Vibrational spectra and structure of zirconium and hafnium cyclopentadienyl hydrides

Raman and IR spectra (4000-50 cm^–1) of solid cyclopentadienyl zirconium and hafnium hydrides Cp₂MH₂, Cp₂MD₂, Cp₂Zr(H)X, and Cp₂Zr(D)X (Cp = ⁵-C₅H₅; M = Zr, Hf; X = Cl, Br) have been studied. The vibrational modes of MH groups, Cp-rings, and metal-ligand bonds are discussed and the band assignments are proposed. In the solid state, these complexes form polymers with linear hydride bridges of the M-H-M type. The force constants of the M-H and M-Cp bonds increase on going from Zr to Hf.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1604–1609, September, 1994.     

Crystal Structure of Ternary Molybdate Rb5FeHf(MoO4)6 — a New Phase in the Rb2MoO4-Fe2(MoO4)3-Hf(MoO4)2 System

Physicochemical analysis (XRPA, DTA) was used to study phase equilibria in a ternary salt system Rb₂MoO₄-Fe₂(MoO₄)₃-Hf(MoO₄)₂ in the subsolidus region. Ternary molybdates with compositions 5:1:3, 5:1:2, and 1:1:1 have been found and synthesized. Crystal and thermal characteristics have been determined. Single crystals of the ternary molybdate Rb₅FeHf(MoO₄)₆ with a composition of 5:1:2 were grown. The crystal structure of the compound was solved using X-ray diffractometry (CAD-4 automatic diffractometer, MoK _α radiation, 1766 F(hkl), R = 0.0298). Hexagonal crystals with unit cell dimensions: a = b = 10.124(1) Å, c =15.135(3) Å, V = 1343.4(4) ų, Z = 2, ρ_calc = 4.008 g/cm³, space group P6₃. The mixed three-dimensional framework of the structure is formed from two sorts of MoO₄ tetrahedra and Fe and Hf octahedra linked through their common O-vertices. Rubidium atoms of three varieties occupy the large voids of the framework.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by B. G. Bazarov, R. F. Klevtsova, A. D. Tsyrendorzhieva, L. A. Glinaskaya, and Zh. G. Bazarova__________Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 1038–1043, November–December, 2004.     

Synthesis and X-ray structural study of octa-coordinated hexafluoroacetylacetone hafnium(IV) complex

Hexafluoroacetylacetonate hafnium(IV) complex has been synthesized and studied by X-ray structural analysis. Crystal data for C₃₀H₈F₃₆Hf₂O₁₄ are: a = 12.957(3) Å, b = 16.687(3) Å, c = 12.398(3) Å, β = 108.97°, space group P2₁/c, Z = 2, d _calc = 2.137 g/cm³, R = 0.047. The molecular structure is built from discrete binuclear molecules of Hf₂(OH)₂(hfac)₆ composition; the Hf...Hf distance in dimer is 3.533 Å. The structural units are connected by van der Waals interactions in the crystal.     

Electron Probe Microanalysis of HfO2 Thin Films on Conductive and Insulating Substrates

Quantitative electron probe microanalysis of highly insulating materials is a complicated problem, partially solved by coating samples with grounded thin conductive layers or using novel scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques, such as low-voltage and/or variable pressure SEM. In this work, some problems of quantitative X-ray microanalysis of thin HfO₂ films, in particular the possibility to determine mass thickness correlated to the density of the layer material, are discussed. For comparison, Al₂O₃, Ta₂O₅ and TiO₂ films grown onto both semiconductive Si and insulating quartz substrates were also analysed. All the films studied were synthesized by atomic layer deposition method.     

Effect of the coordination sphere of d<Superscript>0</Superscript> metallocene on triplet-triplet energy transfer

The triplet nature of rare long-lived states of d⁰ metallocenes formed upon ligand-to-metal energy transfer was confirmed by studies of triplet-triplet charge transfer in biscyclopentadienyl complexes Cp₂MCl₂ (M = Zr (1), Hf (2)). The interaction between precatalysts and substrates of catalytic polymerization systems, viz., complexes 1 and 2 and unsaturated hydrocarbons (alkenes and dienes), was studied in the region of concentrations close to catalytic values. For organometallic π-complexes, it has been shown for the first time that, in the case of the unsaturated hydrocarbons, the efficiency of energy transfer obeys the Perrin equation. The process occurs at distances R ₀ close to the diameter of the interacting molecules and is well described by the exchange-resonant mechanism of interaction. In the case of the cyclopentadiene-Cp₂MCl₂ (M = Zr, Hf) systems, R ₀ = 14.6 Å. A linear relationship between the critical radius of the quenching sphere R ₀ and the number of carbon atoms in a linear α-olefin has been revealed for the first time and evidences the formation of a π-complex between the precatalyst and substrate molecules. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 35–39, January, 2007.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of ternary molybdate compound K<Subscript>5</Subscript>Pb<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>Hf<Subscript>1.5</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>6</Subscript>

Single crystals of triple molybdate of composition 5:1:3 K₅Pb_0.5Hf_1.5(MoO₄)₆ have been grown and their crystal structure has been solved from X-ray diffraction data (an automated diffractometer X8 APEX, MoK _α -radiation, 2173 F(hkl), R = 0.0321). Trigonal unit cell parameters are: a = b = 10.739(2) Å, c = 37.933(9) Å; V = 3789(1) ų, Z = 6, ρ_calc = 4.014 g/cm³, space group \(R\bar 3\). Three-dimensional mixed framework of the structure is formed by two types of MoO₄ tetrahedra and Pb and Hf octahedra linking via common O-vertices. Potassium atoms of three types occupy large vacancies in the framework.     

Metallocene complexes as homogeneous catalysts in olefin polymerization

Ansa metallocene dichloride complexes of titanium, zirconium, and hafnium can be activated by methyl aluminoxane (MAO) to give excellent catalysts for the homogeneous polymerization of ethylene and propylene. The symmetry of the corresponding metaliocene dichloride complexes is essential for the stereospecific polymerization of propylene (isotactic, syndiotactic or atactic). The application of fluorenyl groups instead of cyclopentadienyl groups greatly increases the activity of the catalysts. The first ansa bis(fluorenyl) complexes of zirconium and hafnium, (C₁₃H₈-C₂H₄-C₁₃Hs)MCl₂ (M = Zr, Hf), have been prepared. It was found that after the activation by MAO the zirconium derivative demonstrates a very high activity. Several model complexes are presented in order to discuss the mechanism of the polymerization.This paper was presented at the INEOS-94 Workshop The Modern Problems of Organometallic Chemistry (Moscow, May 21–27, 1994).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 7–14, January, 1995.     

Syntheses and crystal structures of supramolecular compounds of tetranuclear ZrIV and HfIV aqua hydroxo complexes with macrocyclic cavitand cucurbituril

Slow evaporation of hydrochloric acid solutions of zirconium(iv) or hafnium(iv) oxochlorides and cucurbituril in air afforded compounds with composition [M₄(OH)₈(H₂O)₁₆]Cl₈·(C₃₆H₃₆N₂₄O₁₂)·16H₂O, where M = Zr (1) or Hf (2). According to the X-ray diffraction data, complexes 1 and 2 are isostructural. Their crystal structures can be described as packings of polymer chains consisting of alternating cucurbituril molecules and tetranuclear cations [M₄(OH)₈(H₂O)₁₆]⁸⁺ linked to each other via an extensive network of hydrogen bonds. Compound 2 is the first structurally characterized tetranuclear hafnium aqua complex.     

Der Einsatz von Sorbentien räumlich-globulrer Struktur zur Abtrennung radioaktiver Verunreinigungen aus Wasser

Abstract

Possibilities of using a new generation of sorbents have been investigated. Polymers of spatial-globular (spherulitic) structure (RGS polymers) have been tested to separate Cs, Sr and rare earth elements – which can also be radioactive contaminants – from different waters.

RGS polymers are both, solids and highly-disperse systems being extremely permeable to fluids and gases with low pressure decline. They were currently used to clean industrial waste-water.

It is shown that these polymers can be used successfully to separate radionuclides. Polymers RGS-81 and RGS-112 have high distribution coefficients for CS, Sr, Sc, the lanthanide series and Hf in weakly acid solutions. In HF solutions, Sc and Hf can be separated from Cs, Sr and the lanthanides.     

Photoluminescence of Seven-Coordinate Zirconium and Hafnium Complexes with 2,2′-Pyridylpyrrolide Ligands

Luminescent seven-coordinated zirconium and hafnium complexes bearing three mono-anionic 2,2′-pyridylpyrrolide ligands and one chloride were synthesized. Solid-state structures and the dynamic behaviors in solution were probed by X-ray crystallography and variable temperature ¹H NMR experiments, respectively. Absorption spectroscopy and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations supported a hybrid of ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT)/ligand-to-ligand charge transfer (LLCT) for the visible light absorption band. The complexes (^MePMP^Me)₃MCl (M=Zr, Hf, ^MePMP^Me=3,5-dimethyl-2-(2-pyridyl)pyrrolide) are emissive in solution at room temperature upon irradiation with visible light due to a combination of phosphorescence and fluorescence characterized by excited state lifetimes in the μs and low to sub-ns timescale, respectively. Electrochemical experiments revealed that the zirconium complex possesses a reversible redox event under highly reducing condition (−2.29 V vs. Fc^+/0).