卷 57, 编号 3 (2016)

Within density functional theory the experimentally observed stereoeffects of the ligand environment in low-spin bis-chelates of Ni(II), Pd(II), and Pt(II) with aromatic azomethines is modeled. It is shown that complexes with the MN₂O₂ coordination core are characterized by the trans-configuration and in complexes with MN₂S₂ or MN₂Se₂ cores the stabilization of the cis-configuration occurs. The relationship is found between the composition of metal cycles and their conformation (an inflection along the donor atom line), the degree of steric hindrances in the cis-configuration due to the interligand interaction of R substituents at azomethine nitrogen atoms and the relative stability of cis- and trans-isomers of the complex.

Based on density functional theory with regard to the dispersion interaction the crystal structure and electronic properties of C₄H₈N₁₂O₆ and C₄H₈N₁₀Cl₂O₈ are studied. Atomic structural parameters, bond populations, atomic charges, energy and spatial electron distributions are calculated. Differences in the studied characteristics caused by the non-equivalence of atoms are shown. A partially covalent nature of anion-cation bonds is revealed. The cationic nature of the lower unoccupied states is established, which results in a small band gap of ~1.7 eV as compared to other nitrates and perchlorates.

By the low-gradient Čzochralski method, both undoped and copper ion activated Li_2–2xMg_2+x(MoO₄)₃ crystals are grown. The charge state and structural position of impurity copper ions are determined using EPR. Investigations of the luminescence properties reveal that luminescence with a maximum at λ = 520 nm is observed for Li_2–2xMg_2+x(MoO₄)₃ crystals. A decrease in the temperature increases the intensity of this luminescence. It is found that the doping of Li_2–2xMg_2+x(MoO₄)₃ crystals with copper ions also increases the luminescence intensity with a maximum at λ = 520 nm. It is supposed that cation vacancies, which provide the charge compensation when copper ions substitute for lithium ions, are responsible for the luminescence.

An iron(II) complex with tris(pyrazol-1-yl)methane (HC(Pz)₃) of the composition [Fe(HC(Pz)₃))₂]·[Eu(dipic)₂(Hdipic)]·2H₂O, containing an outer-sphere complex anion, is synthesized. The compound is examined by single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, UV-Vis and IR spectroscopies, and static magnetic susceptibility. The investigation of the temperature dependence χ(T) in the temperature range 80-470 K reveals that the polycrystalline phase of the compound undergoes spin-crossover ¹А₁ ⇔ ⁵Т₂. The transition is accompanied by thermochromism (color change pink ⇔ white).

An in silico study of semiconductor quantum dots of the CdTe family doped with atoms of rare earth elements is performed based of density functional theory. An ab initio computer design of quantum dots based on CdTe nanoparticles doped with Eu и Gd atoms is carried out. Partial densities of states of CdTe:Eu and CdTe:Gd quantum dots are calculated and analyzed. X-ray absorption near edge (XANES) spectra near the Eu K-, L₁-, and L₃- and Gd K-, L₁-, and L₃-edges of CdTe:Eu and CdTe:Gd quantum dots are calculated. The sensitivity of XANES spectroscopy for the verification of parameters of a nanosized atomic structure of quantum dots based on CdTe particles doped with atoms of rare earth elements and the determination of the local atomic structure around the atoms of rare earth elements in quantum dots is demonstrated.

X-ray diffractometry and positron annihilation life-time spectroscopy are applied to study the structural features of polymetallophenylsiloxane (PMOS) samples with the Si/M ratio corresponding to the metal valence state, namely, interplanar spacings (d₀₀₁), coherentscattering region (CSR) sizes, cross-section areas of polymer chains (s) calculated by the Miller-Boyer method, and the degree of amorphousness (β). It is demonstrated that the direct proportional dependence between the logarithm of the interplanar spacing d₀₀₁ and the logarithm of the cross-section area s is observed for PMOSs. This is an inverse dependence relative to changes in the crystal chemical ion radius. The extraction of the iron ion from polyferrophenylsiloxane leads to a sharp decrease in the interplanar spacing, which turns out to be less than d₀₀₁ in polyphenylsiloxanes, and also CSR increases due to a decrease in the diameter of the polymer chain. The positron annihilation life-time spectroscopy data show the observed direct dependence of the annihilation intensity (I₃), the annihilation rate (K₃), the degree of amorphousness on the PMOS cross-section area.

A crystallographic analysis is conducted of the structures of orthorhombic mineral sicherite TlAg₂(As,Sb)₃S₆, monoclinic synthetic sulfide Tl₃Ag₃Sb₂S₆, and triclinic mineral raberite Tl₅Ag₄As₆SbS₁₅. In the first two structures, the large and heavy Tl⁺ cation forms, together with the other cations, ordered “skeletal” frameworks with F and I cation sublattices that are close to cubic ones. In the structure of raberite, the Tl and Ag cations undergo, together with the sulfur anions, two-dimensional ordering by a zone of closely packed crystallographic planes, which generate a pseudohexagonal symmetry. The deviations from the 1 cation/anion stoichiometry are compensated: in the second structure, by a local consolidation of cations (to a distance Tl–Ag = 2.96 Å) and, in the third structure, through the formation of a dumbbell pair As–Ag (2.68 Å), which occupies one position in the sublattice.

The [Pd(dpa)(tsser)] complex (1) is prepared from the reaction of PdCl₂ and 2,2′-dipyridylamine (dpa) with 4-toluenesulfonyl-L-serine (tsserH₂). This complex is characterized by spectral methods (IR, UV-Vis, ¹H NMR, and luminescence), elemental analysis, thermal analysis (TG, DTA), and single crystal X-ray diffraction. X-ray structure determinations show that in this complex, Pd^II atoms are four-coordinated in a distorted square-planar configuration by two N atoms from a bidentate 2,2′-dipyridylamine ligand and one N atom and one O atom from a bidentate tsser^2– ligand.

The structure of xymedone iodo methylate is determined by X-ray crystallography. The molecular and crystal structure of the compound is analyzed in comparison with xymedone whose X-ray crystallographic data have been obtained previously. The molecular and electronic structures of both compounds and noncovalent interactions in the ionic pair of xymedone iodo methylate are analyzed using the data of the quantum topological calculations. It is shown that the presence of the iodine anion results in an increase in the delocalization of the π electron density inside the heterocyclic moiety, the charge redistribution inside the molecule, and consequently, in significant distinctions in crystal packings.

The review includes comprehensive NMR data on platinum metals (^99,101Ru, ¹⁰³Rh, ¹⁰⁵Pd, ¹⁸⁷Os, ¹⁹⁵Pt) and ligand donor atoms (¹H, ¹³C, ^14,15N, ¹⁷O, ¹⁹F, ³¹P) of metal complexes in aqueous solutions. A systematic analysis of NMR spectroscopy techniques is presented with focus on the measurements of NMR parameters in these systems. A novel concept referred to as coordinate shift is introduced, allowing interpretation of NMR spectra of platinum metal complexes. The review contains an encyclopedic NMR database covering a period of over 50 years from the first measured NMR spectra of platinum metals to 2014.

A procedure of the X-ray diffraction study of thin layers using a single crystal X-ray diffractometer equipped with a microfocus tube is described. It is demonstrated that α-cobalt phthalocyanine layers deposited by thermal vacuum evaporation onto polished surfaces of substrates (glass, quartz) have a perfectly oriented polycrystalline structure. The (00l) planes of all crystallites are oriented along the surface of the substrate. The structural organization of layers is analyzed.

The structure of [Pb₃(OH)₄Co(NO₂)₃](NO₃)(NO₂)·2H₂O is determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystallographic characteristics are as follows: a = 8.9414(4) Å, b = 14.5330(5) Å, c = 24.9383(9) Å, V = 3240.6(2) ų, space group Pbca, Z = 8. The Co(III) atoms have a slightly distorted octahedral coordination formed by three nitrogen atoms belonging to nitro groups (Co–N_av is 1.91 Å) and three oxygen atoms belonging to hydroxyl groups (Co–O_av is 1.93 Å). The hydroxyl groups act as μ₃-bridges between the metal atoms. The geometric characteristics are analyzed and the packing motif is determined.

Single crystals of 1-cyclohexylpiperazine-1,4-diium dichromate(VI), (C₁₀H₂₂N₂)[Cr₂O₇], were obtained by slow evaporation at room temperature from an aqueous solution of potassium dichromate, hydrochloric acid and 1-cyclohexylpiperazine. (C₁₀H₂₂N₂)[Cr₂O₇] is triclinic (P\(\bar 1\)) with a = 10.351(2) Å, b = 12.766(3) Å, c = 6.111(1) Å, α = 91.50(2)°, β = 104.26(3)°, γ = 94.91(2)°, V = 778.8(3) ų, and Z = 2. The structure determination performed from single crystal X-ray diffraction data leads to R₁/wR₂ reliability factors of 0.032/0.078. The asymmetric unit of the title salt C₁₀H₂₂N₂²⁺·Cr₂O₇²⁻, consists of one 1-cyclohexylpiperazine-1,4-diium dication and one dichromate dianion. These entities are linked together by N–H···O hydrogen bonds to form {(C₁₀H₂₂N₂)[Cr₂O₇]}_n infinite chains lying parallel to the (100) plane and running along the c axis. The intermolecular N–H···O hydrogen bonds link these chains into a two-dimensional network structure consolidated through C–H···O weak interactions.