Crystal Growth and Basic Characterisation of the Bismuth Borate Bi2B8O15

Top‐seeded growth of Bi₂B₈O₁₅ from a stoichiometric melt is reported. Crystals have been grown with dimensions of up to 24 × 12 × 5 mm³ . Bi₂B₈O₁₅ shows twin domains at room temperature; their origin was investigated by methods of thermal analysis. The domains were found to result from a sluggish phase transition that occurs in a broad temperature range (ΔT ≈ 20 K) around ∼390 K. Unit cell parameters at room temperature were determined: a = 4.3140(6) Å, b = 22.148(2) Å, c = 6.4695(6) Å, β = 105.46(1)° , possible space group P2₁ (no.4), the non‐centrosymmetry was proved using powder SHG.     

Morphology of β-BaB2O4 (BBO) Crystals in Relation to its Structure and Growth Conditions

β-BaB₂O₄ (BBO) crystals with well-defined morphology have been grown from Na₂O solutions using the top seeded solution growth (TSSG) method. The crystal morphology in relation to its structure and growth conditions has been studied in detail on the basis of crystallography and crystal chemistry. It is found that the morphological characteristics are related to the orientations of structural unit (B₃O₆)^3— anion rings in the crystal. On the other hand, the growth parameters may greatly affect the appearance of faces of the crystal, but the crystals still generally take trigonal in outline and have a diagnostic character of point group 3m. The observed morphology is in disagreement with BFDH and PBC analyses and is explained from the incorporation of the growth units on the faces and facets. Since the incorporation rates of the growth units are different on different faces, the boule habits with well-defined morphology are formed.     

Crystal and Molecular Structure of 6‐Methyl‐2‐(trifluoromethyl)‐(6H)‐imidazo[1,2‐c]pyrimidin‐5‐one

The title compound (C8H6F3N3O) crystallizes as colorless plates, triclinic, a = 10.916(2) Å, b = 11.140(1) Å, c = 8.368(1) Å, α = 95.938(9)o, β = 105.24(1)o, γ = 64.843(9)o, V = 888.6(2) ų, Z = 4, D_calc = 1.623g/cm³, space group P . The structure was solved by direct methods and refined by the full‐matrix least‐squares method (R_w = 0.047).