35Cl Nqr spectroscopy of the [PO2Cl2]− and POCl3 groups in Me(PO2Cl2)2·2D (Me = Mg,Ca, Mn; D = POCl3,CH3COOC2H5,CH3COCH3)

³⁵Cl NQR spectra of dichlorophosphates Me(PO₂Cl₂)₂ · 2D (Me = Mg, Ca, Mn; D = CH₃COOC₂H₅, CH₃COCH₃, POCl₃) are studied in the temperature range 77 ? T (K) ? 305. It is shown that the three compounds with CH₃COOC₂H₅ as donor are isomorphic at 77 K, the crystal structure of Mn(PO₂Cl₂)₂· 2CH₃COOC₂H₅. The structure of Mg(PO₂Cl₂)_2^?· 2CH₃COCH₃ and of Mg(PO₂Cl₂)₂ · 2POCl₃ probably consists of infinite chains as found for Mn(PO₂Cl₂)₂· 2CH₃COOC₂H₅. Mg(PO₂Cl₂)₂· 2CH₃COOC₂H₅ shows phase transformations and a complicated dynamical behaviour leading to strong deviations from a Bayertype NQR function v = f(T). The donor capacity of POCl₃ in Mg(PO₂Cl₂)₂· 2POCl₃ is comparable with the donor strength in AsCl₃ · POCl₃ · A d_π-p_π overlap of the P-O bond influences the P-Cl bond.     

"Breaking the Rules": A Planar Phosphonium Cation

Long-standing tenets of a discipline must be questioned in an effort to fully understand the fundamentals of science. This is exemplified by the synthesis of planar-tetracoordinate compounds, such as the square-planar phosphonium ion 1 by Driess et al., which provide exceptions to van't Hoff - Le Bel rules.     

Hydroxylamido(1-)-O,N-Komplexe des Molybdäns(VI) mit terminalen Oxo-, Sulfido- und Selenido-Liganden Die Kristallstrukturen von [MoO2(C5H10NO)2] und von [MoS2(C5H10NO)2]

Hydroxylamido(1-)-O,N Complexes of Molybdenum(VI) Containing Terminal Oxo, Sulfido, and Selenido Ligands. Crystal Structures of [MoO₂(C₅H₁₀NO)₂] and of [MoS₂(C₅H₁₀NO)₂] Molecular complexes of cis-dioxo-bis(hydroxylamido(1-)-O,N)molybdenum(VI) containing O,N-coordinated, N,N-substituted hydroxylamine ligands react with H₂S in toluene substituting one or both terminal oxo groups yielding cis-oxosulfido- and cis-disulfido-bis (hydroxylamido(1-)-O,N) molybdenum complexes, respectively. With H₂Se the corresponding cis-oxoselenido complexes are formed. The crystal structures of the two title compounds containing piperidine-N-oxide as ligands are described: The cis-disulfido complex crystallizes tetragonal in the space group D—I 4 2 m with four formula units per unit cell; the corresponding cis-dioxo complex crystallizes orthorhombic (D—P 2₁2₁2₁; Z = 4). The ¹H—nmr spectra and the UV-visible absorption spectra are reported.     

Wavelength independence of Eu quantum yields

A quantitative comparison between the excitation and absorption spectra of Eu³⁺ in aqueous solution is given which leads to the conclusion that fluorescence quantum yields are independent of the excitation wavelength. Use is made therefore of the series of homologous lines ⁵D₃, ⁵D₂, ⁵D₁, ⁵D₀ → ⁷F₁.