H…O between the molecules, and the layers are connected by weak interactions of the Cu-Cu, Cu-N, π-π and hydrogen bonds to form a three-dimensional network structure.     

Assignment of the vibrational spectra of 2(1H)-pyridinone (2-pyridone) in the solid state,and in solution as centrosymmetrical dimer. Comparison with 1-methyl-2(1H)-pyridinone (N-methyl-2-pyridone)

The complete assignment of the vibrational spectra of 2(1H)-pyridinone (2-pyridone), 1-D-2(1H)-pyridinone (2-pyridone ND) and 1-methyl-2(1H)-pyridinone (N-methyl-2-pyridone) is obtained from a comparative analysis of their IR and Raman spectra (condensed phase and molar solutions in CHCl₃ or CDCl₃). For the 2-pyridone centrosymmetrical dimer, the strength of the NH…O hydrogen bond association is discussed. Comparison is made with the recent work of Medhi and of Nowak et al.     

Water versus acetonitrile coordination to uranyl. Density functional study of cooperative polarization effects in solution

Optimizations at the BLYP and B3LYP levels are reported for mixed uranyl-water/acetonitrile complexes [UO(2)(H(2)O)(5-n)(MeCN)(n)](2+) (n = 0-5), in both the gas phase and a polarizable continuum modeling acetonitrile. Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics (CPMD) simulations have been performed for these complexes in the gas phase, and for selected species (n = 0, 1, 3, 5) in a periodic box of liquid acetonitrile. According to structural and energetic data, uranyl has a higher affinity for acetonitrile than for water in the gas phase, in keeping with the higher dipole moment and polarizability of acetonitrile. In acetonitrile solution, however, water is the better ligand because of specific solvation effects. Analysis of the dipole moment of the coordinated water molecule in [UO(2)(H(2)O)(MeCN)(4)](2+) reveals that the interaction with the second-shell solvent molecules (through fairly strong and persistent O-H···N hydrogen bonds) causes a significant increase of this dipole moment (by more than 1 D). This cooperative polarization of water reinforces the uranyl-water bond as well as the water solvation via strengthened (UO(2))OH(2)···NCMe hydrogen bonds. Such cooperativity is essentially absent in the acetonitrile ligands that make much weaker (UO(2))NCMe···NCMe hydrogen bonds. Beyond the uranyl case, this study points to the importance of cooperative polarization effects to enhance the M(n+) ion affinity for water in condensed phases involving M(n+)-OH(2)···A fragments, where A is a H-bond proton acceptor and M(n+) is a hard cation.     

Study of polarized IR spectra of the hydrogen bond system in crystals of styrylacetic acid

We have investigated the polarized IR spectra of the hydrogen bond system in crystals of trans-styrylacetic acid C(6)H(5)CHCHCH(2)COOH, and also in crystals of the following three deuterium isotopomers of the compound: C(6)H(5)CHCHCH(2)COOD, C(6)H(5)CHCHCD(2)COOH and C(6)H(5)CHCHCD(2)COOD. The spectra were measured at room temperature and at 77K by a transmission method. The spectral studies were preceded by determination of the X-ray crystal structure. Theoretical analysis of the results concerned linear dichroic effects, the H/D isotopic and temperature effects, observed in the solid-state IR spectra of the hydrogen and of the deuterium bond, at the frequency ranges of the nu(OH) and the nu(OD) bands, respectively. Basic spectral properties of the crystals can be interpreted satisfactorily in terms of the "strong-coupling" theory, when based on a hydrogen bond dimer model. This model sufficiently explained not only a two-branch structure of the nu(OH) and the nu(OD) bands, and temperature-induced evolution of the crystalline spectra, but also the linear dichroic effects observed in the band frequency ranges. A vibronic mechanism was analyzed, responsible for promotion of the symmetry-forbidden transition in the IR for the totally symmetric proton stretching vibrations in centrosymmetric hydrogen bond dimers. It was found to be of minor importance, when compared with analogous spectral properties of arylcarboxylic acid, or of cinnamic acid crystals. These effects were ascribed to a substantial weakening of electronic couplings between the hydrogen bonds of the associated carboxyl groups and the styryl radicals, associated with the separation of these groups in styrylacetic acid molecules by methylene groups in the molecules.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Photoluminescent Property of a Novel Silver(Ⅰ) Compound {[Ag(bpp)]2(Hphth)(NO3)·(H2O)2}n

Self-assembly of Ag(Ⅰ) nitrate, 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane (bpp) and phthalic acid monopotassium salt (KHphth) in CH3OH-H2O solution produced the title complex,{[Ag(bpp)]2(Hphth)(NO3)·(H2O)2}n, which was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction,elemental analysis, IR spectrum, and photoluminescent spectrum. Single-crystal X-ray analysis revealed that the complex crystallizes in a monoclinic system, space group P21/c, with α =15.4174(5), b = 8.6398(2), c = 25.2466(8) (A), β = 91.072(1)°, V = 3362.34(17) (A)3, Z = 4,C34H37N5O9Ag2, Mr = 875.43, Dc = 1.729 g/cm3, μ = 1.228 mm-1, F(000) = 1768, the final R =0.0749 and wR = 0.1580 for 5754 reflections with I ＞ 2σ(I). The Ag atom is coordinated by two N atoms from two bpp molecules in an approximately linear geometry. The Ag(Ⅰ) ions are linked by the bpp molecules to form one-dimensional zigzag chains propagating along the c axis. The Hphth-and nitrate counter-ions are bridged by solvent water molecules through hydrogen bonds to generate a one-dimensional chain extending along the b axis. Electrostatic interactions between cations and anions, extensive hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions are responsible for the three-dimensional supramolecular structure. In the solid state, the compound exhibits blue photoluminescence with the maximum at 436 nm upon excitation at 344 nm.     

Solid state characterizations and analysis of stability in azelnidipine polymorphs

Azelnidipine, a new dihydropyridine calcium ion antagonist, was protected by patent in Japan. In present study, identifications of the crystal phases, including two polymorphic and a pseudopolymorphic crystal forms of azelnidipine, were attempted using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), IR-, Raman-, THz-, and ss-NMR-spectroscopy. PXRD identified three different crystal forms, while, spectroscopy analysis provided the information of crystal structure involving intermolecular interactions. The transition thermodynamics of the azelnidipine polymorphs were extensively investigated by solubility method. The solubility of the two polymorphs of α and β in 50% ethanol at 25, 31, 37, 42, and 49°C was investigated; the values obtained were used to calculate the thermodynamic parameters of the transition reaction. The temperature of polymorphic phase transition in 50% ethanol was 50.78°C, and the values of ΔGα,β^θ, ΔHα,β^θ, and ΔSα,β^θ at 25°C were －1.18?kJ·mol^－1, －14.81?kJ·mol^－1, and －45.73?J·mol^－1·K^－1, respectively. Form β was proved to be thermodynamic stable form at room temperature and enantiotropically related with form α. The kinetics of the solid-state decomposition, studied using DSC analysis, showed that the activation energies of decomposition of the polymorphs α and β at high temperatures were 148.67 and 151.93?kJ·mol^－1.     

Solid-state phase transition induced by pressure in LiOH x H2O

When the free energy surface of the lithium hydroxide monohydrate crystal was explored, the high-pressure solid-state phase transition was determined. The high-pressure phase has been obtained through ab initio Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics simulation in the isothermic-isobaric ensemble. The recent metadynamics method has been applied to overcome the high activation energy barriers typical of rare events, like solid-state phase transition at high pressures. In the LiOH x H2O system, there are two kinds of H bonds: water-water and hydroxyl-water. The effect of the pressure has been investigated, to give further insight into the high-pressure phase. The strengthening of the H bonds of the system produces modifications in the water and the hydroxyl ion dipole electronic environment. The infrared spectra of both phases have been calculated and compared with experiments, and the assignment of the external modes has been discussed.     

D and Cs NMR study of the hydrogen bond network and antiferroelectric phase transition of cesium trihydrogen selenite

The ²D and ¹³³Cs NMR spectra of deuterated and protiated single crystals of antiferroelectric cesium trihydrogen selenite have been studied in the high- and low-temperature phases. The number of chemically nonequivalent hydrogen bonds, their lengths, and directions in the unit cell were determined from deuteron electric field gradient tensors. The deuterons of centered hydrogen bonds have been found disordered in the paraelectric phase over two equivalent sites on either side of a center of symmetry. The antiferroelectric phase transition is accompanied by order-disorder phenomena of the H system and displacive behavior of the heavy-ion system.     

N-(diisopropylthiophosphoryl)-N'-(R)-thioureas: synthesis, characterization, crystal structures and competitive bulk liquid membrane transport of some metal ions

Ten N-thiophosphorylated thioureas of the common formula RC(S)NHP(S)(OiPr)(2) [R = iPrNH (1), EtNH (2), Et(2)N (3), 2,5-Me(2)C(6)H(3)NH (4), 4-Me(2)NC(6)H(4)NH (5), 2-MeO(O)CC(6)H(4)NH (6), 2-PyNH (7), 2-PyCH(2)NH (8), 3-PyCH(2)NH (9), cyclo-C(2)H(2)N(3)NH (10)] have been synthesized and characterized by IR, NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Molecular structures of 1 and 4-8 were elucidated by X-ray diffraction revealing linear, bi- or trifurcated intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Additionally, their crystal structures are stabillized by two intermolecular hydrogen bonds, which in turn lead to a centrosymmetric dimer formation. The hydrogen bonded dimers of 5-8 are packed to polymeric chains through the π···π stacking interactions between aryl or pyridyl rings. Competitive transport experiments involving metal ions from an aqueous source phase through a chloroform membrane into an aqueous receiving phase have been carried out using 2-6 and 8-10 as the ionophore present in the organic phase. The source phase contained equimolar concentrations of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Ag(I), Cd(II) and Pb(II) with the source and receiving phases being buffered at pH = 5.5 and 1.0, respectively. The obtained data were compared with the transport and extraction properties of 1 and 7, which were described recently.