Synthesis and Properties of a One-Dimensional Mixed-Ligand Cd(Ⅱ) Complex with Helical Structure

The title complex,[[Cd(Him)(OH-BDC)(H2O)2]·3H2O]n(1) (Him is imidazole,OH-H2BDC is 5-hydroxyisophthalic acid),was synthesized by liquid/liquid diffusion method at room temperature.The complex crystallizes in orthorhombie,space group P212121,with a = 0.671 6(7),b = 1.380 6(2),c =1.7421(2) nm,V = 1.615 2 (3) nm3,C11 H18 CdN2O10,Mr = 450.67,Dc = 1.853 g/cm3,μ =1.407 mm-1,F(000) = 904,Z = 4,the final R1 = 0.020 9 and wR 2 = 0.045 3 for 3 211 observed reflections (Ⅰ＞ 2σ (Ⅰ)).In the structure of 1,the OH-BDC ligands exhibiting bis-bidentate coordimtion mode bridge the adjacent Cd centers to form a one-dimensional helical chain and the second ligand Him acting as terminal ligands are attached to the helical chain.It is notable that a series of complicated hydrogen bonds (e.g.,N-H ...O,O-H...O) exist in the structure,which link neighboring helices into a three-dimensional supramolecular architecture.An observed intense blue luminescence with an emission band peaking at 390 nm for 1 may be resulted from ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT).     

Crystal Structure and Spectrum Character of Bis[1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-Triazol-1-yl)-1-Propanone] dichorozinc(Ⅱ) Complex

The titled new complex was synthesized and determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, P-1 group, a=1.899 7(4) nm, b=0.581 07(12) nm, c=2.420 9(5) nm, β=90.65(3)°, V=2.672 2(9) nm~3, Z=4, D_c=1.488 g/cm~3. It has C_2 symmetry with the axis through the Zn atom, and the zinc atom is coordinated by two N atoms of the 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-1-propanone ligands and two Cl~- atoms, forming a slightly distorted tetrahedron. Intermolecular hydrogen bonds make the complex stable. IR and electronic spectra study of the target complex were also carried.     

Characterization and Luminescence Properties of a New Europium(Ⅲ) Complex with a Macrocyclic Ligand

The title compound(13,27-dichloro-3,6,9,17,20,23-hexaazatricyclo-[23.3.1.111,15]-triaconta-l(29),2,9,11,13,15(30),16,23,25,27-decaene-29,30-diol-N3,N6,N9,O29,O30)-bis(nitrato-O,O)-Europium(Ⅲ) nitrate was prepared and characterized by elemental analysis,infrared spectra,electrospray mass spectrum and X-ray diffraction,respectively.The crystal of the complex crystallizes in the monoclinic system,space group C2/c with a=2.3737(2) nm,b=14.333(1) nm,c=19.388(2) nm,β = 91.804(1)°,Mr= 850.4,V= 6.5929(8) nm3,R= 0.0333,wR= 0.0936.At room temperature,excitation of the title complex gives rise to the characteristic luminescent emissions of the Eu3+ ion.     

Synthesis,structure, DNA binding and cleavage activity of a new copper(II) complex of bispyridylpyrrolide

A copper-bispyridylpyrrolide complex [Cu(PDPH)Cl](PDPH = 2,5-bis(2′-pyridyl)pyrrole) was synthesized and characterized. The complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic system with space group Pccn, a = 0.9016(3) nm, b = 1.0931(4) nm, c =2.5319(8) nm, and V = 2.4951(15) nm3. The copper center is situated in a square planar geometry. The interaction of the copper(II)complex with calf thymus DNA(CT-DNA) was investigated by electronic absorption, circular dichroism(CD) and fluorescence spectra. It is proposed that the complex binds to CT-DNA through groove binding mode. Nuclease activity of the complex was also studied by gel electrophoresis method. The complex can efficiently cleave supercoiled p BR322 DNA in the presence of ascorbate(H2A) via oxidative pathway. The preliminary mechanism of DNA cleavage by the complex with different inhibiting reagents indicates that the hydroxyl radicals were involved as the active species in the DNA cleavage process.     

Synthesis,Characterization and Application of A Novel Carbon Bridged Half-metallocene Chromium Catalyst for Methyl Methacrylate Polymerization

A new carbon bridged cyclopentadienyl chromium complex of the type [(C5H4)C(CH3)2 CH2(C5H4N)]CrCl2 was prepared by treatment of CrCl3·(THF)3 in THF solution with the lithium salt of ligand containing cyclopentadienyl and pyridyl groups. The chromium complex was characterized by 1H NMR and elemental analysis(EA), and the crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Activated by Al(i-Bu)3, the chromium complex displayed a very high activity for methyl methacrylate(MMA) polymerization. After 24 hours,more than 95.5% MMA was converted to polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA) with a viscosity average molecular weight(Wη) of 416000 g·mol-1 at 60 ℃ for MMA/ Al(i-Bu)3 /chromium catalyst molar ratio of up to 2000:20:1. Effects of temperature, molar ratios of MMA/catalyst and catalyst/cocatalyst on the polymerization have been studied. The high conversion of MMA and high molecular weight of PMMA with narrow molecular weight distribution is caused by the unique stable active site formed by the new chromium complex and aluminum cocatalyst.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of a nitrogen-rich compound: 3,5-diazido-1,2,4-triazole

The compound of 3,5-diazido-1,2,4-triazole was synthesized by the reaction of 2,5,2',5'-tetrachloro-1,1'-azo-1,3,4-triazole with sodium azide at 50 ℃.Its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.It crystallizes in monoclinic,space group Cc with a=1.212 4(2) nm,b=2.342 4(5) nm,c=0.804 74(16) nm,β=125.56(3)°,V=1.859 3(6) nm3,Z=4,C2HN9,Mr=151.04,Dc=1.62 g/cm3,F(000)=912 and μ(MoKa)=0.129 mm-1,the final R=0.039 7 and wR=0.087 4.X-ray analysis indicates a stronger intermolecular hydrogen bonding,leading to the formation of a trimmer,containing a nine-membered cyclic ring with graph-set R33(9) in the compound.     

Ethylene Polymerization by a Novel Dinuclear Heter-oligated Titanium Complex with the Ligand of （Salicylaldiminato） （β-enaminoketonato）

The condensation of acetylacetone （CH3COCH2COCH3） with benzdine （H2N-C6H4-C6H4-NH2） yielded diimine ligand 1 [HOC（Me）C（H）（Me）C=N（p-C6H4）（C6H4-p）N= C（Me）C（H）C（Me）OH）], which was converted into sodium salts. And then the sodium salts reacted with monosalicylaldiminato titanium complex 2{[3,5-di-But′2-（O）C6H2CHN（PH）]TiCl3（THF）} in dried dichloromethane to give a new benzdine-bridged binuclear complex 3{[3,5-di-Bu′-2-（O）C6H2CHN（PH）]2 [OC（Me）C（H）（Me）C=N（p-C6H4）-（C6H4-p）N=C（Me）C（H） C（Me）]Ti2Cl4}. The complex 3 was characterized by ^1HNMR and elemental analysis. In the presence of MAO（methylaluminoxane）, the complex 3 in toluene was effective to catalyze polymerization, affording moderately high catalytic activity 1.93 × 10^5 g PE/（mol.Ti.h）]and high molecular weight polyethylene [5.63× 10^5 g/moll. The high temperature gel permeation chromatography （GPC） curve of polyethylene obtained revealed a single peak, but the molecular weight distribution （MWD = 3.21） is obviously broader than that of the similar mononuclear titanium complex. The melting points of the obtained polyethylene reaches 138 ℃, indicating that the polyethylene is of high crystallinity.     

Crystal growth,structure and properties of bismuth triborate BiB3O6 crystal

BiB3O6(BIBO) single crystals with size of 46×23×10 mm3 and weight of 26.0 g have been successfully grown by top-seeded method. Problems encountered in the growth process of this crystal have been discussed in detail, and the methods of growing high-quality large crystals have been put forward. The relationship between their structure and properties is studied. The space group of monoclinic BiB3O6 is C2 and the cell parameters are a = 7.1203(7)(?), b = 4.9948(7)(?), c = 6.5077(7) (?), β= 105.586(8)", and V = 222.93(5)(?)3. The density of BIBO is4.8965 g/cm3. The Mohs's scale of hardness is 5.5-6. There is no cleavage face in the crystal. The transmittance of BIBO is about 80 percent in the range from visible coherent light to near-infrared light. The ultraviolet cutoff wavelength is at 276 nm. BiB3O6 is a biaxial crystal and has two sets of axes, and the relative orientation of ( X, Y, Z) with regard to (a, b, c) is: X//b, ( Y, c) =47.2°, (Z, a) = 31.6°, determined by X-ray analysis combined with pol     

Hydrothermal Preparation and Photocatalytic Water Splitting Properties of ZrW_2O_8

ZrW2O8 was prepared by adjusting Zr:W mole ratio and HCl concentration in hydrothermal reaction processes.The obtained sample was crystallized in α-ZrW2O8 phase (cubic,P213),with band gap energy of 4.0 eV.The properties of photocatalytic water splitting were examined under UV light irradiation.The average rate of H2 evolution over 0.3wt% Pt/ZrW2O8 in the presence of CH3 OH as electron donor (ED) was 23.4 μmol/h,while the average rate of O2 evolution over ZrW2O8 in the presence of AgNO3 as electron scavenger (ES) was 9.8 μmol/h.Moreover,H2 was evolved over 0.3wt% Pt/ZrW2O8 from pure water splitting at a rate of 5.2 μmol/h.The study indicated that the band structure of ZrW2O8 was suitable for reducing H + to H2 and oxidizing H2O to O2.The band structure and photocatalytic water splitting properties of ZrW2O8,different from either ZrO2 (5.0 eV) or WO3 (2.7 eV),were attributed to the hybridization of W5d and Zr4d in conduction band (CB) as well as the change in crystal structure.     

STRUCTURAL AND FERROELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF A NEW NIOBATE : Sr6FeNb9O30

A new niobate Sr_6FeNb_9O_(30) was synthesized in the ternary system SrO-Fe_2O_3-Nb_2O_5 for the first time. The crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction and dielectric measurement, and it belongs to orthorhombic tungsten bronze structure at room temperature with unit cell parameters a=1.7554(1) nm, b=1.7534 (1) nm, c=0.77870 (6) nm. Dielectric constants measurement show that Sr_6FeNb_9O_(30) has two phase transitions, paraelectric to ferroelectric at 185C and ferroelectric to ferroelastic at 70C.     

Synthesis, oxygenation and catalytic performance of manganese complex with p-aminomethyl benzoic acid Schiffbase

The amino acid Schiff base complex (Sal-AMBA-Mn) was prepared with p-amino-methylbenzoic acid, salicylaldehyde and Mn(OAc)2·4H2O. Its structures was characterized with IR and UV spectra. Oxygenation mechanism of the complex in N, N-dimethylformamide solution was investigated. The results show that lower temperature is in favor of the oxygenation, and energy, enthalpy and entropy are -3.8 kJ/mol, -4.2 J/mol and -161.44 J/(mol·K), respectively. In the presence of the manganese complex, dehydroepiandrosterone acetate is effectively oxidized by molecular oxygen and the corresponding enone 7-ketodehydroepiandrosterone acetate is obtained. The yield is 62.1% when the oxidation is carried out under the reaction conditions of 60 ℃, 2 MPa of O2 pressure, C5H5N as a solvent and molar ratio of the substrate to the complex of 1:10.     

Origin of the pre-peak in the structure factor of liquid Fe-4.30C-0.21Ce alloy

The liquid structure of Fe-4.30C and Fe-4.30C-0.21Ce alloys was studied by high temperature X-ray diffractometer. The results show that for Fe-C alloy the nearest neighbor distance of the eutectic alloy is 0.259-0.260 nm at the temperature range of 1200-1400℃, which increases to 0.269-0.271 nm with the addition of 0.21% (mass fraction) Ce in the Fe-C alloy at the same temperature range. There is a pre-peak at Q = 15.5 nm-1 on the original intensity curve and structure factor S(Q) of the liquid Fe-4.30C-0.21Ce alloy, which was caused by the Ce atoms in the C-Ce clusters. Combined with the shared face, the tetragonal structure can meet the requirement for the distance of Ce-Ce atoms. It also shows that the cluster size in the liquid Fe-4.30C-0.21Ce alloy increases with the decreasing temperature.     

Upeonversion Emission and Paramagnctism of Colloid Ba2ErF7 and Ba2ErFT：Yb3＋ Nanoerystals Synthesized with Solvothermal Method

Ultrasmall near-monodisperse Ba2ErF7 nanocrystals with average crystal size 9.6 nm were synthesized with solvothermal method. The X-ray diffraction （XRD） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM） assays reveal that the as-synthesized Ba2ErF7 nanocrystals are of the cubic structure with the cell parameter of 5.943 A, instead of the reported orthorhombic and tetragonal structure. Two emission bands originated from 2Hwj4H3/2 → 4F5/2 and 4F9/2 ----＋ 4115,2 of Er3＋ can be observed under a 980 nm laser excitation. The magnetic mass susceptibility of the as-synthesized BazErF7 nanocrystals reaches 4.293 × 10-5 emu g-1 Oe-1.     

Luminescence Characterization and Synthesis of γ-LiAlO_2:Eu~(3+) by Gel Combustion

γ-LiAlO2:Eu3+(Eu3+:LAO) phosphor was obtained by gel combustion method using LiNO3,Al(NO3)3·9H2O,Eu(NO3)3·6H2O and citric acid as raw materials.The structure,morphology and luminescence were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD),scanning electron microscopy (SEM),photoluminescence (PL).The results demonstrated that the phosphor was pure-phase of flaky tetragonal crystal system with a mean size of around 1 μm.The strongest excitation peak was at 254 nm,belonging to the broadband excitation and the maximum emission peak was at 613 nm,corresponding to the 5D0→7F2 transition of Eu3+.Luminous intensity is closely related to the calcination temperature and doping concentration of Eu3+.     

Effects of different iron sources on the performance of LiFePO_4/C composite cathode materials

Olivine LiFePO4/C composite cathode materials were synthesized by a solid state method in N2 + 5vo1% H2 atmosphere.The effects of different iron sources,including Fe(OH)3 and FeC2O4·2H2O,on the performance of as-synthesized cathode materials were investigated and the causes were also analyzed.The crystal structure,the morphology,and the electrochemical performance of the prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD),scanning electron microscopy (SEM),laser particle-size distribution measurement,and other electrochemical techniques.The results demonstrate that the LiFePO4/C materials obtained from Fe(OH)3 at 800℃ and FeCeO4·2H2O at 700℃ have the similar electrochemical performances.The initial discharge capacities of LiFePO4/C synthesized from Fe(OH)3 and FeC2O4·2H2O are 134.5 mAh·g-1 and 137.4 mAh.g-1 at the C/5 rate,respectively.However,the tap density of the LiFePO4/C materials obtained from Fe(OH)3 are higher,which is significant for the improvement of the capacity of the battery.     

Preparation and structure characteristics of nano-Bi2O3 powders with mixed crystal structure

The nano-Bi2O3 powders were prepared by a chemical precipitation method with Bi(NO3)3, HNO3 and NaOH as reactants. The structural characteristics and morphology of nano-Bi2O3 powders were investigated by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. The results show that under the optimum condition that 300g/L Bi(NO3)3 reacts at 90℃ for 2 h, the Bi203 powders with 60 nm on the average and 99.5% in purity are obtained. The prepared nano-Bi2O3 powders contain a mixed crystal structure of monoclinic and triclinic instead of traditional structure of monoclinic α-Bi2O3. And the mixed crystal structure is stable in air. The reason for the appearance of the mixed crystal structure may be that the ionic radius ratio of Bi^3 to O^2- changes easily during the formation of nano-Bi2O3 particles by a chemical precipitation method.     

Simple Preparation of Crystal Co3（BTC）2·12H2O and Its Catalytic Activity in CO Oxidation Reaction

Crystalline metal-organic framework cobalt(Ⅱ) benzenetricarboxylate Co3(BTC)2?12H2O(MOF-Co) has been prepared using solvothermal method. The reaction of cobalt(Ⅱ) nitrate and 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic(BTC) acid in a mixed solution of N,N-dimethylformamide(DMF)/C2H5OH/H2O(1:1:1, ν/ν) at low temperature for short reaction times produced this crystalline compound. Compared with traditional hydrothermal method, a mixed solution method for the synthesis of crystalline metal complex was found to be highly efficient. After water molecules were removed from this metal complex, its exposed nodes served as active sites. When this MOF-Co was employed in the oxidation of CO, it showed good catalytic properties causing 100% conversion of CO to CO2 at low temperature of 160 ℃.     

Characterization of Ionic Conducting Cross-linked Polyether Electrolytes

An appropriate amount of toluene 2,4-diisocyanate（TDI） was added into polyether（[（CH2CH2O）13 CH2O]n/Li salt electrolyte to form a cross-linked network,with improving the film proces sability and thermal stability.The relation between the structure and ioinc conductive properties of the cross-lined polyether electrolytes was investigated by means of Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy（FTIR）,differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）,mechanical property and AC impedance spectroscopy.The electrolytes system is found to have two glass transitions,and it is found that the two Tgs increase with increasing salt concentration.At the some Li salt concentration,the conductivity of cross-liked polyether/LiN（CF3SO2）2 complex system is higher than that of LiClo4,At EO/Li=25：1（mol ratio）,the former conductivity changes with temperature,while the later coincids with Arrhenius formula（σ=Ae^-Ea/RT）.The cross-linked polyether/LiN（CF3 SO2）2 electrolyte exhibits the maximum σ=10^-4.75S/cm at 30℃.     

Crystal Structure of a New Compound :Na_(2.1)Ba_(0.9)Cu_(0.1)Nb_(4.9)O_(14.3)

Single crystal of a new compound Na2.1Ba0.9Cu0.1Nb4.9O14.3 was synthesised for the first time. The crystal structure has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction and the final R value is 0. 0559. The compound crystallizes in a tetragonal unit cell [a = 12. 442(3) A and c = 3. 954 A ]with space growp P4/mbm and Z=2. The compound is in tetragonal tungsten-bronze type structure but some oxygen vacancies exist in the structure. The structure of the compound consists of NbO6 octahedra and octahedra (Nb, Cu)O6 to form triangle, quadrilateral and pentagonal tunnels. The quadrilateral tunnels are occupied by Na atoms. More than 1/2 pentagonal tunnels are occupied by Na atoms and less than 1/2 that are occupied by Ba atoms. Cu2 replaces Nb5 to form different-valence isomorpism.     

Effect of Li content on the microstructure and properties of lead-free piezoelectric （K0.5Na0.5）1-xLixNbO3 ceramics prepared by SPS

Lead-free piezoelectric （K0.5sNa0.5）1-xLixNbO3 （x = 0at%-20at%） ceramics were synthesized by spark plasma sintering （SPS） at low temperature and the effects of LiNbO3 addition on its crystal structure and properties were also studied. When the Li content was less than 6at%, a single proveskite phase with the similar structure of （K0.5Na0.5）NbO3 was formed; and a secondary phase with K3Li2Nb5O15 structure was observed in the 6at% 〈 x 〈 20at% compositional range. Furthermore, LiNbO3 existed as the third phase when the Li content was higher than 8at%. The grain sizes increased from 200-500 nm to 5-8 μm when the K3Li2Nb5O15 and LiNbO3 like phases were formed. With increasing Li content, the relative density of the ceramics first decreased from 97% to 93% and then kept constant. The piezoelectric coefficient d33, dielectric constant, and planner electromechanical coupling factor exhibited a decreasing tendency with increasing Li content because of the decrease in density and the formation of the secondary phase such as K3Li2Nb5O15 and LiNbO3. The formation of dense microstructure with a single phase is necessary in improving the properties of the （K0.5Na0.5）1-xLixNbO3 ceramics.