ChemInform Abstract: Investigation of a Naked Ag7 Cluster: Configurations and Spectral Characteristics.

DFT calculations show that the most stable Ag₇ cluster is a pentagonal bipyramid, whereas synthesized Ag₇ clusters are planar due to interactions with ligands as revealed by Raman and UV/VIS spectroscopy.     

ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Characterizations of Two Anhydrous Metal Borophosphates: M2IIIBP3O12 (M: Fe,In).

The title compounds are obtained quantitatively by reacting mixtures of M₂O₃ (M: Fe, In), H₃BO₃, and NH₄H₂PO₄ in a molar ratio of 1:1:3 at 1153 K.     

ChemInform Abstract: Effects of Scandium Substitution on the Crystal Structure and Luminescence Properties of LuBO3:Ce3+.

Crystals of Lu_1-xSc_xBO₃:Ce (x = 0.2, 0.5, 0.7) are prepared by the Czochralski method and characterized by single crystal XRD, Raman spectroscopy, and vacuum UV excitation spectroscopy.     

ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Ludwigite Borate: Mg2InBO5.

The title compound is prepared by solid state reaction of a stoichiometric mixture of MgO, In₂O₃, and H₃BO₃ (1300 °C, 36 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Laser‐Ablated Uranium and Thorium Atoms with H2Se: A Rare Example of Selenium Multiple Bonding.

H₂ThSe (I) and H₂USe (II) are obtained by the reaction of laser‐ablated U and Th with a ≈1:1:1 molar mixture of H₂Se, HDSe, and D₂Se under cryogenic conditions (CsI window as substrate, 10 K).     

ChemInform Abstract: Formation and Stability of Gaseous Ternary Oxides of Group 14-16 Elements and Related Oxides of Group 15 Elements: Mass Spectrometric and Quantum Chemical Study.

The formation of the new compounds PbTeO₃, PbTe₂O₅, Pb₂TeO₄, and Pb₂Te₂O₆ is observed in the gas phase by heating a mixture of solid PbO and TeO₂ at 1063 K using a mass-spectrometric Knudsen-cell method.     

ChemInform Abstract: Growth and Characterization of Acentric BaHf(BO3)2 and BaZr(BO3)2.

Single crystals of BaHf(BO₃)₂ are grown on a Pt wire from BaHfO₃ (3.5 mol%) solved in a BaB₄O₇ melt (1050 °C soaking temperature, 1000-940 °C crystallization temperature gradient).     

ChemInform Abstract: Tl10Hg3Cl16: Single Crystal Growth,Electronic Structure and Piezoelectric Properties.

High‐quality single crystals of Tl₁₀Hg₃Cl₁₆ are grown by the Bridgman—Stockbarger method employing TlCl and HgCl₂ in the molar ratio of 7:3 (evacuated conical bottom quartz container, 1.     

ChemInform Abstract: Vibrational Spectrum and Gas-Phase Structure of Disulfur Dinitride (S2N2)

The first gas-phase high-resolution FTIR spectra of S₂N₂ (D_2h) is presented together with a high-level quantum mechanical and experimental study of its molecular ground-state and equilibrium structures.     

ChemInform Abstract: Polychloride Monoanions from [Cl3]‐ to [Cl9]‐: A Raman Spectroscopic and Quantum Chemical Investigation.

Polychloride monoanions [Cl_n]^‐ (n = 3, 5, 7, 9) stabilized by quaternary ammonium salts are obtained through the addition or condensation of an excess of dry chlorine to [NMe₄]Cl, [NEt₄]Cl, [NPr₄]Cl, or [NBu₄]Cl and characterized by Raman spectroscopy and state‐of‐the‐art quantum chemical calculations up to the CCSD(T) level.     

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: Syntheses,Structures, Physical Properties,and Electronic Structures of Ba2MLnTe5 (M: Ga and Ln: Sm,Gd, Dy,Er, Y; M: In and Ln: Ce,Nd, Sm,Gd, Dy,Er, Y).

The title compounds are synthesized by solid state reactions of BaTe, Ga₂Te₃ or In₂Te₃, Ln, and Te (1273—1323 K, 20—48 h) and characterized by single crystal XRD, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, magnetic susceptibility measurements, second harmonic generation measurements, and DFT electronic structure calculations.     

ChemInform Abstract: Single Crystal Growth and Structural Characterization of Ternary Transition‐metal Uranium Oxides: MnUO4, FeUO4, and NiU2O6.

Single crystals of MnUO₄ (I) are prepared from U₃O₈ and MnCl₂ in a molten CsCl flux (alumina crucible, 900 °C, 12 h).     

ChemInform Abstract: Aromatic Metal‐Centered Monocyclic Boron Rings: Co@B‐8 and Ru@B‐9.

Co@B^‐₈, Ru@B^‐₉, Co@B₈, and Ru@B₉ clusters are characterized by photoelectron spectroscopy and DFT calculations.     

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: Supertetrahedral Networks and Lithium‐Ion Mobility in Li2SiP2 and LiSi2P3.

Polycrystalline Li₂SiP₂ (I) and LiSi₂P₃ (II) are prepared by solid state reaction of stoichiometric amounts of the elements at 1123 K and 1223 K (II), resp.     

ChemInform Abstract: Refined Crystal Structure and Idealized Structure of Mixed‐Valent Eu4F5(CN2)2: Transition Possible.

The title compound is prepared by solid state reaction of EuF₃, EuF_2+x, and Li₂(CN₂) at 700 °C and characterized by single crystal XRD, ¹⁵¹Eu Moessbauer spectroscopy, and magnetic measurements.     

ChemInform Abstract: Experimental and Theoretical Investigations for Site Preference and Anisotropic Size Change of RE11Ge4In6‐xMx (RE: La,Ce; M: Li,Ge; x = 1, 1.96).

La₁₁Ge₄In_5.00Li_1.00 and Ce₁₁Ge_5.96In_4.04 are prepared from the elements (Nb tubes, 1080 °C for 5 h and 750 °C for 2 d) and characterized by powder and single crystal XRD, and TB‐LMTO‐ASA computations.     

ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Characterization of Two Crystallographic Forms of Ag0.79VS2.

A mixture of α‐Ag_0.79VS₂ and β‐Ag_0.79VS₂ is prepared by solid state reaction of a stoichiometric mixture of Ag, V, and S powder (evacuated quartz tube, 750 °C, 6 d).     

ChemInform Abstract: Matrix Infrared Spectroscopic and Theoretical of the Difluoroamino Metal Fluoride Molecules: F2NMF (M: Cu,Ag, Au).

The title molecules are obtained from spontaneous reactions of coinage metals and NF₃ in solid Ar and Ne matrices.