Paramagnetic properties of triple molybdates CsNa<Subscript>5</Subscript>M<Subscript>3</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>6</Subscript> (M = Ni,Co, Mn)

The static magnetization of CsNa₅M₃(MoO₄)₆ single phase molybdates, where M = Co, Ni, and Mn, is measured at 4–300 K in magnetic fields of up to 20 kOe. It is shown that the materials are paramagnetic. Magnetization as a function of temperature is described using the Curie–Weiss law. The intrinsic magnetic moments of the phases are found to be 9.759 (Co), 6.958 (Ni), and 12.203 Bohr magnetons for manganese molybdates. It is concluded that the charge state of Co, Ni, and Mn cations in the compounds is +2.     

Synthesis,structure, and properties of M<Subscript>3</Subscript>VO<Subscript>2</Subscript>(SO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript> (M = Rb,Cs)

Vanadium(V) complexes of general composition M₃VO₂(SO₄)₂ (M = Rb, Cs) were synthesized by a solid-state route. The individuality of the synthesized compounds was proved by X-ray and neutron diffraction, vibrational spectroscopy, and microscopic analysis. The X-ray diffraction patterns of M₃VO₂(SO₄)₂ were indexed to fit the monoclinic system (space group P2/c, Z = 4) with the following unit cell parameters: a = 11.6487(2) Å, b = 8.4469(2) Å, c = 12.1110(2) Å, β = 109.483(1)°, V = 1123.43 ų (Rb); a = 12.0546(3) Å b = 8.7706(2) Å, c = 12.6496(3) Å, β = 109.843(2)°, V = 1257.99 ų (Cs). In the crystal structure of M₃VO₂(SO₄)₂, [VO₂(SO₄)₂]^3? complex anions can be discerned in which the vanadium atom is surrounded by five oxygen atoms: two oxygen atoms form short terminal V–O bonds, and three oxygen atoms are from the two sulfato groups, one of which acts as a monodentate ligand and the other acts as a bidentate chelating ligand.     

Synthesis,crystal structure,and vibrational spectra of M<Subscript>4</Subscript>V<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>(SO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>4</Subscript> (M = K,Rb, Cs)

Synthesis was performed and physicochemical properties were studied for the M₄V₂O₃(SO₄)₄ complexes, where M = K, Rb, or Cs. Their crystal structures were determined using the set of data from X-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction studies. All compounds crystallize in a triclinic lattice (space group \(P\bar 1\), Z = 2) with the parameters: a = 7.7688(2), 7.8487(1), 8.1234(1) Å; b = 10.4918(3), 10.8750(2), 11.1065(1) Å; c = 11.9783(4), 12.1336(2), and 11.8039(1) Å; α = 76.600(2)°, 77.910(1)°, 79.589(1)°; β = 75.133(2)°, 75.718(1)°, 87.939(1)°; γ = 71.285(2)°, 72.189(1)°, 75.567(1)°; V = 881.78(5), 945.42(3), 1014.34(2) ų for K, Rb, Cs, respectively. The structure of M₄V₂O₃(SO₄)₄ was found to be formed by discrete complex anions V₂O₃(SO₄) ₄ ^4? incorporating two oxygen-bridged vanadium atoms in a distorted octahedral oxygen environment. The sulfate groups are coordinated by the vanadium atoms in the chelating mode with a large scatter of S-O interatomic distances and OSO angles. Every VO₆ octahedron has a short terminal vanadium-oxygen bond with a length of about 1.6Å. The V₂O₃(SO₄) ₄ ^4? complex anions in potassium and rubidium compounds differ from that in Cs₄V₂O₃(SO₄)₄ in the type of symmetry and mutual spatial orientation. The vibrational spectra were presented and interpreted in line with the structural analysis data.     

Complex amidoboranes M<Superscript>2</Superscript>[M<Superscript>1</Superscript>(NH<Subscript>2</Subscript>BH<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>4</Subscript>] (M<Superscript>1</Superscript> = Al,Ga; M<Superscript>2</Superscript> = Li,Na, K,Rb, Cs)

Structural, spectral, and thermodynamic characteristics of complex amidoboranes M²[M¹(NH₂BH₃)₄] (M¹ = Al, Ga; M² = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) were calculated by the B3LYP/def2-SVPD quantum-chemical method. The procedure for the synthesis of these compounds by reactions of alkali metal amidoboranes with aluminum and gallium chlorides was suggested and experimentally tested. Reaction products were characterized by the NMR and IR spectroscopy and X-ray phase analysis.     

Electrical properties of triple molybdates Rb<Subscript>5</Subscript>LnHf(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>6</Subscript>

Triple molybdates of the compositions Rb₅LnHf(MoO₄)₆ (5:1:2) and Rb₂LnHf₂(MoO₄)_6.5 (2:1:4), Ln = Ce-Lu, were prepared by solid-phase reactions. The temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of the compounds Rb₅LnHf(MoO₄)₆ (5:1:2) at 200–500°C was studied.     

Phase transitions in double molybdates K<Subscript>2</Subscript>M<Stack><Subscript>2</Subscript><Superscript>II</Superscript></Stack>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript> with M = Mg or Co

Phase transitions and cation mobility in double molybdates K₂M ₂ ^II (MoO₄)₃ with M = Mg or Co and the products of their heterovalent doping with scandium(III) and vanadium(V) have been studied. The transition from low to high conductivity in K₂M ₂ ^II (MoO₄)₃ is the result of a two-stage phase transition, whose occurrence is significantly extended in time. Heterovalent substitutions noticeably decrease the heat of the phase transition. The transition to the low-temperature phase is not achieved even after long-term exposure.     

Synthesis and X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy studies of ternary molybdates Li<Subscript>3</Subscript>Ba<Subscript>2</Subscript>R<Subscript>3</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>8</Subscript> (R = La-Lu,Y)

Ternary molybdates Li₃Ba₂R₃(MoO₄)₈ (R = La-Lu, Y) were synthesized by the solid-phase method. Their unit cell parameters were determined and IR spectra were assigned. The compounds are isostructural to each other and crystallize in the monoclinic system (space group C2/c).     

Crystal structure of a new ternary molybdate in the Rb<Subscript>2</Subscript>MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>-Eu<Subscript>2</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>-Hf(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript> system

A ternary salt system Rb₂MoO₄-Eu₂(MoO₄)₃-Hf(MoO₄)₂ was studied in the subsolidus area by X-ray phase analysis. A novel ternary molybdate, Rb_4.98Eu_0.86Hf_1.11(MoO₄)₆, formed in the system. The Rb_4.98Eu_0.86Hf_1.11(MoO₄)₆ rubidium-europium-hafnium molybdate crystals were grown by solution-melt crystallization under the spontaneous nucleation conditions. The structure and composition of this compound were refined by single crystal X-ray diffraction (X8 APEX automated diffractometer, MoK _α radiation, 1753 F(hkl), R = 0.0183). The crystals are trigonal, a = b = 10.7264(1) Å, c = 38.6130(8) Å, V = 3847.44(9) ų, Z = 6, space group R \(\bar 3\) c. The three-dimensional mixed framework of the structure comprises Mo tetrahedra and two types of octahedra, (Eu,Hf)O₆ and HfO₆. The large cavities of the framework include two types of the rubidium atom. The distribution of the Eu³⁺ and Hf⁴⁺ cations over two crystallographic positions was refined.     

Subsolidus phase diagrams for the Tl<Subscript>2</Subscript>MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>-Ln<Subscript>2</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>-Hf(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript> systems,where Ln = La-Lu

The Tl₂MoO₄-Ln₂(MoO₄)₃-Hf(MoO₄)₂ systems where Ln = La-Lu were studied in the subsolidus region using X-ray powder diffraction. Quasi-binary joins were revealed, and triangulation carried out. New ternary molybdates were prepared: Tl₅LnHf(MoO₄)₆ (5: 1: 2) for Ln = Ce-Ho, Tl₅LnHf(MoO₄)₆ (5: 1: 2) for Ln = Er-Lu, TlLnHf_0.5(MoO₄)₃ (1: 1: 1) for Ln = Ce-Nd, and Tl₂LnHf₂(MoO₄)_6.5 (2: 1: 4) for Ln = Ce-Lu. The crystallographic parameters of Tl₅LnHf(MoO₄)₆ (5: 1: 2) compounds for Ln = Er-Lu were determined.     

Synthesis and study of Li<Subscript>3</Subscript>BaSrR<Subscript>3</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>8</Subscript> compounds (R = La-Lu,Y) with stratified sheelite structure

Possibility of substituting barium ions with strontium ions in the stratified sheelite structure of Li₃Ba₂R₃(MoO₄)₈ (sp. gr. C2/c) was examined. The molybdates Li₃BaSrR₃(MoO₄)₈ were synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction analysis, differential-thermal analysis, and IR spectroscopy.     

Phase formation in the Ag<Subscript>2</Subscript>MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>-MgMoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>-Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript> system

The subsolidus region of the Ag₂MoO₄-MgMoO₄-Al₂(MoO₄)₃ ternary salt system has been studied by X-ray phase analysis. The formation of new compounds Ag_{1 ? x} Mg_{1 ? x} Al_{1 + x} (MoO₄)₃ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) and AgMg₃Al(MoO₄)₅ has been determined. The Ag_{1 ? x} Mg_{1 ? x} Al_{1 + x} (MoO₄)₃ variable-composition phase is related to the NASICON type structure (space group R \(\bar 3\) c). AgMg₃Al(MoO₄)₅ is isostructural to sodium magnesium indium molybdate of the same formula unit and crystallizes in triclinic system (space group P \(\bar 1\), Z = 2) with the following unit cell parameters: a = 9.295(7) Å, b = 17.619(2) Å, c = 6.8570(7) Å, α = 87.420(9)°, β = 101.109(9)°, γ = 91.847(9)°. The compounds Ag_{1 ? x} Mg_{1 ? x} Al_{1 + x} (MoO₄)₃ and AgMg₃Al(MoO₄)₅ are thermally stable up to 790 and 820°C, respectively.     

Heat capacity,entropy of Ln<Subscript>2</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript> (Ln = La,Sm, and Gd), and the high-temperature enthalpy of Ln<Subscript>2</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript> (Ln = Eu,Dy, and Ho)

The low-temperature heat capacity of Ln₂(MoO₄)₃ (Ln = La, Sm, and Gd) is investigated by means of adiabatic calorimetry within the range of 60–300 K. The temperature dependences of the heat capacity are found and the values of the standard entropy are calculated, based on extrapolations to 0 K. Characteristic temperatures for molybdates are determined from the results of IR spectroscopic studies. The high-temperature enthalpy of Ln₂(MoO₄)₃ (Ln = Eu, Dy, and Ho) is measured via high-temperature microcalorimetry, and the temperature dependence of heat capacity is calculated in the range of 298–1000 K. Since samarium and gadolinium molybdates are of the same structural type as terbium molybdate, we can estimate the anomaly of the heat capacity in the low-temperature region using the data for terbium molybdate and find the entropy of samarium and gadolinium molybdates.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of phosphates A<Subscript>2</Subscript>FeTi(PO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript> (A = Na,Rb)

Triple phosphates A₂FeTi(PO₄)₃ (A = Na, Rb) were synthesized by the solid-phase method and studied by electronic microscopy, electron probe X-ray microanalysis, and IR and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The crystal structure of the obtained compounds was refined by X-ray powder diffraction (the Rietveld method). The unit-cell parameters are as follows: for Na₂FeTi(PO₄)₃ (space group R \(\overline 3 \) c, Z = 6), a = 8.6015(1) Å, c = 21.718(1) Å, V = 1391.52(1) ų; for Rb₂FeTi(PO₄)₃ (space group P2₁3, Z = 4), a = 9.8892(2) Å, V = 967.12(1) ų. The base of the crystal structures is a mixed octahedral-tetrahedral framework {[FeTi(PO₄)₃]^2?}_3∞. Na⁺ and Rb⁺ cations are arranged in cavities of the framework. The influence of cationic substitutions on the change of the structural type of the isoformular compounds A₂FeTi(PO₄)₃ (A = Na, Rb) was considered.     

Structure and properties of Li<Subscript>2</Subscript>Zn<Subscript>2</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript> crystals activated with copper and chromium ions

Based on the corrected phase diagrams proper growth conditions for Li2Zn2(MoO₄)₃ crystals are selected. Large crystals (up to 100 mm), both impurity-free and activated by transition metal ions (Cu, Cr), are grown by the low-gradient Czochralski method. By the EPR method the charge state and structural position of copper and chromium ions are determined. The performed studies of luminescent properties show that for impurity-free crystals luminescence with λ = 388 nm with a two-exponential luminescence decay with τ₁ = 2 ns and τ₂ = 6 ns is observed at room temperature. At 77 K for both impurity-free crystals and those activated with transition metal ions luminescence with λ = 560 nm and the luminescence lifetime τ = 100 ns is observed, the intensity of luminescence with λ = 560 nm depending on the nature and concentration of transition metal ions. Cation vacancies responsible for the charge compensation of impurity transition metal ions are assumed to be also responsible for low-temperature luminescence.     

Crystal structure and properties of [M(NH<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>5</Subscript>Cl](NO<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>, (M = Ir,Rh, Ru)

The crystal structures of compounds from the series [M(NH₃)₅Cl](NO₃)₂, (M = Ir, Rh, Ru) were described. The compounds crystallized in the tetragonal crystal system, space group I4, Z = 2. Crystal data for [Ir(NH₃)₅Cl](NO₃)₂ (I): a = 7.6061(1) Å, b = 7.6061(1) Å, c = 10.4039(2) Å, V = 601.894(16) ų, ρ_calc = 2.410 g/cm³, R = 0.0087; [Rh(NH₃)₅Cl](NO₃)₂ (II): a = 7.5858(5) Å, b = 7.5858(5) Å, c = 10.41357(7) Å, V = 599.24(7) ų, ρ_calc = 1.926 g/cm³, R = 0.0255; [Ru(NH₃)₅Cl](NO₃)₂ (III): a = 7.5811(6) Å, b = 7.5811(6) Å, c = 10.5352(14) Å, V = 605.49(11) ų, ρ_calc = 1.896 g/cm³, R = 0.0266. The compounds were defined by IR spectroscopy and XRPA and thermal analyses.     

Electronic structures,chemical bonding,and defect formation in mixed cyanoferrates M<Subscript>2</Subscript>Cu[Fe(CN)<Subscript>6</Subscript>] (M = Na,K, Rb,and Cs)

The effect of the alkali metal nature on the electronic structures and chemical bonding in mixed cyanoferrates M₂Cu[Fe(CN)₆] (M = Na, K, Rb, and Cs) was studied by ab initio tight-binding linear muffin-tin orbital (TB-LMTO) method (in the spin-polarized implementation) and the extended Hückel molecular orbital (EHMO) method. It was found that the X-ray photoelectron spectra of the ferrimagnetic compounds Na₂Cu[Fe(CN)₆] (I), K₂Cu[Fe(CN)₆] (II), Rb₂Cu[Fe(CN)₆] (III), and Cs₂Cu[Fe(CN)₆] (IV) are similar. The magnetic moments on Cu²⁺ and iron ions remain virtually constant in compounds I–IV (μ(Cu) = 0.9 μ_B, μ(Fe) < ?0.06 μ_B). Analyses of the electron density maps and the bond overlap populations showed that the cubic frameworks of cyanoferrates are built from stable fragments ?-Fe-C≡N-Cu-?. The bond strength in these fragments decreases substantially in the order C-N → Fe-C → Cu-N and only slight in the order IV → III → II → I. The calculated total energies of the cyanoferrates Cs_2?x Cu[Fe(CN)₆], CsHCu[Fe(CN)₆], and NaHCu[Fe(CN)₆] for different concentrations and configurations of defects (cesium vacanices and hydrogen substitution defects) suggest mutual repulsion of defects. This repulsion is responsible for the experimentally observed lowering of the ionic conductivity with an increase in the defect concentration in the mixed cyanoferrates.     

Theoretical study of metal tetrahydroborates and alanates L(MH<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>, HL(MH<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>, and H<Subscript>2</Subscript>L(MH<Subscript>4</Subscript>)(L = Be,Mg, Al,Sc, Ti,V, Zn; M = B,Al)

The structural and energetic characteristics of the lowest-lying structures for isolated molecules and ions of light-metal boro-and aluminohydrides L (MH₄)₃, HL(MH₄)₂, and H₂L(MH₄)(L = Be, Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Zn; M = B, Al) with different coordination modes of and groups were calculated by the perturbation theory (MP2), coupled cluster (CCSD(T)), and density functional theory (B3LYP) methods using the 6-31G*, 6-311+G**, and 6-311++G** basis sets. The preferable coordination modes of the ligands in these complexes, as well as the differences and trends in the behavior of the structural parameters and dissociation energies for the loss of BH₃ (AlH₃) molecules and BH ₄ ^? (AlH ₄ ^? ) ions were analyzed in various related series of hydroborates and hydroaluminates.     

Phase ratios in the M<Subscript>2</Subscript>O-V<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>5</Subscript>-SO<Subscript>3</Subscript> (M = Rb,Cs) systems and the properties of the compounds formed in these systems

Powder X-ray diffraction and microscopy have been used to study phase ratios of the M₂O-V₂O₅-SO₃ (M = Rb, Cs) systems, which model the active component of rubidium-vanadium and cesium-vanadium catalysts for sulfuric acid production at high sulfur dioxide conversions. We have stated that each system forms four compounds: M₃VO₂(SO₄)₂, MVO₂SO₄, M₄V₂O₃(SO₄)₄, and MVO(SO₄)₂. The thermal properties of these compounds and their interaction with water vapor saturated at room temperature have been studied. The unit cell parameters have been determined for the compounds MVO₂SO₄ (M = K, Rb), MVO(SO₄)₂, and M[VO₂(SO₄)(H₂O)₂] · H₂O (M = Rb, Tl). The reciprocal transformations of the components and phases of the M₂O-V₂O₅-SO₃ systems match the Lux-Flood ideas of the acid-base properties of oxide compounds.     

Crystal structure of fluorosulfate complex compounds of indium(III) M<Subscript>2</Subscript>[InF<Subscript>3</Subscript>(SO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O] (M = K,NH<Subscript>4</Subscript>)

The crystal structures of isostructural mixed-ligand fluorosulfate complex compounds of indium(III) M₂[InF₃(SO₄)H₂O] (M = K, NH₄), formed of K⁺ cations, NH₄ ⁺ respectively, and complex [InF₃(SO₄)H₂O]^2– anions are determined. In the complex anion, the indium atom surrounded by three F atoms, the oxygen atom of the coordinated H₂O molecule, and two oxygen atoms of the bridging sulfate group forms a slightly distorted octahedron (CN 6). Via alternating bridging SO₄ groups, the polyhedra of In(III) atoms are arranged in polymer chains. The O–H???F hydrogen bonds organize the chains in a three-dimensional network. The K⁺ and NH₄ ⁺ cations are located in the structure framework and additionally strengthen it.