Can magnetic circular dichroism tackle the problem of site symmetry in solutions?

A new approach to unravel the site symmetry of lanthanides in solutions is presented. The magnetic circular dichroism spectra of Eu³⁺ in the symmetries D_3h, C_4v and D_2d are simulated. In these simulations, the main idea is to introduce the magnetic field along a 3-fold axis, being the resultant of the three equivalent X-, Y- and Z-direction of a cube. This implies that the parallel and perpendicular Zeeman effects are taken into account simultaneously.     

Specific heat and neutron diffraction study on quaternary sulfides BaNd2CoS5 and BaNd2ZnS5

Magnetic and electrical properties are investigated for quaternary neodymium sulfides BaNd₂TS₅ (T=Co, Zn) through the specific heat, neutron diffraction, and electrical conductivity measurements. Their electrical conductivities show semiconductive behavior, which follows the Arrhenius temperature dependence with the activation energy of E_a=1.46 eV for BaNd₂ZnS₅ and E_a=1.19 eV for BaNd₂CoS₅. The specific heat of BaNd₂ZnS₅ has a λ-type anomaly at 2.8 K due to the antiferromagnetic ordering of the Nd³⁺ moments and a Schottky-type anomaly at around 60 K, which results from the crystal field splitting of the ⁴I_9/2 ground state of the Nd³⁺ ion. The specific heat of BaNd₂CoS₅ shows two λ-type anomalies at 5.7 K due to the antiferromagnetic ordering of Nd³⁺ and at 58 K due to the antiferromagnetic ordering of Co²⁺. The latter overlaps with the Schottky-type anomaly due to the crystal field splitting of the Nd³⁺ ion. Neutron diffraction measurements for BaNd₂CoS₅ show that a magnetic arrangement of the Co²⁺ moments has a collinear antiferromagnetic structure, while that of the Nd³⁺ moments has a noncollinear one.     

A hydrogen atom sandwiched by cyclopropanes

2′,3′,4′,5′,6′,7′-Hexahydrodispiro[cyclopropane-1,1′-anthracene-8′,1″-cyclopropane] (1) was prepared by double olefination (Wittig) and double methylenation (Furukawa) of 1,8-dioxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydroanthracene (4) that was in turn prepared in two steps from 1,3-dibromobenzene. The X-ray structure of 1 shows that the C-9-H of its anthracene core is located 2.6 Å from the centroids of each of the flanking cyclopropane rings. The ¹H NMR spectrum of 1 shows that the C-9-H resonance (δ 5.95) falls 0.84 ppm upfield from the C-10-H resonance (δ 6.79).     

若干有机分子的二阶非线性光学极化系数色散关系

在INDO/CI方法基础上, 用自己编制的计算二阶非线性极化系数β_(ijk)程序, 计算了苯胺、硝基苯、对硝基苯胺和4-硝基-4′-胺基二苯乙烯的β_(ijk), 并研究了其对外部激光场频率的依赖关系。结果表明, 分子内的电荷转移是产生非线性光学现象的根本原因, 而作为外因的激光场对二阶非线性光学系数的大小和方向也有直接的重要作用。当激光场频率与分子的共振频率接近时, 二阶非线性极化系数变得非常大, 在共振频率附近, β_(ijk)改变符号且Kleinman对称性被打破。     

Multifunctionality in spin crossover materials

One of the most important trends in the spin crossover (SCO) field is focused on the synthesis of new molecule-based functional materials in which the SCO properties may be combined with other physical or chemical properties in a synergic fashion. The current stage of investigations regarding interplay and synergic effects between SCO, magnetic coupling, liquid crystalline properties, host-guest interactions, non-linear optical properties, electrical conductivity, and ligand isomerization is highlighted and discussed.     

Electronic Structure, Aromaticity, and Physicochemical Characteristics of Carbene, Radical, and Ionic Forms of Compounds of the Imidazole Series, and their Oxo and Thio Analogs

The effects of benzannellation, phenyl substitution at the nitrogen atom, protonation at the carbene carbon, ionization, and the state of the carbene center (² or ²) on the electronic structure, diamagnetic susceptibility, induced -electron ring currents, the ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁴N chemical shifts, and the energies of the lowest electronic transitions of imidazol-2-ylidenes and their oxo and thio analogs were examined in the bound version of -electron perturbation theory. The calculated and experimental data are compared.     

Grid‐like Cobalt(II) Layered Complex with an Unprecedented Double 1,2‐Bis(1,2,4‐triazole‐1‐yl)methane Bridges

A novel two‐dimensional cobalt complex, [Co(btrm)₂(dca)]ClO₄ ( 1 , btrm = 1,2‐bis(1,2,4‐triazole‐1‐yl)methane, dca = dicyanamide), was synthesized and characterized. X‐ray diffraction analyses reveal that the title complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/m with a = 29.507(13)Å, b = 17.804(8) Å, c = 14.709(7) Å, β = 119.916(7)°, Z = 12, and R₁ = 0.0784, wR₂ = 0.2041. The cobalt atom involves a six‐coordinated CoN₆ environment, with a distorted octahedral coordination. Two btrm ligands connect the Co^II atoms with the exodentate nitrogen atoms on the 4‐position of triazole rings to form a sixteen‐membered rhombic grid. The unprecedented double btrm bridges and μ_1,5‐dca bridge connect the cobalt atoms to form a two‐dimensional grid‐like layered structure. The spectroscopic and magnetic properties have also been investigated.     

Synthesis,crystal structure,magnetism, and absorption spectra of A2UX5 Type Halides (A = K,Rb; X = Cl,Br, I)

The ternary uranium(III) halides A₂UX₅ (A = K, Rb; X = Cl, Br, I) have been prepared from the binary components AX and UX₃ in sealed tantalum containers. According to their Guinier X-ray powder patterns, they all crystallize with the K₂PrCl₅/Y₂HfS₅ type of structure. Lattice constants for ambient temperature are reported. Single-crystal structure refinemens were undertaken for K₂UI₅ and Rb₂UCl₅. Magnetic susceptibility data were recorded with a SQUID magnetometer from liquid helium to room temperature. One-dimensional (intrachain) and three-dimensional antiferromagnetic ordering occur at low temperatures dependent upon the U³⁺? U³⁺ distance. Absorption spectra were recorded between 4 000 and 28 000 cm^?1. They show f—f transitions typical for U³⁺ and, depending on the halide, very strong f—d transitions above 14 000 to 15 000 cm^?1, respectively.     

Magnetische Messungen im Nahordnungsbereich vonHeusler-Phasen (Co,T)2 XY

Magnetic measurements onHeusler alloys (Co,T)₂ XY (field and temperature dependence) are performed around theCurie points (temperature range:T _C–50 toT _C+50). A method otherwise used to get rid of ferromagnetic impurities only ( _g versus 1/H plot) is applied to pure ferromagnets and yields completely new _g (extrap.) versusT curves with a maximumT _max> T _C. The method was applied to pure gadolinium first which has aCurie point within the accessible region of the susceptibility measuring device.

     

Systematic high-pressure synthesis of new filled skutterudites with heavy lanthanide, LnFe4P12 (Ln=heavy lanthanide, including Y)

New filled skutterudites with heavy lanthanide, LnFe₄P₁₂ (Ln=Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu and Y) have systematically been prepared for the first time by the high-pressure technique. The relationship between lattice constants and atomic numbers of lanthanide (including Y) is established for LnFe₄P₁₂. Electrical and magnetic properties of several new filled skutterudites with heavy lanthanide have been studied at low temperatures; YFe₄P₁₂ shows a superconducting transition at around 7 K, and DyFe₄P₁₂ behaves as a ferromagnet below 10 K. Electrical and magnetic anomalies in DyFe₄P₁₂ and YFe₄P₁₂ are mainly discussed.