ChemInform Abstract: YCa3(CrO)3(BO3)4: A Cr3+ Kagome Lattice Compound Showing No Magnetic Order Down to 2 K.

Polycrystalline gaudefroyite‐type YCa₃(CrO)₃(BO₃)₄ with Cr³⁺ ions (3d³, S = 3/2) forming an undistorted Kagome lattice is prepared by reaction of a stoichiometric mixture of Y₂O₃, CaCO₃, Cr₂O₃, H₃BO₃ in a KCl flux (Al₂O₃ crucible, 1000 °C, 1 d) followed by re‐grinding and further annealing (1000 °C, 2 d, 95% yield).     

ChemInform Abstract: From 1∞ [(UO2)2O(MoO4)4]6‐ to 1∞ [(UO2)2(MoO4)3(MoO5)] 6‐ Infinite Chains in A6U2Mo4O21 (A: Na,K, Rb,Cs) Compounds: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Cs6 [(UO2)2(MoO4)3(MoO5)] .

Single crystals of the title compound are obtained from a melt of U₃O₈, MoO₃, and excess Cs₂CO₃ (Pt crucible, 950 °C, 12 h, cooling rate 5 °C/h).     

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 Structure of the Novel Copper Phosphate Cu3(PO4)2·H2O.

The title compound, obtained in the ternary system CuO₂-P₃O₅-H₂O at 160°C, crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (C2/c, Z=8).     

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: The Crystal and Electronic Structures of the Li2‐xAg1+xIn3 (x = 0.05) Indide.

Li_1.95Ag_1.05In₃ is prepared from the elements (Ta crucible, 1100 °C for 15 min followed by annealing at 150 °C for 1 month) and characterized by single crystal XRD and TB‐LMTO‐ASA computations.     

ChemInform Abstract: Hexatellurium Rings in Coordination Polymers and Molecular Clusters: Synthesis and Crystal Structures of [M(Te6)]X3 (M: Rh,Ir; X: Cl,Br, I) and [Ru2(Te6)] (TeBr3)4(TeBr2)2.

Black crystals of [Rh(Te₆)]Br₃ (I), [Rh(Te₆)]I₃ (II), [Ir(Te₆)]Cl₃ (III), [Ir(Te₆)]Br₃ (IV), and [Ir(Te₆)]I₃ (V) are prepared from stoichiometric mixtures of Rh or Ir, Te, and TeX₄ (X: Cl, Br, I; evacuated silica tube, 300—350 °C, 7 d).     

ChemInform Abstract: 2Mg(OH)2·MgCl2·2H2O and 2Mg(OH)2·MgCl2·4H2O,Two High Temperature Phases of the Magnesia Cement System.

The title materials exist as stable phases in the MgO—MgCl₂—H₂O system at 120 °C.     

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: La3BaSi5N9O2:Ce3+ — A Yellow Phosphor with an Unprecedented Tetrahedra Network Structure Investigated by Combination of Electron Microscopy and Synchrotron X‐Ray Diffraction.

Agglomerates of a few μm of the yellow phosphor La₃BaSi₅N₉O₂:Ce³⁺ are obtained by heating a mixture of LaF₃, La(NH₂)₃, BaH₂, Si(NH)₂, and CeF₃ in a radio frequency furnace under N₂ (1600 °C, 10 h; cooling to 900 °C within 44 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Tetrakis(tetramethylammonium) Tricarbonatodioxidouranate Octahydrate.

Single crystals of (Me₄N)₄ [UO₂(CO₃)₃]·8H₂O are grown by slow evaporation (25 °C, 6 weeks) of an aqueous solution of uranyl 1‐hydroxyethane‐1,1‐diphosphonate and Me₄NOH.     

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: Reinvestigation of the OP4-(Li/Na)CoO2-Layered System and First Evidence of the (Li/Na/Na)CoO2 Phase with OPP9 Oxygen Stacking.

The metastable 1:1 Li/Na-stacked OP4-Li_0.42Na_0.37CoO₂ phase is synthesized from a mixture of O3-LiCoO₂ and P2-Na_0.7CoO₂ in a molar ratio of 42:58 (sealed gold tubes, 920 °C, 24 h, very fast quenching).     

ChemInform Abstract: Na2MoO2‐δF4+δ — A Perovskite with a Unique Combination of Atomic Orderings and Octahedral Tilts.

The title compound (δ ≈ 0.08) is hydrothermally synthesized from a mixture of NaF, MoO₃, MoO₂, guanidinium carbonate, and HF in H₂O (autoclave, 160 °C, 3 d).     

ChemInform Abstract: Site Specific X-Ray Anomalous Dispersion of the Geometrically Frustrated Kagome Magnet,Herbertsmithite, ZnCu3(OH)6Cl2.

A single crystal of (Zn_0.85Cu_0.15)Cu₃ (OH)₆Cl₂ is obtained from a mixture of CuO, ZnCl₂, and H₂O (185 °C, 2 d) followed by recrystallization of the microcrystalline product.     

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: Synthesis and Crystal Growth of Microcrystals of the Cubic and New Orthorhombic Polymorphs of (NH4)2SnCl6.

Single crystals of (NH₄)₂SnCl₆ are obtained by thermal decomposition of SnCl₄·5NH₃ in the gas phase under a stream of gaseous NH₃ (quartz tube, 298 °C, 6 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Crystal Growth and Structure of Three New Neodymium Containing Silicates: Na0.50Nd4.50(SiO4)3O,Na0.63Nd4.37 (SiO4)3O0.74F0.26 and Na4.74Nd4.26(O0.52F0.48) [SiO4]4.

Single crystals of the title compounds are simultaneously obtained from mixtures of Nd₂O₃ and SiO₂ in the molar ratio 1:0.75 using a eutectic mixture of NaF and KF as a flux (covered Ag crucible, 850 °C, 24 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Structural and Electrochemical Study od a New Crystalline Hydrate Iron(III) Phosphate FePO4·H2O Obtained from LiFePO4(OH) by Ion Exchange.

FePO₄·H₂O is prepared by Li⁺/H⁺ exchange from an aqueous HNO₃ suspension of LiFePO₄(OH) at about 60 °C.     

ChemInform Abstract: Study of Phase Transformation in BaTe2O6 by in situ High‐Pressure X‐Ray Diffraction,Raman Spectroscopy,and First‐Principles Calculations.

The title compound is synthesized by solid state reaction of a stoichiometric mixture of BaCO₃ and TeO₂ (air, 550 °C for 6 h, and 650 °C for 12 h).