ChemInform Abstract: Electronic Structure of Cu6, Ag6, Au6, and Their Positive Ions.

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X-ray diffraction investigations of Ag2ReCl6 and Ag2OsCl6

Complex salts Ag₂ReCl₆ and Ag₂OsCl₆ were synthesized and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction analysis, elemental analysis, and IR spectroscopy. The resulting compounds were demonstrated to be isostructural. It was found that the principal structural motif of the compounds under study is similar to that of K₂ReCl₆. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1314–1316, July, 2000.     

Synthesis and Structure Determination of Ag5HgSbO6, Comparison with AgHg3SbO6 and Ag5Pb2O6

From solid state reactions of Ag₂O, HgO, and Sb₂O₃ at high temperatures under elevated oxygen pressures a new silver mercury antimonate, Ag₅HgSbO₆, has been obtained. According to a single crystal structure determination Ag₅HgSbO₆ crystallizes in space group P$\bar{3}$ 1c (no. 163) with a = 5.9263(4), c = 12.3023(7) Å, V = 374.18(4) ų, Z = 2, 498 independent reflections, R1 = 0.030, wR2 = 0.059 (I ≥ 2 σ (I). Ag₅HgSbO₆ consists of HgSbO₆ layers, analogous to BiI_3, which are separated by Kagome nets formed by Ag⁺ ions. Perpendicular to these layers and along the c axis linear strings of Ag⁺ ions run through the large voids of the layers. Accordingly, Ag₅HgSbO₆ adopts the Ag₅Pb₂O₆ type of structure where the lead positions are occupied by mercury and antimony alternatingly. The finding of mercury in octahedral coordination, particularly besides the lower charged Ag⁺ cations in linear coordination, which is also highly preferred by Hg²⁺ ions, is rather unexpected. Ag₅HgSbO₆ starts to decompose at 450 °C and, in contrast to subvalent and metallic Ag₅Pb₂O₆, the new compound is charge balanced and semiconducting (ρ = 5.7 Ωcm at ambient temperature, E_a = 0.047 eV).     

The Cluster Compounds Ag[W6Br14] and Ag2[W6Br14]

The reaction of W₆Br₁₂ with AgBr in evacuated silica tubes (temperature gradient 925 K/915 K) yielded brownish black octahedra of Ag[W₆Br₁₄] ( I ) and yellowish green platelets of Ag₂[W₆Br₁₄] ( II ) both in the low temperature zone. ( I ) crystallizes cubically (Pn3 (no. 201); a = 13.355 Å, Z = 4) and ( II ) monoclinically (P2₁/c (no. 14); a = 9.384 Å, b = 15.383 Å, c = 9.522 Å, β = 117.34°, Z = 2). Both crystal structures contain isolated cluster anions, namely [(W₆Brⁱ₈)Br^a₆]^1– and [(W₆Brⁱ₈)Br^a₆])]^2–, respectively, with the mean distances and angles: ( I ) d(W–W) = 2.648 Å, d(W–Brⁱ) = 2.617 Å, d(W–Br^a) = 2.575 Å, d(Brⁱ…Brⁱ) = 3.700 Å, d(Brⁱ…Br^a) = 3.692 Å, ∠W–Brⁱ–W = 60.78°. ( II ) d(W–W) = 2.633 Å, d(W–Brⁱ) = 2.624 Å, d(W–Br^a) = 2.613 Å, d(Brⁱ…Brⁱ) = 3.710 Å, d(Brⁱ…Br^a) = 3.707 Å, ∠W–Brⁱ–W = 60.23°. The Ag⁺ cations are trigonal antiprismatically coordinated in ( I ) with d(Ag–Br) = 2.855 Å, but distorted trigonally planar in ( II ) with d(Ag–Br) = 2.588–2.672 Å. The structural details of hitherto known compounds with [W₆Br₁₄] anions will be discussed.     

Charge Ordering in Ag2BiO3.

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Elektrochemische Synthese von Ag5Pb2O6

Electrochemical Synthesis of Ag₅Pb₂O₆ Ag₅Pb₂O₆ was prepared by anodic oxidation of silver in a PbO₂ suspension in an aqueous KOH solution. Phase purity was checked by a Rietveld‐fit of the X‐ray powder pattern, thermal and chemical analysis. The compound exhibits ionic conductivity. It' anisotropy leads to an orientation of the crystallites on the silver anode.     

Die Kristallstruktur der Tieftemperaturmodifikation von Ag8GeS6

The low temperature form of Ag₈GeS₆ (synthetic argyrodite) is orthorhombic, space group Pna2₁, witha=15.149 (1),b=7.476 (2),c=10.589 (1), andZ=4. The crystal structure has been determined from 2-circle diffractometer data by means of direct methods and refined toR=0.081 for 3431 intensities. The structure consists of slightly distorted isolated GeS₄ tetrahedra (mean Ge–S bond length 2.212 Å) and two further sulphur atoms without bonds to the germanium atoms. The GeS₄ tetrahedra and the S atoms are connected by the Ag atoms to form a three-dimensional framework. Three types of Ag coordination by S atoms are encountered. Three Ag positions have a strongly distorted tetrahedral environment, four Ag positions an approximately planar threefold coordination, while one Ag atom is almost linearly coordinated by two S atoms. The Ag–S distances are 2.56–2.94 Å, 2.49–2.76 Å, and 2.42–2.44 Å, resp. All Ag atoms have at least one near Ag neighbour between 2.93 and 3.11 Å.

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The Surface Tension and Density of Liquid Ag–Bi, Ag–Sn, and Bi–Sn Alloys

Summary. The sessile drop method has been used to measure density and surface tension for pure Ag, Bi, Sn, and their mixtures. For pure metals and Bi–Sn alloys negative temperature coefficients of surface tension have been obtained. In case of Ag–Bi and Ag–Sn alloys the temperature coefficients of surface tension take negative or positive values depending on composition. Experimental values of the surface tension for Ag–Bi, Ag–Sn, and Bi–Sn are compared with those computed from Butler’s model. A relatively good agreement is observed.     

Surface step structure of Ag13OsO6, experimental evidence for Ag13 cluster building blocks

The surface of single crystal Ag(13)OsO(6) has been investigated using atomic force microscopy. Growth spirals with very large flat terraces, separated by steps of equal height, have been observed. The measured step height of approximately 6.7 Angstrom corresponds to the diameter of one Ag13-icosahedron and identifies the cluster as the key structural building block.     

Discrete Ag6L6 coordination nanotubular structures based on a T-shaped pyridyl diphosphine

Ag(6)L(6)-type coordination nanotubular structures have been assembled from 6 Ag(I) ions and 6 T-shaped ligands, 4-(3,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)phenyl)pyridine; the nanotubes represent a discrete molecular architecture of a number of polymeric structures assembled from dimeric building blocks.     

Complex formation of Ag+ with polyether 18-crown-6

The complex formation of Ag⁺ with polyether 18-crown-6 (18C6) and their solvation have been studied using calorimetric and potentiometric methods in H₂O-EtOH solvents in wide range of ethanol concentration. The standard enthalpies of dissolution AgNO₃, AgClO₄ and 18C6 in aqueous-ethanol solvents are obtained. The stability of a complex [Ag18C6]⁺ grows with increasing the EtOH content a solvent. Using the method based on the thermodynamic characteristics of solvation of metal-ion, ligand and complex-ion the interpretation of the results has been given. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Die Kristallstruktur von Ag3Co(CN)6

The crystal structure of the hexagonal Ag₃Co(CN)₆ (a = 7.03 Å, c = 7.13 Å, Z = 1) has been determined by X-ray powder methods. The structure factor calculations based on the space group D lead to a reliability index R of 0.062, the R̃-value from F²-sums of systematically coinciding reflections being 0.064. The cobalt atoms are located in the position 1 a (0,0,0), the silver atoms in 3g (1/2,0,1/2;0,1/2,1/2;1/2,1/2,1/2). The carbon and nitrogen atoms occupy the position 6k. The interatomic distance are: Co-C = 1.89 Å, C-N = 1.14 Å, Ag-N = 2.06 Å. The angle C-N-Ag is 157.3º.     

Ag2S基近红外II区荧光量子点的水相合成优化探究

具有近红外II区荧光的Ag₂S量子点(QDs)因具有带隙窄、Stokes位移大及光稳定性好等优点而在生物成像领域具有广阔应用前景. 然而, 传统有机相合成的Ag₂S量子点水溶性与生物相容性较差, 而水相合成Ag₂S量子点的荧光又很难到近红外II区, 这严重制约了Ag₂S量子点的生物医学应用推广. 因此, 优化探究具有近红外II区荧光发射的Ag₂S基量子点的水相合成方法具有重要意义. 采用核掺杂ZnS、表面阳离子(Zn²⁺)改性以及调控表面配体制备出一系列Ag₂S基量子点, 发现核掺杂和表面阳离子改性均使Ag₂S基量子点的荧光呈现剂量依赖性蓝移; 而将表面配体由树枝状短链(Captopril)更换为长直链(11-巯基十一烷酸, MUA)时, Ag₂S基量子点的发射峰红移至1105 nm(近红外II区)且半峰宽更窄. 本研究发现, 相比核掺杂和表面阳离子改性, 优化表面配体更容易在水相中制备出具有近红外II区荧光的Ag₂S基量子点. 本工作为近红外荧光量子点的水相合成及优化提供了基础研究数据.     

球形纳米银与人血清白蛋白相互作用的研究

通过化学还原法合成了球形银纳米颗粒,并利用电子显微镜方法对其形貌进行了表征;利用紫外可见吸收光谱法(UV)、荧光光谱法(FL) 以及扫描电子显微镜(SEM) 研究了球形纳米银与人血清白蛋白(HSA) 的结合反应。随着纳米银溶液浓度的增加,混合溶液的紫外吸收峰强度增加,但荧光强度则发生了明显的猝灭。光谱学实验结果表明,球形纳米银与人血清白蛋白在溶液中发生了相互作用,此结果也通过扫描电子显微镜实验得到了验证。由荧光实验还可获得纳米银与HSA 相互作用的结合常数、结合位点数以及吉布斯自由能变,由这些热力学数据可知纳米银与人血清白蛋白可以自发结合发生反应,并形成缔合物。