The thermal and compressional behaviors of kurnakovite, a potential B-rich aggregate in neutron radiation-shielding concretes, were studied by situ single-crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction (100–393 K, 0–13.36(5) GPa). Above 393 the crystal structure collapses response to dehydration. bulk expansion coefficient is ?V(298K) = 5.18(1)?10?5 K?1. Volume trend modelled with Birch-Murnaghan equati...

Novel heteroleptic magnesium complexes, [Mg(dmamp)(acac)]2 (), [Mg(dmamp)(tmhd)]2 (), [Mg(dmamp)(tfac)]2 (), and [Mg(dmamp)(hfac)]2 (), were successfully synthesized using dmamp and β-diketonate as ligands. The thermogravimetric analyses and volatile studies of the complexes showed that the complexes and display high volatility and thermal stability. The single crystal X-ray study of the comple...

Single crystals of triclinic Pr(2)(B(2)O(5))(MoO(4)) were prepared from an incongruently melting flux in the system Pr(2)O(3)-MoO(3)-B(2)O(3) in a platinum crucible in an atmosphere of air. In the crystal structure, distorted edge-sharing [PrO(8)] square anti-prisms form a three-dimensional framework. These are further linked by isolated [MoO(4)] tetra-hedra and isolated pyroborate groups [B(2)...

We numerically depict the complete angular distributions of luminescence and absorption properties in biaxial media, by calculating the imaginary part of the optical index for all directions of propagation. Our simulations show a double-layer surface with specific topology and symmetry properties that greatly differ from those of the refractive index surface. Our calculations show that the two ...

A new triclinic polymorph of the title compound, [PdCl(2)(C(18)H(15)P)(2)], has two independent molecules in the unit cell, with the Pd atoms located on inversion centres. One molecule has an eclipsed conformation, whereas the second molecule adopts a gauche conformation. The molecules with a gauche conformation are involved in weak intermolecular C-H···Cl-Pd interactions with symmetry-related ...

The triclinic unit cell of the title compound, [Ni(C(3)H(4)N(2))(2)(H(2)O)(4)](C(10)H(6)O(6)S(2)), contains one centrosymmetric cation and one centrosymmetric anion. In the cation, the Ni(II) ion is six-coordinated by two imidazole ligands [Ni-N = 2.0568 (14) Å] and four water mol-ecules [both independent Ni-O distances are 2.098 (1) Å] in a distorted octa-hedral geometry. Inter-molecular O-H⋯O...

The crystal structure, anisotropic electrical resistivity and magnetic susceptibility, as well as specific heat results from single crystals of BaFe2As2, BaNi2As2, and BaFeNiAs2 are surveyed. BaFe2As2 properties demonstrate the equivalence of C(T), Fisher’s d(T)/dT, and d/dT results in determining the antiferromagnetic transition at TN = 132(1) K. BaNi2As2 shows a structural phase transition ...

Comproportionation reactions of yttrium triiodide, yttrium and nickel led to the formation of the compound [NiY6]I10, which is isostructural with the prototypical [RuY6]I10. In particular, [NiY6]I10 is composed of isolated nickel centered yttrium octa-hedra (site symmetry -1) that are further surrounded by iodide ligands to construct a three-dimensional cluster complex framework. Although this ...

Potassium chromium aluminium diarsenate, KCr1/4Al3/4As2O7, was prepared by solid-state reaction. The structure consists of (Cr1/4/Al3/4)O6 octa-hedra and As2O7 diarsenate groups sharing corners to build up a three-dimensional anionic framework. The potassium cations are located in wide channels running along the c-axis direction. The crystal structure is isostructural with the triclinic AIMIIIX...

The mol-ecule of the title compound, C9H9N5O, is approximately planar (the r.m.s. deviation of all non-H atoms is 0.08 Å). The amine substituent is pyramidal at the N atom. An intra-molecular N-Hhydrazine⋯O=C hydrogen bond is present. In the crystal, mol-ecules are connected via N-H⋯N and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming infinite layers parallel to (010). This polymorph is triclinic, space group P...