ChemInform Abstract: Observation of the Highest Coordination Number in Planar Species: Decacoordinated Ta©B10‐ and Nb©B10‐ Anions.

TaB₁₀^‐ and NbB₁₀^‐ clusters are produced in a laser‐vaporization supersonic molecular beam cluster source and characterized by photoelectron spectroscopy.     

Transition-metal-centered nine-membered boron rings: MⓒB9 and MⓒB9(-) (M = Rh, Ir)

We report the observation of two transition-metal-centered nine-atom boron rings, Rh?B(9)(-) and Ir?B(9)(-). These two doped-boron clusters are produced in a laser-vaporization supersonic molecular beam and characterized by photoelectron spectroscopy and ab initio calculations. Large HOMO-LUMO gaps are observed in the anion photoelectron spectra, suggesting that neutral Rh?B(9) and Ir?B(9) are highly stable, closed shell species. Theoretical calculations show that Rh?B(9) and Ir?B(9) are of D(9h) symmetry. Chemical bonding analyses reveal that these complexes are doubly aromatic, each with six completely delocalized π and σ electrons, which describe the bonding between the central metal atom and the boron ring. This work establishes firmly the metal-doped B rings as a new class of novel aromatic molecular wheels.     

Topology of spin Hamiltonian and crystal field tensors for Mn2+ in ZnSeO4·6H2O crystal

The expansion of the {B ₂} and {B ₄} tensors of the spin Hamiltonian (SH) for Mn²⁺ (⁶S-state) is performed in terms of the irreducible tensor products {V _{L 1} ?V _{L 2}}₂ and {V _{L 1} ?V _{L 2}}₄ of the crystal field (CF) tensors {V _{L 1}} and {V _{L 2}}. The EPR spectra of Mn²⁺ in the ZnSeO₄·6H₂O crystal are studied and the SH tensors {B ₂} and {B ₄} are calculated. The tensors {V ₄?V ₄}₂ and {V ₄?V ₄}₄ are computed using the point-charge model (PCM) of the [Zn(H₂O)₆] complex with the C₂ symmetry and are compared with the SH tensors {B ₂} and {B ₄}, respectively. The correct signs of the elements and the pseudo-symmety axes of the tensors are obtained both for the {B ₂} tensor and {V ₄?V ₄}₂ and for the {B ₄} tensor and {V ₄?V ₄}₄. It is concluded that the irreducible tensor products {V ₄?V ₄}₂ and {V ₄?V ₄}₄ provide the predominant contribution respectively to the SH tensors {B ₂} and {B ₄} of Mn²⁺.     

Linear widths of Hölder-Nikol'skii classes of periodic functions of several variables

We consider the linear widths _N (W _p ^r (Tⁿ), L_q) and _N (H _p ^r (Tⁿ), L_q) of the classesW _p ^r (Tⁿ) andH _p ^r (Tⁿ) of periodic functions of one or several variables in the spaceL _q. For the Sobolev classesW _p ^r (Tⁿ) of functions of one or several variables, we state some well-known results without proof; for the Hölder-Nikol'skii classesH _p ^r (Tⁿ), we state some well-known results, prove some new results, and present some previously unpublished proofs.Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 189–199, February, 1996.This research was partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research under grant No. 93-01-00237 and by the International Science Foundation under grant No. MP1000.     

Microwave spectrum,centrifugal perturbation,and dipole moment of acetyl chloride

An analysis of the microwave spectrum of acetyl chloride (¹²CH₃ ¹²C¹⁶O³⁵Cl) in the ground vibrational state allowed us to determine the quartic constants of centrifugal distortion and to refine the rotational constants and the constants of quadrupole coupling of³⁵Cl nuclei in this compound. The Stark effect of the 0–1₁₁ transition has been measured and analyzed. The components of the dipole moment have been determined: μ_a=1.047(10) D and μ_b=2.503(4) D. The total dipole moment of the moment of the molecule is 2.713(8) D. Ufa Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Physics Department. Translated fromZhurnal Struktumoi Khimii, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 424–429, May–June, 1995. Translated by I. Izvekova     

Structure of Reaction Products of 1,3,4,6-Tetracarbonyl Compounds with o-Aminothiophenol. Synthesis of 3-aryl-1-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)-3-hydroxyprop-2-en-1-ones

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - 1,6-Diarylhexane-1,3,4,6-tetraones react with o-aminothiophenol forming 3-aryl-1-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)-3-hydroxyprop-2-en-1-ones.     

EPR Investigation of Exchange Interactions Between Neodymium Ions in {[Nd2(α-C4H3OCOO)6(H2O)2]} n

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) of a new compound {[Nd₂(α-C₄H₃OCOO)₆(H₂O)₂]} _n composed of Nd³⁺–Nd³⁺ dimers is reported. The anisotropy parameters of the spin–spin interaction are determined by fitting experimental and simulated spectra in X- and Q-bands. It is shown that the anisotropy of the exchange interaction gives the main contribution to the anisotropy of the spin–spin interaction. The observed anisotropy disagrees with the expected in the model of the isotropic exchange interaction between real spins. A feature of the EPR spectrum not described by the model of the isolated Nd–Nd dimers and reflecting the magnetization transfer between dimers is detected. The magnetization transfer due to both the relaxation transitions and the interdimer interaction is considered.