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ABSTRACT: The crystal structure of trisodium octafluoridotantalate, Na(3)TaF(8), has been redetermined using diffractometer data collected at 153 K, resulting in more accurate bond distances and angles than obtained from a previous structure determination based on film data. The structure is built from layers running along [101], which are formed by distorted [TaF(8)] antiprisms and [NaF(6)] rectangular bipyramids sharing edges and corners. The individual layers are separated by eight-coordinated Na ions. Two atoms in the asymmetric unit are in special positions: the Ta atom is on a twofold axis in Wyckoff position 4e and one of the Na ions lies on an inversion centre in Wyckoff site 4d.
Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications 09/2010; 66(Pt 9):i85-6. · 0.78 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: In the crystal structures of the title compounds, C(11)H(9)FN(2)O, (I), and C(13)H(12)FNO(4), (II), the molecules are joined pairwise via different hydrogen bonds and the constituent pairs are crosslinked by weak C-H...O hydrogen bonds. The basic structural motif in (I), which is partially disordered, comprises pairs of molecules arranged in an antiparallel fashion which enables C-H...N[triple bond]C interactions. The pairs of molecules are crosslinked by two weak C-H...O hydrogen bonds. The constituent pair in (II) is formed by intramolecular bifurcated C-H...O/O' and combined inter- and intramolecular N-H...O hydrogen bonds. In both structures, F atoms form weak C-F...H-C interactions with the H atoms of the two neighbouring methyl groups, the H...F separations being 2.59/2.80 and 2.63/2.71 A in (I) and (II), respectively. The bond orders in the molecules, estimated using the natural bond orbitals (NBO) formalism, correlate with the changes in bond lengths. Deviations from the ideal molecular geometry are explained by the concept of non-equivalent hybrid orbitals. The existence of possible conformers of (I) and (II) is analysed by molecular calculations at the B3LYP/6-31+G** level of theory.
Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications 08/2010; 66(Pt 8):o392-5. · 0.78 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The crystal structure of tripotassium octafluoridotantalate, K(3)TaF(8), determined from laboratory powder diffraction data by the simulated annealing method and refined by total energy minimization in the solid state, is built from discrete potassium cations, fluoride anions and monocapped trigonal-prismatic [TaF(7)](2-) ions. All six atoms in the asymmetric unit are in special positions of the P6(3)mc space group: the Ta and one F atom in the 2b (3m) sites, the K and two F atoms in the 6c (m) sites, and one F atom in the 2a (3m) site. The structure consists of face-sharing K(6) octahedra with a fluoride anion at the center of each octahedron, forming chains of composition [FK(3)](2+) running along [001] with isolated [TaF(7)](2-) trigonal prisms in between. The structure of the title compound is different from the reported structure of Na(3)TaF(8) and represents a new structure type.
Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications 02/2010; 66(Pt 2):i16-8. · 0.78 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The title compound, C(12)H(12)FNO(3), a potential precursor for fluoroquinoline synthesis, is essentially planar, with the most outlying atoms displaced from the best-plane fit through all non-H atoms by 0.163 (2) and 0.118 (2) A. Molecules are arranged in layers oriented parallel to the (011) plane. The arrangement of the molecules in the structure is controlled mainly by electrostatic interactions, as the dipole moment of the molecule is 5.2 D. In addition, the molecules are linked by a weak C-H...O hydrogen bond which gives rise to chains with the base vector [1,1,1]. Electron transfer within the molecule is analysed using natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. Deviations from the ideal molecular geometry are explained by the concept of non-equivalent hybrid orbitals.
Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications 05/2009; 65(Pt 4):o183-5. · 0.78 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The crystal structure of the title compound was solved from laboratory powder diffraction data in the triclinic group P\bar 1 by simulated annealing using the program DASH. Since Rietveld refinements yielded inaccurate geometries the structure was finally refined by geometry optimization using energy minimization in the solid state with the DFT/plane-waves approach. The molecule is essentially planar and its Meldrum's acid moiety (2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione) has a flattened boat conformation. The bond orders in the molecule estimated using a natural bond-orbitals formalism correlate with the optimized bond lengths. The structure in the solid state is based on dimer units in which the molecules are held by N-H...O and C-H...O hydrogen bonds in addition to electrostatic interactions. These units interact through weak C-H...O hydrogen bonds. It is suggested that structure refinement by energy minimization at the DFT level of theory may in many cases successfully replace Rietveld refinement.
Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science 07/2007; 63(Pt 3):477-84. · 2.29 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The geometry of hydrogen bonds in 1,6-anhydro-beta-D-glucopyranose (levoglucosan) is accurately determined by refinement of time-of-flight neutron single-crystal diffraction data. Molecules of levoglucosan are held together by a hydrogen-bond array formed by a combination of strong O-H...O and supporting weaker C-H...O bonds. These are fully and accurately detailed by the neutron diffraction study. The strong hydrogen bonds link molecules in finite chains, with hydroxyl O atoms acting as both donors and acceptors of hydroxyl H atoms. A comparison of molecular and solid-state DFT calculations predicts red shifts of O-H and associated blue shifts of C-H stretching frequencies due to the formation of hydrogen bonds in this system.
Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science 11/2006; 62(Pt 5):912-8. · 2.29 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Molecules of the title compound, C11H10N2O, are effectively planar. In the crystal structure, they are stabilized primarily by electrostatic interactions, as the dipole moment of the molecule is 4.56 D. In addition, the molecules are linked by weak C-H...N and C-H...O hydrogen bonds. An analysis of bonding conditions in the molecule was carried out using natural bond orbital (NBO) formalism.
Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications 10/2006; 62(Pt 9):o544-6. · 0.52 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The structure of gamma-alumina (Al21+1/3square2+2/3O32) crystals obtained as a product of a corrosion reaction between beta-sialon and steel was refined in the space group Fd3m. The oxygen sublattice is fully occupied. The refined occupancy parameters are 0.83 (3), 0.818 (13), 0.066 (14) and 0.044 (18) for Al ions in 8a, 16d, 16c and 48f positions, respectively. The Al ions are distributed over octahedral and tetrahedral sites in a 63:37 ratio, with 6% of all Al ions occupying non-spinel positions.
Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications 10/2006; 62(Pt 9):i83-4. · 0.52 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The structure of deca-dodecasil 3R (DD-3R), Si120O240, a very well suited material for the synthesis of inorganic/organic composites structured on a nanometer level, has been investigated in detail. So far, a highly complicated twinning has hampered its structure description at a desirable level of accuracy. This twinning has now been resolved and a new structure determination is presented. Structure refinement in the R\bar 3 space group revealed a large, unusually shaped atomic displacement ellipsoid for oxygen-bridging units (tetrahedra), bridging Si-O bonds shorter than expected and the linear Si-O-Si' bond angle dictated by special positions at a threefold axis. A structure model based on a statistically disordered bridging O atom improved the accuracy of the Si-O bonds of interest, but provided unacceptable O-O contacts. To solve this dilemma, ab initio NVT molecular dynamics calculations were performed to study the possible configurations. Wavelet analysis of the time variations of selected Si-O distances pointed to a synchronous shift of the whole building units (tetrahedra). Low-frequency features of the calculated phonon density of states agree well with the published INS (inelastic neutron scattering) spectra of several silica polymorphs, indicating that the nature of the disorder in DD-3R is dynamic rather than static.
Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science 01/2006; 61(Pt 6):627-34. · 2.29 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Crystals of the title compound, diaquahexa-mu-cyano-ferrate(III)praseodymium(III) dihydrate, Pr[Fe(CN)(6)].4H(2)O or [PrFe(CN)(6)(H(2)O)(2)].2H(2)O, are twinned with three components. The Pr atom is coordinated by eight atoms, viz. six N and two symmetry-related water O atoms. The Pr polyhedron (Pr has site symmetry m2m, Wyckoff position 4c) is linked to an FeC(6) octahedron (Fe located on a site with imposed 2/m symmetry, Wyckoff position 4b) through N atoms, forming an infinite array. The second (symmetry independent) water molecule lies on a mirror plane, is not included in coordination and is weakly hydrogen bonded to N atoms.
Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications 12/2004; 60(Pt 11):i104-i106. · 0.52 Impact Factor
