Hammett Correlation in the Accelerated Formation of 2,3-Diphenylquinoxalines in Nebulizer Microdroplets

The accelerated formation of 2,3-diphenylquinoxalines in microdroplets generated in a nebulizer has been investigated by competition experiments in which equimolar quantities of 1,2-phenylenediamine, C₆H₄(NH₂)₂, and a 4-substituted homologue, XC₆H₃(NH₂)₂ [X = F, Cl, Br, CH₃, CH₃O, CO₂CH₃, CF₃, CN or NO₂], or a 4,5-disubstituted homologue, X₂C₆H₂(NH₂)₂ [X = F, Cl, Br, or CH₃], compete to condense with benzil, (C₆H₅CO)₂. Electron-donating substituents (X = CH₃ and CH₃O) accelerate the reaction; in contrast, electron-attracting substituents (X = F, Cl, Br and particularly CO₂CH₃, CN, CF₃ and NO₂) retard it. A structure–reactivity relationship in the form of a Hammett correlation has been found by analyzing the ratio of 2,3-diphenylquinoxaline and the corresponding substituted-2,3-diphenylquinoxaline, giving a ρ value of −0.96, thus confirming that the electron density in the aromatic ring of the phenylenediamine component is reduced in the rate-limiting step in this accelerated condensation. This correlation shows that the phenylenediamine acts as a nucleophile in the reaction.     

Formation and Crystallization Behavior of Gels in the Na2O-SiO2-TiO2-ZrO2 System

SiO₂-TiO₂-ZrO₂ and 5Na₂O·95(SiO₂ + TiO₂ + ZrO₂) gels were synthesized and role of Na₂O in gel formation and crystallization behavior of gels were studied. From Si(OC₂H₅)₄, Ti(iso-OC₃H₇)₄, Zr(n-OC₃H₇)₄ and NaOCH₃ solutions in EtOH without H₂O, transparent and opaque gels were obtained. Opaque bulk gels, rich in TiO₂ or ZrO₂ composition in Na₂O containing SiO₂-TiO₂-ZrO₂ system, contain agglomerated spherical particles of diameter small <10 m, in contrast with opaque gels having large particles <30 m in alkali-free SiO₂-TiO₂-ZrO₂ system. Crystallization temperature (Tc) was measured by DTA on dried gels. Compared with the alkali-free SiO₂-TiO₂-ZrO₂ gels, 5 mol% Na₂O containing gels gave lower Tc in SiO₂ rich compositions and higher in TiO₂ rich or ZrO₂ rich compositions.     

The Molybdenum(V) and Tungsten(VI) Oxoazides [MoO(N3)3], [MoO(N3)3⋅2 CH3CN], [(bipy)MoO(N3)3], [MoO(N3)5]2−, [WO(N3)4], and [WO(N3)4⋅CH3CN]

A series of novel molybdenum(V) and tungsten(VI) oxoazides was prepared starting from [MOF₄] (M=Mo, W) and Me₃SiN₃. While [WO(N₃)₄] was formed through fluoride–azide exchange in the reaction of Me₃SiN₃ with WOF₄ in SO₂ solution, the reaction with MoOF₄ resulted in a reduction of Mo^VI to Mo^V and formation of [MoO(N₃)₃]. Carried out in acetonitrile solution, these reactions resulted in the isolation of the corresponding adducts [MoO(N₃)₃?2 CH₃CN] and [WO(N₃)₄?CH₃CN]. Subsequent reactions of [MoO(N₃)₃] with 2,2′‐bipyridine and [PPh₄][N₃] resulted in the formation and isolation of [(bipy)MoO(N₃)₃] and [PPh₄]₂[MoO(N₃)₅], respectively. Most molybdenum(V) and tungsten(VI) oxoazides were fully characterized by their vibrational spectra, impact, friction and thermal sensitivity data and, in the case of [WO(N₃)₄?CH₃CN], [(bipy)MoO(N₃)₃], and [PPh₄]₂[MoO(N₃)₅], by their X‐ray crystal structures.     

Hydrolysis and Oxidation Products of the Chemical Warfare Agents 1,2-Bis[(2-chloroethyl)thio]ethane Q and 2,2′-Bis(2-chloroethylthio)diethyl Ether T

Syntheses of diols of structure [HOCH₂CH₂S]₂(CH₂)_n in 86–95% yield from the sodium salt of 2-mercaptoethanol and Br(CH₂)_nBr (n = 1 to 5) or in 60–90% yield from 2-chloroethanol and NaS(CH₂)_nSNa (n = 2 to 5) are described. The diol [HOCH₂CH₂SCH₂CH₂]₂O was prepared in 82% yield from the sodium salt of 2-mercaptoethanol and [ClCH₂CH₂]₂O, and in 88% yield from 2-chloroethanol and [HSCH₂CH₂]₂O. Mono- and bis-sulfoxides and bis-sulfones of these species were prepared in generally high yield by treatment with an equivalent of KIO₄ in aqueous methanol, two equivalents of NaIO₄ in aqueous methanol, or four equivalents of H₂O₂ in trifluoroacetic acid respectively. The compounds are important analytical standards for investigating the fate of the chemical warfare agents sesquimustard Q and oxygen mustard T in environmental samples.     

Fluorinated phosphorus compounds: Part 8. The reactions of bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphorochloridates with sulfur nucleophiles

The reactivity of bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphorochloridates to nucleophiles is summarised. Previous data and the results described here indicate that reactivities decrease in the order: amines>alcohols>thiols. The synthesis of CF₃CH₂OP(O)(SEt)₂ in 30% yield was accomplished by treating CF₃CH₂OP(O)Cl₂ with two molar equivalents of EtSH and Et₃N in ether. The chloridates (CF₃CH₂O)₂P(O)Cl and (C₂F₅CH₂O)₂P(O)Cl did not react with MeSH in ether at −78 °C or when heated with Pb(SMe)₂ in benzene. Ethanethiol and propanethiol reacted with fluorinated chloridates in the presence of triethylamine to give thiolates (R_FO)₂P(O)SR in 13-41% yield where R_F was CF₃CH₂, C₂F₅CH₂, C₃F₇CH₂ or (CF₃)₂CH and R was Et or n-Pr. Similarly, reaction of phosphorobromidates (R_FCH₂O)₂P(O)Br, made by brominating the corresponding bis(fluoroalkyl) H-phosphonates, with benzenethiol gave derivatives (R_FCH₂O)₂P(O)SPh in 43 and 46% yield where R_F was CF₃ and C₂F₅, respectively. Treatment of the chloridothiolate Cl(EtO)P(O)SMe, prepared in two steps from triethyl phosphite, with fluoroalcohols and triethylamine in ether gave species R_FO(EtO)P(O)SMe in 62-74% yield where R_F was CF₃CH₂, C₂F₅CH₂, C₃F₇CH₂ or (CF₃)₂CH. The reactions of bis(trifluoroethyl) phosphorochloridate with 2-mercaptoethanol, 3-mercaptopropanol and ethane-1,2-dithiol gave several unexpected products whose structures were tentatively assigned.     

Synthetic and Structural Studies on the Cyclic Bis(amino)stannylenes Sn[(NR)2C10H6‐1, 8] and their Reactions with SnCl2 or Si[(NCH2But)2C6H4‐1, 2] (R = SiMe3 or CH2But)

Treatment of {HNR}₂C₁₀H₆‐1, 8 [R = SiMe₃ ( 1 ), CH₂Bu^t ( 2 )] with Sn[N(SiMe₃)₂]₂ afforded the cyclic stannylene Sn[{NR}₂C₁₀H₆‐1, 8] [R = SiMe₃ ( 3 ), CH₂Bu^t ( 4 )]. From 3 and SnCl₂ in THF and crystallisation from toluene, the product was the crystalline tetracyclic compound ( 5 ) as the (toluene)_0.5‐solvate. Reaction of 4 with the silylene Si[(NCH₂Bu^t)₂C₆H₄‐1, 2] ( 6 ) [abbreviated as Si(NN)] in benzene and crystallisation in presence of Et₂O furnished the crystalline tricyclic complex Sn[{Si(NCH₂Bu^t)₂C₆H₄‐1′, 2′}₂‐{(NCH₂Bu^t)₂C₁₀H₆‐1, 8}] ( 7 ) as the Et₂O‐solvate. Complex 5 slowly dissociated into its factors 3 and SnCl₂ in toluene, but rapidly in THF. Solutions of 7 in C₆D₆, C₇D₈ or THF‐d₈, studied by multinuclear, variable temperature NMR spectroscopy, revealed the presence of an equilibrium between 8 (an isomer of 7 , in which the skeletal atoms of the eight‐membered ring were , rather than the of 7 ) and 4 + 2 Si(NN), with 8 dominant in PhMe but not in THF; additionally 8 was shown to be fluxional and solutions of 8 in C₆D₆ or C₇D₈ decomposed to give the silane Si(NN)[(NCH₂Bu^t)₂C₁₀H₆‐1, 8], 6 and Sn metal. The X‐ray structures of 3 , 5 and 7 are presented.     

La2Ti6O15-CeTi21O38-PbTiO3 ceramics formed in gaseous penetration of La-Ce into PbTiO3 and their electric properties

The gaseous penetration of La-Ce into PbTiO₃ ceramics is reported. The compounds of La₂Ti₆O₁₅ and CeTi₂₁O₃₈ are formed and the new La₂Ti₆O₁₅-CeTi₂₁O₃₈-PbTiO₃ ceramics are prepared by the penetration of La and Ce in the gaseous state. The new ceramic materials have a significant change in electric properties. The room temperature resistivity decreases from 2.0×10¹⁰ to 0.248 Ω. m, and the grain resistance exhibits an obvious PTCR effect with the change of temperature. However, the grain boundary resistance decreases rapidly with increase in temperature. The change rule of the total resistance is similar to that of the grain boundary, and the PTCR effect disappears and the tendency of transition to a conductive body is manifest. The XPS analysis suggests that the particles that are Pb, Ti, La and Ce in La₂Ti₆O₁₅-CeTi₂₁O₃₈-PbTiO₃ ceramics all change their valence and lead to decreasing resistivity, and the bound energy peak values of elements in La₂Ti₆O₁₅-CeTi₂₁O₃₈-PbTiO₃ ceramics are also reported. The La₂Ti₆O₁₅-CeTi₂₁O₃₈-PbTiO₃ ceramics have a better thermal stability in high temperatures through TG-DTA analysis.     

The Temperature‐Composition Phase Equilibria in the Hg0.8Cd0.2Te‐HgI2 Pseudobinary System

The temperature‐composition phase equilibria of the Hg_0.8Cd_0.2Te‐HgI₂ system were investigated between about 100 and 800 °C using Debye‐Scherrer powder X‐ray diffraction techniques, differential thermal analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermochemical and structural calculations. This system is a pseudobinary temperature‐ composition plane in the HgTe‐CdTe‐HgI₂ pseudoternary phase diagram. Measurable solid solutions of HgI₂ in Hg_0.8Cd_0.2Te with the cubic zinc blende‐type structure exist between about 290 and 700 °C, with a maximum solubility of 4.9 ± 0.3 mole‐% HgI₂ at 363 ± 3 °C. Further addition of HgI₂ to HgI₂‐saturated Hg_0.8Cd_0.2Te yields the formation of CdI₂, which reduces the mole fraction (x) of CdTe in the Hg_1—xCd_xTe host lattice. After sufficient HgI₂ is added, the host lattice is depleted in CdTe and forms Hg₃Te₂I₂ in addition to CdI₂. Phase fields containing the ternary compound Hg₃TeI₄, which we first observed in the HgTe‐HgI₂ system, also exist in the present system. Quaternary analogs of the known ternary compounds Hg₃Te₂I₂ and Hg₃TeI₄, i.e., Hg_3—yCd_yTe₂I₂ and Hg_3—yCd_yTeI₄, were not observed under present experimental conditions.     

The epitaxial growth of gaas using alkylarsine: Part 2. molecular orbital calculation

Semi-empirical molecular orbital calculations were carried out for the compounds (C₂H₅)₃As, (C₂H₅)₃Ga and RAsH₂ (R = C₂H₅, i-C₃H₇, i-C₄H₉, and t-C₄H₉) by using the CNDO/2-U program, and their capability of β-elimination reaction is compared on the basis of the torsion energy to the transition state, electrostatic interactions and orbital overlapping between the central atom and the β-hydrogen, and bond order of the metal-carbon, and carbon-hydrogen bond. In the comparison of (C₂H₅)₃As with (C₂H₅)₃Ga, we found that the β-elimination of (C₂H₅)₃As could hardly be expected to take place in the thermal decomposition. The capability of β-elimination would be smaller in C₂H₅AsH₂ than that in (C₂H₅)₃As. Moreover when the ethyl group is replaced by a t-butyl group in RAsH₂, the β-elimination reaction appears to become more difficult and a large possibility for a radical process is suggested.     

Crystal structures of sodium magnesium selenate decahydrate,Na2Mg(SeO4)2·10H2O,a new selenate salt,and sodium magnesium selenate dihydrate,Na2Mg(SeO4)2·2H2O

Metal selenates crystallize in many instances in isomorphic structures of the corresponding sulfates. Sodium magnesium selenate decahydrate, Na₂Mg(SeO₄)₂·10H₂O, and sodium magnesium selenate dihydrate, Na₂Mg(SeO₄)₂·2H₂O, were synthesized by preparing solutions of Na₂SeO₄ and MgSeO₄·6H₂O with different molar ratios. The structures contain different Mg octahedra, i.e. [Mg(H₂O)₆] octahedra in the decahydrate and [MgO₄(H₂O)₂] octahedra in the dihydrate. The sodium polyhedra are also different, i.e. [NaO₂(H₂O)₄] in the decahydrate and [NaO₆(H₂O)] in the dihydrate. The selenate tetrahedra are connected with the chains of Na polyhedra in the two structures. O—H…O hydrogen bonding is observed in both structures between the coordinating water molecules and selenate O atoms.     

Fluorinated phosphorus compounds: Part 11. The reactions of some fluorinated amines with dialkyl and bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphorochloridates

Dimethyl phosphorochloridate reacted with R_FCH₂NH₂ in ether in the presence of Et₃N to afford (MeO)₂P(O)NHCH₂R_F, where R_F = CF₃ and C₂F₅, in 39 and 47% yield, respectively. Similar reactions with di-n-propyl and diisopropyl phosphorochloridates could be effected only with H₂NCH₂CF₃ when 4-dimethylaminopyridine catalyst was added and (n-PrO)₂P(O)NHCH₂CF₃ and (i-PrO)₂P(O)NHCH₂CF₃ were isolated in 49 and 25% yield, respectively. Treatment of POCl₃ with one molar equivalent each of H₂NCH₂CF₃ and Et₃N permitted the synthesis of Cl₂P(O)NHCH₂CF₃ in 43% yield. Bis(fluoroalkyl) phosphorochloridates (R_FO)₂P(O)Cl, where R_F = C₂F₅CH₂, C₃F₇CH₂ and (CF₃)₂CH, reacted with 2,2,2-trifluoroethylamine and 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropylamine to furnish phosphoramidates (R_FO)₂P(O)NHCH₂R, where R = CF₃ or C₂F₅, in yields of 32-67%.     

Water‐soluble and Halogen‐free Hexaammine Complexes of Metal Ions of Group 9 – Synthesis,Crystal Structures,and Vibrational Spectra

Reaction of [M(NH₃)₆]Cl₃ (M = Co, Rh, Ir) and [Ir(NH₃)₅(OH₂)]Cl₃ with (NH₄)₂C₂O₄ · H₂O in aqueous solution resulted in the isolation of [M(NH₃)₆]₂(C₂O₄)₃ · 4 H₂O and [Ir(NH₃)₅(OH₂)]₂(C₂O₄)₃ · 4 H₂O, respectively. The complexes have been characterized by X‐ray crystallography, IR and UV/VIS spectroscopy. The isomorphous compounds crystallize in the orthorhombic space group Pnnm (No. 58). Four molecules of crystal water are involved in an extended three‐dimensional hydrogen bonding network. The librational modes of the lattice water around 600 cm^–1 allow the characterization of [Ir(NH₃)₆]₂(C₂O₄)₃ · 4 H₂O and [Ir(NH₃)₅(OH₂)]₂(C₂O₄)₃ · 4 H₂O, respectively, by IR spectroscopy. The band around 600 cm^–1 shows a significant frequency shift in the IR spectra of the hexaammine and aquapentaammine complex of iridium(III) and, by that, a distinction is possible.     

Reactivity in the solid state between CoWO4 and RE2WO6 where RE = Sm, Eu, Gd

Reactivity in the solid state between CoWO₄ and some rare-earth metal tungstates RE₂WO₆ (RE = Sm, Eu, Gd) was investigated by the XRD method. Two families of new isostructural cobalt and rare-earth metal tungstates, Co₂RE₂W₃O₁₄ and CoRE₄W₃O₁₆, were synthesized. The Co₂RE₂W₃O₁₄ phases are formed by heating in air the CoWO₄ and RE₂WO₆ compounds mixed at the molar ratio 2:1, while the CoRE₄W₃O₁₆ phases are synthesized at the molar ratio of CoWO₄/RE₂WO₆ equals to 1:2. The Co₂RE₂W₃O₁₄ phases as well as the CoRE₄W₃O₁₆ compounds crystallize in the orthorhombic system. The Co₂RE₂W₃O₁₄ and CoRE₄W₃O₁₆ compound melt above 1150 °C. A melting manner of the Co₂RE₂W₃O₁₄ and CoRE₄W₃O₁₆ compounds was determined in an inert atmosphere. The formation of CoWO_4−x phase was observed during heating in an inert atmosphere.     

Bonding in Endohedral Metallofullerenes as Studied by Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules

Metal–cage and intracluster bonding was studied in detail by quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) for the four major classes of endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs), including monometallofullerenes Ca@C₇₂, La@C₇₂, M@C₈₂ (M=Ca, Sc, Y, La), dimetallofullerenes Sc₂@C₇₆, Y₂@C₈₂, Y₂@C₇₉N, La₂@C₇₈, La₂@C₈₀, metal nitride clusterfullerenes Sc₃N@C_2n (2n=68, 70, 78, 80), Y₃N@C_2n (2n=78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88), La₃N@C_2n (2n=88, 92, 96), metal carbide clusterfullerenes Sc₂C₂@C₆₈, Sc₂C₂@C₈₂, Sc₂C₂@C₈₄, Ti₂C₂@C₇₈, Y₂C₂@C₈₂, Sc₃C₂@C₈₀, as well as Sc₃CH@C₈₀ and Sc₄O_x@C₈₀ (x=2, 3), that is, 42 EMF molecules and ions in total. Analysis of the delocalization indices and bond critical point (BCP) indicators such as G_bcp/ρ_bcp, H_bcp/ρ_bcp, and |V_bcp|/G_bcp, revealed that all types of bonding in EMFs exhibit a high degree of covalency, and the ionic model is reasonable only for the Ca‐based EMFs. Metal–metal bonds with negative values of the electron‐density Laplacian were found in Y₂@C₈₂, Y₂@C₇₉N, Sc₄O₂@C₈₀, and anionic forms of La₂@C₈₀. A delocalized nature of the metal–cage bonding results in a topological instability of the electron density in EMFs with an unpredictable number of metal–cage bond paths and large elipticity values.     

N-Silylierung und Si?O-Bindungsspaltung bei der Reaktion lithiierter Siloxy-silylamino-silane mit Chlortrimethylsilan

N-Silylation and Si? O Bond Splitting at the Reaction of Lithiated Siloxy-silylamino-silanes with Chlorotrimethylsilane Lithiated Siloxy-silylamino-silanes were allowed to react in tetrahydrofurane (THF) and in n-octane (favoured) and n-hexane, resp., with chlorotrimethylsilane. The monoamide (Me₃SiO)Me₂Si(NLiSiMe₃) gives in THF and in n-octane the N-substitution product (Me₃SiO)Me₂Si · [N(SiMe₃)₂] 1 , the diamide (Me₃SiO)MeSi(NLiSiMe₃)₂ only in THF the N-substitution products (Me₃SiO)MeSi[N(SiMe₃)₂]₂ 2 (main product) and (Me₃SiO)MeSi[N(SiMe₃)₂](NHSiMe₃) 3 . In n-octane the diamide reacts mainly under Si? O bond splitting. The cyclodisilazane [(Me₃SiNH)MeSi? NSiMe₃]₂ 6 is obtained as the main product. Byproducts are 2, 3 and the tris(trimethylsilylamino) substituted disilazane (Me₃SiO)(Me₃SiNH)MeSi? N · (SiMe₃)? SiMe(NHSiMe₃)₂ 7 . The triamide (Me₃SiO)Si · (NLiSiMe₃)₃ reacts under Si? O and Si? N bond splitting in n-octane as well as in THF. The cyclodisilazanes [(Me₃SiNH)₂ · Si? NSiMe₃]₂ 10 and ( 11 : R = Me₃SiNH, 12 : R = (Me₃Si)₂N) are formed. in THF furthermore the N-substitution products (Me₃SiO)Si[N(SiMe₃)₂] · (NHSiMe₃)₂ 4 and (Me₃SiO)Si[N(SiMe₃)₂]₂(NHSiMe₃) 5 . The Si? O bond splitting occurs in boiling n-octane also in absence of the chlorotrimethylsilane. An amide solution of (Me₃SiO)MeSi(NHSiMe₃)₂ with n-butyllithium in the molar ratio 1 : 1 leads in n-octane and n-hexane to 6 and 7 , in THF to 3 . The amide solutions of (Me₃SiO)Si · (NHSiMe₃)₃ with n-butyllithium the molar ratio 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 give in THF 4 and 5 , respectively.     

Oxalate-2-ethanolamine complexes of some bivalent cations (Mn,Co, Ni,Cu, Zn and Cd)

On the refluxing ofM(II) oxalate (M=Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn or Cd) and 2-ethanolamine in chloroform, the following complexes were obtained: MnC₂O₄·HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·H₂O, CoC₂O₄·2HOCH₂CH₂NH₂, Ni₂(C₂O₄)₂·5HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·3H₂O, Cu₂(C₂O₄)₂·5HOCH₂CH₂NH₂, Zn₂(C₂O₄)₂·5HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·2H₂O and Cd₂(C₂O₄)₂·HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·2H₂O. Following the reaction ofM(II) oxalate with 2-ethanolamine in the presence of ethanolammonium oxalate, a compound with the empirical formula ZnC₂O₄·HOCH₂CH₂NH₂·2H₂O¹ was isolated. The complexes were identified by using elemental analysis, X-ray powder diffraction patterns, IR spectra, and thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis. The IR spectra and X-ray powder diffraction patterns showed that the complexes obtained were not isostructural. Their thermal decompositions, in the temperature interval between 20 and about 900°C, also take place in different ways, mainly through the formation of different amine complexes. The DTA curves exhibit a number of thermal effects.     

The decomposition of the oxalate precursor and the stability and reduction of the YBa2Cu4O8 superconductor studied by TG coupled with FTIR and by XRD

The 124 superconductor YBa₂Cu₄O₈ was prepared from the oxalate precursor Y₂(C₂O₄)₃. ·4BaC₂O₄·8CuC₂O₄·xH₂O at one atmosphere oxygen pressure. In O₂ the precursor decomposes in one step at 300°C and more gradually (300°–600°C) in Ar. The stability of the superconductor is strongly dependent on the gas atmosphere: in O₂ and in air there is no significant weight change as long as the temperature does not exceed 800°C, whereas in a 1% O₂-99%N₂ mixture decomposition starts at about 670°C with the formation of CuO and YBa₂Cu₃O_x withx<7. The reduction of YBa₂Cu₄O₈ in a 5% H₂-95% Ar mixture takes place in at least four major steps with formation of products such as Y₂O₃, BaO, Cu₂O, Cu, BaY₂O₄ and Ba₄Y₂O₇.     

Thermal properties and thermochemistry of lanthanide chromates

The behavior of chromates Ln₂(CrO₄)₃·7H₂O and Rb₅Ln(CrO₄)₂ (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, and Gd) was studied by derivatography as they were heated in air in a temperature interval of 300–1470 K. The high temperature enthalpies of LaCrO₃ and YCrO₃ at 865–1350 K and enthalpies of solution of La₂(CrO₄)₃·7H₂O in a solution of nitric acid at 298 K were measured by calorimetric methods. The standard enthalpies of formation were calculated for some compounds of composition Ln₂(CrO₄)₃·2H₂O and LnCrO₃.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 290–295, February, 2005.     

Synthese und Kristallstrukturen der Phosphanimin-Komplexe MCl2(Me3SiNPMe3)2 mit M = Zn und Co,und CoCl2(HNPMe3)2

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of the Phosphaneimine Complexes MCl₂(Me₃SiNPMe₃)₂ with M = Zn and Co, and CoCl₂(HNPMe₃)₂ The molecular complexes MCl₂(Me₃SiNPMe₃)₂ (M = Zn, Co) have been prepared by the reaction of the dichlorides of zinc and cobalt with Me₃SiNPMe₃ in CH₃CN and CH₂Cl₂, respectively, whereas the complex CoCl₂(HNPMe₃)₂ has been prepared by the reaction of CoCl₂ with NaF in boiling acetonitrile in the presence of Me₃SiNPMe₃. All complexes were characterized by IR spectroscopy and by crystal structure determinations. The complexes MCl₂(Me₃SiNPMe₃)₂ crystallize isotypically. ZnCl₂(Me₃SiNPMe₃)₂: Space group P2₁2₁2₁, Z = 4, 2677 observed unique reflections, R = 0.024. Lattice dimensions at ?70°C: a = 1243.6; b = 1319.0; c = 1464.7 pm. CoCl₂(Me₃SiNPMe₃)₂: Space group P2₁2₁2₁, Z = 4, 3963 observed unique reflections, R = 0,071. Lattice dimensions at ?80°C: a = 1236.3; b = 1317.4; c = 1457.6 pm. CoCl₂(HNPMe₃)₂ · CH₂Cl₂: Space group Pbca, Z = 8, 1354 observed unique reflections, R = 0.055. Lattice dimensions at ?80°C: a = 1247.3; b = 998.4; c = 2882.4 pm. All complexes have monomeric molecular structures, in which the metal atoms are coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral fashion by the two chlorine atoms and by the nitrogen atoms of the phosphaneimine molecules.     

Phase Equilibria in the Fe8V10W16O85-Fe2O3 and Fe8V10W16O85-Fe2WO6 Systems

Using DTA and X-ray phase diffraction methods, a diagram of phase equilibria established in two sections of a tricomponent oxide triangle Fe₂O₃-V₂O₅-WO₃was constructed, that is, in the sections: Fe₈V₁₀W₁₆O₈₅-Fe₂O₃and Fe₈V₁₀W₁₆O₈₅-Fe₂WO₆. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.