Neutron diffraction study of UO2SeO4 · 2D2O

A powdered sample of deuterated uranyl selenate dihydrate UO₂SeO₄ · 2D₂O is studied by neutron diffraction. This compound crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2₁/c; a = 6.974(1) Å, b= 8.289(2) Å, c = 11.664(2) Å, β=92.319(6)°, Z = 4, R _f = 3.14, R _I = 5.53, gC² = 2.82. The main structural units of the compound are [UO₂SeO₄(D₂O)₂] chains propagating along [100]. These chains are linked into a framework group (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , T³ = SeO ₄ ^2? , and M¹ = D₂O) of uranyl complexes. These chains are linked into a framework by a system of hydrogen bonds formed by water hydrogen atoms of one chain and uranyl oxygen atoms of another.     

Neutron diffraction study of Na2UO2(C2O4)2 · 5D2O

A sample of Na₂UO₂(C₂O₄)₂ · 5D₂O (I) was studied by powder neutron diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1, unit cell parameters: a = 6.934(1) ?, b = 7.566(1) ?, c = 15.409(2) ?, ?? = 94.720(6)°, ?? = 96.281(6)°, ?? = 111.765(5)°, Z = 2, R _F = 5.35, R _I = 6.73 and ??² = 2.89. The hydrogen bonds and non-valence contacts involved in the formation and binding of the {Na₂[UO₂(C₂O₄)₂(D₂O)](D₂O)₄} layers in I were analyzed using the Voronoi-Dirichlet polyhedra.     

X-ray diffraction study of K3[UO2(C2O4)2(NCS)] · 3H2O

The single crystals of K₃[UO₂(C₂O₄)₂(NCS)] · 3H₂O were studied by X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2₁/n, Z = 4, a = 10.673 Å, b = 12.041 Å, c = 13.856 Å, β = 110.18°, R = 0.0290. The basic structural units of the crystals of I are the island complex groups [UO₂(C₂O₄)₂NCS]^3? corresponding to the crystal-chemical group AB⁰¹ ₂M¹ (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , B⁰¹ = C₂O ₄ ^2? , M¹ = NCS^?) of uranyl complexes and connected into a three-dimensional framework through electrostatic interactions and through hydrogen bonds involving potassium ions and water molecules.     

Synthesis and X-ray diffraction study of cs3[UO2(CH3COO)3]2[UO2(CH3COO)(NCS)2(H2O)] and Cs5[UO2(CH3COO)3]3[UO2(NCS)4(H2O)] · 2H2O

Cs₃[UO₂(CH₃COO)₃]₂[UO₂(CH₃COO)(NCS)₂(H₂O)] (I) and Cs₅[UO₂(CH₃COO)₃]₃[UO₂ (NCS)₄(H₂O)] · 2H₂O (II) have been synthesized via the reaction between uranyl acetate and cesium thiocyanate in aqueous solution. According to single-crystal X-ray diffraction data, both compounds crystallize in monoclinic system with the unit cell parameters a = 18.7036(5) Å, b = 16.7787(3) Å, c = 12.9636(3) Å, β = 92.532(1)°, space group C2/c, Z = 4, R = 0.0434 (I); and a = 21.7843(3) Å, b = 24.6436(5) Å, c = 13.1942(2) Å, β = 126.482(1)°, space group Cc, Z = 4, R = 0.0273 (II). Uranium-containing structural units of compound (I) are mononuclear [UO₂(CH₃COO)₃]^? and [UO₂(CH₃COO)(NCS)₂(H₂O)]^? moieties, which correspond to the AB ₃ ⁰¹ and AB⁰¹M ₃ ¹ crystallochemical groups (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , B⁰¹ = CH₃COO^?, M¹ = NCS^? and H₂O). The structure of compound II is built of [UO₂(CH₃COO)₃]^? and [UO₂(NCS)₄(H₂O)]^2? complexes, which belong to the AB ₃ ⁰¹ and AM ₅ ¹ crystallochemical groups, respectively. Uranium-containing complexes in both structures are linked into a framework by hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interactions with cesium cations. The IR spectra of compounds I and II agree well with X-ray diffraction data.     

Synthesis and structure of Na[UO2(SeO3)(HSeO3)] · 4H2O

Compound Na[UO₂(SeO₃)(HSeO₃)] · 4H₂O (I) has been synthesized and studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystals of I are monoclinic with the unit cell parameters a = 8.8032(5) Å, b = 10.4610(7) Å, c = 13.1312(7) Å, β = 105.054(2)°, space group P2₁/n, Z = 4, V = 1167.76(12) ų, R = 0.0394. The main structural units of crystals I are the [UO₂(SeO₃)(HSeO₃)]^? layers belonging to the AT³B² crystal-chemical group (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , T³ = SeO ₃ ^2? , B² =HSeO ₃ ^? ) of the uranyl complexes. The sodium ions are linked with oxygen atoms of two uranyl ions of the same layer and with four water molecules. Electroneutral packets that formed are linked into a three-dimensional framework through a system of hydrogen bonds.     

Synthesis and X-ray diffraction study of K4[(UO2)2(C2O4)3(NCS)2] · 4H2O

Single crystals of K₄[(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)₃(NCS)₂] · 4H₂O(I) have been synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic with the unit cell parameters a = 8.0226(7) Å, b = 14.9493(11) Å, c = 11.1670(9) Å, β = 98.299(3)°, space group P2₁/n, Z = 2, V = 1325.26(19) ų, R = 0.0186. The main structural units of the crystals of structure I are discrete binuclear groups [(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)₃(NCS)₂]^4? belonging to the crystal-chemical group A₂K⁰²B ₂ ⁰¹ M ₂ ¹ (A =UO ₂ ²⁺ , K⁰² =C₂O ₄ ^2? , B⁰¹ =C₂O ₄ ^2? , M¹ = NCS^?) of the uranyl complexes. The uranium-containing complexes are linked into a three-dimensional framework through the potassium ions and a system of hydrogen bonds involving the outer-sphere water molecules.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of Ba2[(UO2)(C2O4)2(NCS)]NCS·7H2O

Single crystals of Ba₂[(UO₂)(C₂O₄)₂(NCS)]NCS · 7H₂O were prepared and studied by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, a = 13.508(5) Å, b = 12.268(4) Å, c = 14.965(5) Å, β = 115.38(1)°, V = 2240.6(13) ų. The main structural units in the crystal are the island complex species [(UO₂)(C₂O₄)₂(NCS)]^3? corresponding to the crystal chemical group AB ₂ ⁰¹ M¹ (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , B⁰¹ = C₂O ₄ ^2? , M¹ = NCS^?) of uranyl complexes, which are united into a three-dimensional framework through electrostatic interactions and through hydrogen bonds involving oxalate and isocyanate ions and water molecules.     

Synthesis and structures of two uranyl β-diketonate complexes [UO2(DBM)2(DEDPU)] and [UO2(PMBP)2(DEDPU)]

Two new uranyl β-diketonate complexes [UO₂(DBM)₂(DEDPU)] (1) and [UO₂(PMBP)₂(DEDPU)](CH₃C₆H₅)_0.5 (2), (HDBM?=?dibenzoylmethane, HPMBP?=?1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-benzoyl-5-pyrazolone, DEDPU?=?N,N′-diethyl-N,N′-diphenylurea) were synthesized and characterized. The coordination geometries of the uranyl atoms in 1 and 2 are distorted pentagonal bipyramidal, coordinated by one oxygen atom of DBDPU molecule and four oxygen atoms of two chelating DBM molecules in 1 and PMBP molecules in 2.     

Synthesis and structure of [UO2(SeO4)(C2H4N4)2] · 0.5H2O

The single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of [UO₂(SeO₄)(C₂H₄N₄)₂] · 0.5H₂O (I) is performed. The crystals are monoclinic: space group C2/c, Z = 8, a = 19.035(2), b = 7.1326(8), c = 21.477(2) Å, β = 109.683(4)°. The main structural units of the crystal are chains of [UO₂(SeO₄)(C₂H₄N₄)₂]. Compound I belongs to the crystal-chemical group AT³M ₂ ¹ (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , T³ = SeO ₄ ^2? , M¹ is a cyanoguanidine molecule) of the uranyl complexes. The chains are united into three-dimensional framework through hydrogen bonds involving the oxygen atoms of the selenate and uranyl groups, the nitrogen atoms of cyanoguanidine, and the hydrogen atoms of the cyanoguanidine or water molecules.     

(NH4)(CN3H6)2[UO2(C2O4)2(NCS)] · 2H2O: Synthesis and crystal structure

A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study (NH₄)(CN₃H₆)₂[(UO₂(C₂O₄)₂(NCS)] · 2H₂O (I) was carried out. The crystals are orthorhombic, space group P2₁2₁2₁, Z = 4, with the unit cell parameters a = 6.668(2) Å, b = 13.463(4) Å, c = 23.086(6) Å. The main structural units of the crystals of I are insular complex anions [(UO₂)(C₂O₄)₂(NCS)]^3?. They belong to the crystal-chemical group AB ₂ ⁰¹ M¹ (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ ) of uranyl complexes and are linked into a three-dimensional framework through electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonds with the participation of ammonium and guanidinium cations and crystal water molecules.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Cu(phen)2(SO4)(H2O)]·0.5C4H4O4·7H2O

The title compound, [Cu(phen)2(SO4)(H2O)]·0.5C4H4O4·7H2O (phen = 1,10-phe-nanthroline and C4H4O4 = fumaric acid), has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is of triclinic, space group P with a = 11.4827(2), b = 11.9086(2), c = 13.77350(10)(A), α = 80.6830(10), β = 66.6480(10), γ = 64.0480(10)o, V = 1554.63(4) (A)3, Mr = 722.17, Z = 2, Dc = 1.543 g/cm3, μ = 0.845 mm-1, F(000) = 750, R = 0.0349 and wR = 0.0837 for 4754 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). The compound contains a six-coordinated copper(II) center, which is surround by four N atoms of two phen ligands (Cu-N distances in the range of 1.997(2)～2.225(2)(A)), one sulfate O atom (Cu-O = 2.0037(17) (A)) and one water O atom (Cu-O(5w) = 2.719(2) (A)) in a distorted octahedral geometry. Extensive hydrogen-bonding interactions are involved in water molecules, ligated sulfate anions and fumaric acid molecules. In addition, π-π interactions via aromatic nitrogen-containing ligands are also discussed. The combination of non-covalent interactions leads to the formation of a 3-D network structure.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of [UO2CrO4(C5NH5COO)] · 0.25H2O

[UO₂CrO₄(C₅NH₅COO)] · 0.25H₂O crystals have been synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic system with the unit cell parameters a = 7.2362(3) ?, b = 13.8847(6) ?, c = 10.7204(5) ?, ?? = 90.037(2)°, space group P2₁/n, Z = 4, R = 0.0236. The structure consists of [UO₂CrO₄(C₅NH₅COO)] chains, which run in the direction [100] and correspond to the AT³B⁰¹ crystallochemical formula, where A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , T³ = CrO ₄ ^2? , and B⁰¹ is nicotinic acid molecules in the form of zwitter ions. The results of analyzing nonbonded interactions in the crystal structure by the method of molecular Voronoi-Dirichlet polyhedra (MMVDP) are presented.     

Thermochemical study of [Sm(C7H5O3)2·(C4H6NO2S)]·2H2O

The product from reaction of samarium chloride hexahydrate with salicylic acid and Thioproline, [Sm(C₇H₅O₃)₂·(C₄H₆NO₂S)]·2H₂O, was synthesized and characterized by IR, elemental analysis, molar conductance, and thermogravimetric analysis. The standard molar enthalpies of solution of [SmCl₃·6H₂O(s)], [2C₇H₆O₃(s)], [C₄H₇NO₂S(s)] and [Sm(C₇H₅O₃)₂·(C₄H₇NO₂S)·H₂O(s)] in a mixed solvent of absolute ethyl alcohol, dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO) and 3 mol L^?1 HCl were determined by calorimetry to be Δ_s H _m ^Φ [SmCl₃ δ6H₂O (s), 298.15 K]= ?46.68±0.15 kJ mol^?1 Δ_s H _m ^Φ [2C₇H₆O₃ (s), 298.15 K]= 25.19±0.02 kJ mol^?1, Δ_s H _m ^Φ [C₄H₇NO₂S (s), 298.15 K]=16.20±0.17 kJ mol^?1 and Δ_s H _m ^Φ [Sm(C₇H₅O₃)₂·(C₄H₆NO₂S)]·2H₂O (s), 298.15 K]= ?81.24±0.67 kJ mol^?1. The enthalpy change of the reaction (1) $$ SmCl_3 \cdot 6H_2 O(s) + 2C_7 H_6 O_3 (s) + C_4 H_7 NO_2 S(s) = Sm(C_7 H_5 O_3 )_2 \cdot (C_4 H_6 NO_2 S) \cdot 2H_2 O(s) + 3HCl(g) + 4H_2 O(1) $$ was determined to be Δ_s H _m ^Φ =123.45±0.71 kJ mol^?1. From date in the literature, through Hess’ law, the standard molar enthalpy of formation of Sm(C₇H₅O₃)₂(C₄H₆NO₂S)δ2H₂O(s) was estimated to be Δ_s H _m ^Φ [Sm(C₇H₅O₃)₂·(C₄H₆NO₂S)]·2H₂O(s), 298.15 K]= ?2912.03±3.10 kJ mol^?1.     

Crystal Structure of Calcium [Aqua(Nitrilotriacetatocobaltate(II)] Tetrahydrate,Ca[Co(Nta)(H2O)]2· 4H2O

Crystals of Ca[Co^II(Nta)]₂· 6H₂O (I), where Nta^3–is a nitrilotriacetate ion, were synthesized and studied using X-ray diffraction analysis. They were found to be monoclinic: a= 6.991(1), b= 10.031(1), c= 16.238(3) Å, = 98.50(1)°, V= 1126.2(3) ų, space group P2₁/n, Z= 2, R ₁= 0.0241, wR ₂= 0.0636, GOOF = 1.050 (for 3132 reflections with I> 2(I)). Structure Iis composed of {[Co(Nta)(H₂O)]^–}₁anion chains united by Ca²⁺cations into a three-dimensional framework. The coordination polyhedra of Co and Ca atoms are distorted octahedra. The Co(II) atom environment includes atoms N(1), O(1), O(3), and O(5) of one Nta^3–ligand, a carbonyl O(2)" atom of the neighboring anion fragment, and an O(w1) atom of the water molecule. The shortest bond is formed by the Co atom with the bridging O(2)" atom in trans-position relative to atom N(1). The Co–O(2)" distance (2.029 Å) is noticeably shorter than the other bond lengths, Co–O(Nta) (2.069–2.103 Å), Co–O(w1), and Co–N(1) (2.155 and 2.177 Å, respectively). Cations Ca²⁺are located in the inversion centers and involve in their coordination atoms O(4), O(6), O(w2), and the oxygen atoms symmetrically bond to them and arranged at 2.271(1), 2.420(1), and 2.351(2) Å, respectively. The structural formula of the title compound is {Ca(H₂O)₂[Co(Nta)(H₂O)]₂}₃· 2H₂O.     

Study of the state of uranyl orthovanadate (UO2)3(VO4)2·4H2O in aqueous solutions

The state of uranyl orthovanadate (UO₂)₃(VO₄)₂·4H₂O in aqueous solutions was studied by the methods of chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction, and IR spectroscopy. Uranyl vanadate is transformed into compounds of other composition and structure upon contact with aqueous phases of various acidity. Equilibrium constants of reactions occurring in heterogeneous systems (UO₂)₃(VO₄)₂·4H₂O-aqueous solution were calculated from the data on the solubility. Phase diagrams of bottom solid phases and of equilibrium aqueous solutions were constructed.     

Syntheses and crystal structures of two Cd(II) coordination polymers: one-dimensional chain [Cd(C4H6N2)2(C4H2O4)(H2O)2] n and two-dimensional sheet [Cd(C4H6N2)(H2O)(C4H4O4)] n · n H2O

Two new Cd(II) coordination polymers, [Cd(C₄H₆N₂)₂(C₄H₂O₄)(H₂O)₂] _n (1) (where C₄H₆N₂?=?2-methylimidazole, C₄H₂O₄?=?fumarate), and [Cd(C₄H₆N₂)(H₂O)(C₄H₄O₄)] _n ?·?nH₂O (2), (where C₄H₄O₄?=?succinates), have been prepared and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P 1 in a one-dimensional chain structure, in which carboxy is monodentate; a three-dimensional supermolecular network structure was formed through hydrogen bonding. In complex 2, the coordination geometry of the Cd atoms is a pentagonal bipyramid, and a two-dimensional sheet is formed though carboxyl group bridging. In 1 and 2, IR spectra indicate the presence of bridging carboxyl groups, confirmed by structure analyses.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of Cs2[(UO2)2(C2O4)3] and Cs2[UO2(C3H2O4)2] · H2O

Cs₂[(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)₃] (I) and Cs₂[UO₂(C₃H₂O₄)₂] · H₂O (II) have been synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction. The crystals of complexes I and II are monoclinic: a = 8.1453(2) Å, b = 8.9831(2) Å, c = 11.3897(4) Å, β = 104.0950(10)°, V = 808.29(4) ų, space group P2₁/n, Z = 2, and R ₁ = 0.0255 for I and a = 9.6998(2) Å, b = 17.8686(3) Å, c = 8.2074(2) Å, β = 97.5780(10)°, V = 1410.10(5) ų, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, and R ₁ = 0.0287 for II. The uranium-containing structural units of complexes I and II are [(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)₃]^2? chains and [UO₂(C₃H₂O₄)₂] ₂ ^4? dimers, which belong to the AK _0.5 ⁰² T¹¹ and AT¹¹B⁰¹ crystallochemical groups (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , K⁰² and T¹¹ = C₂O ₄ ^2? , T¹¹ and B⁰¹ = C₃H₂O ₄ ^2? ) of uranyl complexes.     

Vanadium Haloperoxidases Model Compounds: Synthesis,Structural Characterization and Mimic Catalytic Bromination Activity of [VO(C2O4)(2,2′-bipy)(H2O)]·C2H5OH and VO(C2O4)(phen)(H2O)

Two oxo-vanadium(IV) complexes, [VO(C₂O₄)(2,2′-bipy)(H₂O)]·C₂H₅OH(1) and VO(C₂O₄)(phen)(H₂O) (2), where 2,2′-bipy=2,2′-bipyridyl, phen=1,10-phenanthroline, were synthesized as potential functional models of vanadium haloperoxidases(VHPOs) in mixed solvent of ethanol and water at room temperature. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared(IR), UV-Vis and X-ray crystallography. Structural analyses showed that vanadium atom was coordinated by a terminal oxygen, one oxygen atom from coordinated water, two oxygen atoms from the carboxylate group of oxalic acid, and two nitrogen atoms(N1 and N2) from 2,2′-bipy/phen. Central vanadium atoms in complexes 1 and 2 were both in a distorted-octahedral environment, and some intermolecular hydrogen bonding linkages were also observed in each complex. Bromination reaction activity of the two complexes was evaluated with phenol red as organic substrate in the presence of H₂O₂, Br^- and phosphate buffer, indicating that they can be considered as a potential functional model of VHPO. In addition, thermal analysis was also performed and discussed in detail.     

A kinetic study on the iron(III)-promoted aquation of [Cr(C2O4)2(picolinato)]2− and [Cr(C2O4)2(2-pyridineacetato)]2− complexes

Two [Cr(C₂O₄)₂(AB)]^2– type complexes, obtained from the reaction of cis-[Cr(C₂O₄)₂(H₂O)₂]^– with the AB ligand, [AB = picolinic (pyac) or 2-pyridine-ethanoic acid (pyeac) anions], were converted into [Cr(C₂O₄)(pyac)(H₂O)₂]⁰ and [Cr(C₂O₄)(pyeac)(H₂O)₂]⁰ compounds, respectively via Fe^III-induced substitution of the oxalato ligand. The aquation products were separated chromatographically and their spectral characteristics and acid dissociation constants determined. The kinetics of the oxalato ligand substitution were studied with a 10–40 fold excess of Fe^III over [Cr^III] at [H⁺] = 0.2 M and at constant ionic strength 1.0 M (Na⁺, H⁺, Fe³⁺, ClO^– ₄). The reaction rate law is of the form: r = k _obs[Cr^III], where k _obs = kQ[Fe^III]/(1 + Q[Fe^III]). The first-order rate constants (k), preequilibria quotients (Q) and activation parameters derived from the k values have been determined. The reaction mechanism is discussed in terms of a Lewis acid catalyzed (induced) ligand substitution.