Lithium bond structures of H_nY (n=2, 3; Y=O, S, N)… LiNH_2 and the abnormal blue shift of N―Li bond

The optimized geometries of the complexes between HnY (n=2, 3; Y=O, S, N) and LiNH2 have been calculated at the B3LYP/6-311 G** and MP2/6-311 G** levels. Three stable complexes were obtained. Frequency analysis showed that the enlarged 2N―4Li presents the abnormal blue shift in three complexes. The calculated binding energy with basis set super-position error (BSSE) and zero-point vibrational energy (ZPE) corrections of complex I―III is _58.65, _31.66 and _69.59 kJ·mol-1 (MP2), respectively. Natural bond orbital theory (NBO) analysis has been performed, and the results revealed that the H2O…LiNH2 (complex I) and H3N…LiNH2 (complex III) are formed with coexisting σ-s and n-s type lithium bond interactions, complexⅡis formed with π-s type lithium bond interaction between HnY (n=2,3; Y=O, N) and LiNH2, and H2S…LiNH2 (complex II) is formed with n-s type lithium bond interaction between H2S and LiNH2. Natural resonance theory (NRT) and atom in molecule (AIM) theory have also been studied to investigate the bond order and topological properties of the lithium bond structures.     

Storage Characteristics of LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.1 X)Mn_(0.1-X)O_2 (X=0,0.03,0.06) Cathode Materials for Lithium Batteries

1 Results LiNi0.8Co0.1 xMn0.1-xO2 cathodes with x=0,0.03 and 0.06 were prepared by firing a mixture of stoichiometric amounts of LiOH·H2O and coprecipitated Ni0.8Co0.1 xMn0.1-x(OH)2 at 800 ℃ for 15 h.Using these powders,their storage characteristics upon exposure to air and electrolytes at 90 ℃ were compared before charging and after charging to 4.3 V with a variation of the storage time.As the Co content (x) increased in the cathode,both the Ni2 content in the lithium 3a sites,and the contents of the LiOH and Li2CO3 impurity phases decreased.In particular,changes in the oxidation state of the Ni and Mn ions after 4.3 V charging upon storage at 90 ℃ were monitored using X-ray absorption near edge spectra (XANES),and Ni4 was found to reduce to Ni3 while the oxidation state of the predominant Mn4 did not change.However,residual Mn3 ions in the cathodes dissolved into the electrolytes.Moreover,the cathodes stored at 90 ℃ for 7 days were transformed into a spinel phase (Fd3m),regardless of the Co content.In an effort to resolve this dissolution problem,Al2O3 and Co3(PO4)2 nanoparticles were coated onto the cathode (LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2) with the highest amounts of metal dissolution at 90 ℃.The results showed that the Co3(PO4)2-coated cathode exhibited greatly decreased metal dissolution and decreased its irreversible capacity by 5%,compared with a bare and Al2O3-coated cathodes.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of tetranuclear zinc benzoate

A tetranuclear zinc benzoate Zr4O(C6H5CO2)6 was synthesized and characterized by X-ray single crystal determination. It crystallizes in cubic, space group Ia-3d. Its crystal cell is very large, α=4.10063(18)nm, V=68.953(5)nm^3 and Z=48. The structure is composed of discrete Zr4O(C6H5CO2)6 molecules. In each molecule, four zinc atoms are held together by a central oxygen atom, which results in the formation of a regular tetrahedron. All benzoate ligands coordinate to zinc atoms in a bidentate bridging mode. Each zinc atom is in a slightly distorted tetrahedral geometry, coordinated by three benzoate oxygen atoms and the central oxygen atom. The intermolecular interactions result in the formation of a three-dimensional supramolecular framework, with non-intersecting parallel channels.     

Crystal structure and surface photo-electric property of Mn（Ⅱ） coordination supramolecules

Two Mn（Ⅱ） coordination supramolecules, [Mn2（C8HTO2）4（phen）2（p-H20）] （1） and [Mn2（btec）（phen）2（H2O）6]·2H2O （2） （phen=1,10-phenanthroline, H4btec=1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid）, were synthesized by hydrothermal method. The crystal structures of the complexes were determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction. The result indicates that （1） and （2） are both binuclear Mn（Ⅱ） complexes. The existence of hydrogen bonds makes the binuclear complexes become further connected to coordination supramolecules, which possess 1D and 3D infinite structures respectively. The complexes were identified by IR, UV-Vis, surface photovoltage spectrum （SPS） and field-induced surface photovoltage spectrum （FISPS）. The results of SPS for the complexes indicate that they both exhibit positive surface photovoltage response bands in the range of 300-600 nm. The SPS phase spectrum and FISPS of complexes indicate that they show certain p-type semiconductor characteristic. However, the intensity, position and number of the SPV response bands are different obviously. The difference of the SPV response bands is mainly attributed to the different structures of the complexes and the different coordination environment of Mn（ll） in the two complexes. This paper discusses the action of hydrogen bonds in the construction of the supramolecule and the change on the surface photovoltage of complex in different coordination environment.     

Preparation, crystal structure and quantum chemical investigation of [Li(NTO) (H_2O)_2]

[Li(NTO)(H2O)2] was prepared by mixing the aqueous solution of 3-nitro-1, 2, 4-triazol-5-one (NTO) and lithium hydroxide. The crystal structure of [Li(NTO)(H2O)2] was determined by single crystal diffraction analysis. The crystal is monoclinic, space group P21/n with crystal parameters of a = 0.742 0(2) nm, b = 0.344 9(1) nm, c = 2.490 6(3) nm, β = 94.89(1)° Z = 4, Dc= 1.799 g· cm-3, V = 0.635 nm3,μ = 1.591 cm-1, F(000) =392. The final R is 0.051. The MNDO MO calculation shows that the coordinate bonds of title compound possess certain extent of covalent character. O2 atom of NTO anion is bonded to Li atom; the nitro group will be lost first when NTO is decomposed.     

Synthesis of [(C5H5Y (η2-PzMe2)(η-PzMe2)]2 and [Y(η2-PzMe2)2(η-PzMe2)(η-THF)]2 and the insertion of Me2SiO into the Y-N bond

3,5-Dimethylpyrazole (HPzMe2) reacted with (C5H5)3Y in THF to yield dinuclear complexes [(C5H5)Y-(η2-PzMe2)(μ-PzMe2)]2 (I) and [Y(η 2-PzMe2)2(μ-PzMe2)-(μ-THF)]2 (II), revealing a new method for synthesizing tris(pyrazolate) complexes of lanthanide metals. The X-ray crystallographic analysis showed that complex II crystallizes in space group P 1 , with unit cell dimensions a = 1.0798(1), b = 1.0818(1), c = 1.1313(1) nm, α= 76.914(2)°, β= 68.940(2)°, (R= 60.510(2)°, V = 1.0715(2) nm3, Z = 1. The final R factor is 0.0445. The investigation results showed that Me2SiO can only be inserted into the Y-N (bridging) bond of complex I to form [(C5H5)Y(η 2-PzMe2)(μ-OSiMe2 PzMe2)]2 (Ⅲ), but cannot be inserted into the Y-N (bridging) bond of complex Ⅱ due to the bulky crowding of the tetraple bridge structure.     

Assignment of the μ4-O5 atom in catalytic center for water oxidation in photosystem II

The detailed structure of catalytic center of water oxidation, Mn4Ca-cluster, in photosystem ⅡI (PSII) has been reported recently. However, due to the radiation damage induced by X-ray and the complexity of the Mn4Ca-cluster, the assignment of the μ4-O5 atom coordinated by three Mn and one Ca2+ ions is still lack of essential evidences. In this article, we synthesized one Mn complex containing two μ4-O atoms. It is found that the lengths of all μ4-O-Mn bonds in this Mn complex are in the range of 1.89-2.10 , which are significantly shorter than 2.40-2.61 distance of μ4-O5-Mn bonds in Mn4Ca-cluster observed in the crystal structure of PSII. In addition, DFT calculations have been carried out on the Mn4Ca-cluster. It is found that the O atom of μ4-O or μ4-OH always trends to deviate from the center position of four metal ions, resulting in unequal bond lengths of four μ4-4-M (M=Mn or Ca), which is obviously different with larger and nearly equal distances between μ4-O and four metal ions observed in the crystal structure. Based on these results, we suggest that the μ4-atom in Mn4Ca-cluster of PSII is unlikely to be a μ4-O, μ4-OH or μ4-OH2 , and its assignment is still an open question.     

Theoretical study on the lithium bond interaction of furan homologues C_4H_4Y (Y=O, S) with LiCH_3 via DFT and MP2

The optimizations geometries and interaction energy corrected by BSSE of the complexes between C4H4Y (Y=O, S) and CH3Li have been calculated at the B3LYP/6-311 G** and MP2/6-311 G** levels. Three complexes were obtained. Abnormally, the calculations showed that all the C10—Li14 bond lengths increased obviously but the blue-shift of C10—Li14 stretching frequency occurred after formed complexes. The calculated binding energy with basis set super-position error (BSSE) and zero-point vibrational energy corrections of complexes I―III is ?45.757, ?35.700 and ?39.107 kJ·mol?1, respectively. The analyses on the combining interaction with the atom-in-molecules theory (AIM) also showed that a relatively strong lithium bond interaction presented in furan homologues C4H4Y---LiCH3 systems. Natural bond orbital theory (NBO) analysis has been performed, and the results revealed that the com- plex I is formed with n-σ type lithium bond interaction between C4H4O and LiCH3, complex II is formed with π-s type lithium bond interaction between C4H4O and LiCH3, and complex III is formed with π-s and n-s type lithium bond interactions between C4H4S and LiCH3, respectively.     

Growth, structural, optical, thermal and dielectric properties of a novel semi-organic nonline ar optical crystal: Dichloro-diglycine zinc II

Dichloro-diglycine zinc II(DCDGZ II),a semi-organic nonlinear optical material has been synthesized and single crystals were grown from the aqueous solution up to dimensions 20×10×3 mm3.The title compound,DCDGZ II(C4H10Cl2N2O4Zn H2O) crystallizes into monoclinic structure with the space group of C2/c.The unit-cell parameters were found to be a=14.4191(7),b=6.9180(2),c=12.9452(6) and Z=4.In the crystal structure,DCDGZ II layer is building up alternatingly with layers of water in which the zinc ions lie on a twofold axis.Theoretical calculations for polarizability,which are useful for device fabrication were made using Clausius–Mosotti equation and Penn analysis and the results were compared.Fourier transform infrared(FTIR) spectroscopic studies were performed for the identification of the different functional groups presented in the compound.The UV–vis–NIR absorption spectrum reveals that the lower UV cut-off wavelength is 240 nm.The optical band gap of the crystal was estimated as 2.2 eV.The surface morphology,thermal behaviour,dielectric properties have been studied using SEM,TG/DTA and LCR HITESTER analyzer.The nonlinear optical property of the crystal was also confirmed using Kurtz powder technique.     

Synthesis and reaction of 16-electron Cp<Superscript>t</Superscript>Rh halfsandwich complexes containing 1,2-dichalcogenolate carborane ligands

The reactions of [Cp^tRhCi(μ-Ci)]2 (1) (Cp^t=^tBu2C5H3) with Li2E2C2B10H10 (E = S, Se) lead to the green 16-electron dichaicogenolate complexes Cp^tRh(E2C2B10H10) [E = S(2a), Se(2b)]. The 16-electron complexes 2a and 2b can take up two-electron donor ligands such as tert-butyi isonitrile and carbon monoxide to give the 18-electron dichaicogenolate derivatives Cp^t(L)(E2C2B10H10) [L = ^tBuNC, E =S(3a), Se(3b); L = CO, E = S(4a), Se(4b)]. The molecular structures of complexes 2a and 3a were determined by X-ray crystal structure analysis. The molecular structure of 16-electron complex 2a shows the pseudoaromatic system in IrSe2C2 five numbered ring.     

Crystal structure and photoelectricity property of Fe(Ⅱ/Ⅲ) coordination supermolecules

Three new mixed-ligand Fe(Ⅱ/Ⅲ) complexes [Fe2(μ2–btec)( μ2–H2btec)(phen)2(H2O)2]n (1), [Fe2(btec) (phen)2(H2O)4] (2), and {[Fe(o-pha)(phen)(H2O)]·H2O}n (3) (phen=1,10-phenanthroline, o-H2pha=o-phthalic acid, H4btec=1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid) have been hydrothermally synthesized and detected by single crystal X-ray diffraction, showing that complexes (1) and (2) are both bridged by the betc4? ligands to form 1D chain and dinuclear structure and complex (3) is bridged by the o-pha groups to form 1D ...     

A novel photoluminescent and photochromic europium complex

A ternary europium complex of 4-aminobutyric acid (ABA) with 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) [Eu₂(ABA)₄ (phen)₄](phen)₄(ClO₄)₆ was synthesized and characterized by X-ray single crystal diffraction. The result shows that 4-aminobutyric acid exists in zwitterion form in the binuclear complex and that the carboxylates coordinate with Eu³⁺ ion in bidentate bridging and tridentate chelating-bridging modes. There are two types of phen molecules, one is coordinated and the other is uncoordinated. When excited by YAG︰Nd laser with 355 nm light, the title complex can emit strong red fluorescence, and its high-resolution emission spectrum was recorded at 77 K. The Eu³⁺ ion site is in low symmetry, which is in agreement with the result of X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis. When irradiated with a mercury lamp, the aqueous solution of the title complex can perform photochromism with the color change from colorless to green and the green color can fade away in the dark. The photochromic response time is related to the concentration and pH of the solution, the temperature and the light intensity.     

THE STABILITY OF THE SOLUTION OF OBLIQUE DERIVATIVE PROBLEM FOR FIRST ORDER NONLINEAR ELLITIC SYSTEM

Suppose that D is a (N+1)-connected (0≤N≤∞),bounded circular domain in the interior of theunit circle, O∈D and its boundary = _j∈C_μ~2(0<μ<1), where _j (j=1,…,N) are situated inside _0={z;|z|=1}.Now we consider the nonlinear uniformly elliptic complex equation of first order in z-plane:W_ = F(z,W,W_z), F = Q_1W_2+ Q_2W_ +A_1W + A_2W + A_3,Q_j = Q_j(z,W,W_z), j=1,2, A_j= A_j(z,W), j=1,2,3, z∈D, (1)and suppose that the equation (1) satisfies condition C, i. e.The function F(z,W, v) is continuous with respect to z ∈D, W ∈E and V ∈E (E is the complex     

Synthesis and magnetic properties of Fe<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript>/helical carbon nanofiber nanocomposites from the catalytic pyrolysis of ferrocene

High purity Fe3O4 /helical carbon nanofiber composites were obtained on a large scale by the catalytic pyrolysis of ferrocene in the presence of tin powder at 500°C over 12 h. The sizes of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles are 35–65 nm in size, and the diameters of the helical carbon nanofibers range from 40–70 nm. The shapes and compositions of the nanocomposites are simply controlled by adjusting the reaction temperatures. On the basis of the obtained experimental results the formation of the helical Fe3O4/carbon nanofiber composites was investigated and discussed. The magnetic hysteresis loop of the products shows ferromagnetic behavior with saturation magnetization (M s ), remanent magnetization (M r ) and coercivity (H c ) values of ca. 29.8 emu/g, 9.6 emu/g and 306.6 Oe, respectively.     

New crystal structure of molecular complex 1-piperidine carboxylate-piperidinium-H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O studied by X-ray single crystal diffraction

Piperidine absorbs CO2 and H2O in air to form a molecular complex： piperidium-l-piperidinecarboxylate-H2O. The structure of the complex was characterized by X-ray single crystal diffraction. The crystal structure was determined to be triclinic, space group P1^-with a=0.648 6（8） nm, b=0.809 200） nm, c= 1.357 1（16） nm, a=96.96706）°, β =102.506（15）°,γ=104.202 05）°, Z=2. The complex is stabilized via five hydrogen bonds between the three components, N-O electrostatic interaction and O-O interaction （electron transfer） betweenl-piperidinecarboxylate and H2O. Due to electron transference of carbamate ion, the oxygen atom in water molecule is strongly negatively charged and the O-H bond is considerably shorter than that of the free molecule of water. The formation of the molecular complex is a reversible process and will decompose upon heating. The mechanism of formation and stabilization is further investigated herein.     

Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of copper （Ⅱ） coordination polymer composed of helix-like chains： [Cu（NIeH）（bpy）]

Hydrothermal reactions of Cu （Ⅱ） acetate, 2,2＇-bipyridyl （bpy） with 5-nitroisophthalic acid （H2NIPH） resulted in a new coordination polymer [Cu（NIPH）（bpy）] 1. Single crystal X-ray diffraction experiment indicates that 1 possesses a single helixlike chains, of which Cu atoms are coordinated by NIPH ligands and bpy ligands. Compound 1 crystallizes in the space group P2（ 1）/c, a = 0.955（19） nm, b = 1.259（3） nm, c = 1.3737（3） nm, ,6= 95.13（3）°, V= 1.6455（6） nm^3 and Z = 4. The TGA analysis shows that 1 has no remarkable weight loss up to 284℃, as a result of its high thermal stability. Magnetic measurements indicate an antiferromagnetic behavior of compound 1.     

Theoretical study on the lithium bond interaction of furan homologues C4H4Y （Y=O,S） with LiCH3 via DFT and MP2

The optimizations geometries and interaction energy corrected by BSSE of the complexes between C4H4Y （Y=O, S） and CHiLi have been calculated at the B3LYP/6-311＋＋G^＊＊ and MP2/6-311＋＋G^＊＊ levels. Three complexes were obtained. Abnormally, the calculations showed that all the C10--Li14 bond lengths increased obviously but the blue-shift of C10-Li14 stretching frequency occurred after formed complexes. The calculated binding energy with basis set super-position error （BSSE） and zero-point vibrational energy corrections of complexes I-III is -45.757, -35.700 and -39.107 kJ·mol^-1, respectively. The analyses on the combining interaction with the atom-in-molecules theory （AIM） also showed that a relatively strong lithium bond interaction presented in furan homologues C4H4Y-LiCH3 systems. Natural bond orbital theory （NBO） analysis has been performed, and the results revealed that the complex I is formed with n-σ type lithium bond interaction between C4H40 and LiCH3, complex II is formed with TT-s type lithium bond interaction between C4H4O and LiCH3, and complex III is formed with TT-s and n-s type lithium bond interactions between C4H4S and LiCH3, respectively.     

Synthesis and formation mechanism of micro/nano flower-like MgCO3·5H2O

Micro/nano magnesium carbonate pentahydrate（MgCO3 ·5H2 O） with flower-like morphology was synthesized using magnesite as a substrate and potassium dihydrogen phosphate as an additive. The synthesized samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry. The influence of pyrolysis time on crystal morphology was explored. The formation mechanism was investigated on the basis of the characterized results and the crystal structure of MgCO3 ·5H2 O. The results showed that the flower-like MgCO3 ·5H2 O was 1.5-3.0 μm in length and 100-500 nm in diameter and was successfully obtained with a pyrolysis time of 30 min. The formation mechanism of flower-like MgCO3 ·5H2 O is suggested to be the selective adsorption of potassium dihydrogen phosphate on the surface. The process of flower-like crystal growth is as follows： amorphous nanoparticles formation, acicular and rod monocrystal formation, flower-like monocrystal formation, and flower-like polymers（MgCO3 ·5H2 O） crystallization. In the MgCO3 ·5H2 O crystal, the magnesium ion presents two different octahedral coordinations corresponding to2 26 Mg（H O）＋and2 2 2 4 23 [Mg（H O）（CO） ]--, and the chemical formula of the crystal is2 2 6 2 4 23 Mg（H O） Mg（H O）（CO）2.     

Syntheses and lyotropic liquid crystal properties of a series of sandwich-type tungstoarsenates heteropoly compounds with As/W ratio of 4/30

A series of sandwich-type tungstoarsenates heteropoly compounds with As/W ratio of 4/30, Na16[As4W30M4(H2O)2O112]·XH2O (M = Zn,Cu,Co,Ni,Mn and Cd), have been synthesized for the first time and structurally characterized by elemental analysis, IR and 183W NMR spectra. The crystal structure of Na16[As4W30Cu4(H2O)2O112]·63H2O was determined to be a triclinic system, of P1 symmetry, a = 1.2721(3) nm, b = 2.451 6(5) nm, c = 2.6450(5) nm, α= 89.90(3)°,β= 77.32(3)°, γ= 89.96(3)°, 2=2. Using tetrahepty lammonium bromide as a phase transfer reagent, [As4W30Cu4(H2O)2O112]16- was transferred from aqueous solution to organic phase (benzene), and the heteropolyanion lost the coordination water molecules to form the coordination-unsaturated ion. After lactic acid was added to the benzene solution, the coordination-saturation was recovered. By esterification reaction between lactic acid and cholesterin, the latter was attached to the heteropolyanion indirectly. Therefore, a new type of lyotropic liquid crystal was obtained, which was characterized by a polarimicroscope, DSC and variable temperature wide-angle X-ray diffraction.     

Theoretical investigations of ESR and optical spectra of crystalline KHSO4：Mn^2＋

Calculations of d-d transitions and the axial zero-field splitting parameter D in crystalline KHSO4:Mn2+ have been undertaken, with consideration of the ninth O2– ligand. Energy level values calculated in a tetragonal field are in good agreement with experimentally observed values. Occasionally degenerate energy levels of 4A1(4Eg(G)) and 4A1(4A1g(G)) were found in the tetragonal crystal field. The calculated value of D is in good agreement with experimental value for KHSO4:Mn2+.