Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a N,N,N′-tri(2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzyl)-1,2-ethanediamine

An aminophenol ligand, N,N,N＇-tri（2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzyl）-l,2-ethanediamine, was prepared through the Marmich reaction, and structurally characterized by NMR, IR, MS and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The title compound （C26H32N2O3, Mr = 420.54） belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 8.6233（14）, b = 10.2655（16）, c = 26.017（4） A, β = 95.797（2）°, V = 2291.3（6） A^3, Z = 4, the final R = 0.0461 and wR = 0.1139 for 4267 unique reflections （Rint = 0.028） with 11691 observed ones （I〉 2a（I））.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of α-( N-Protected a mino)β-lactam Derivative of 1 ,5-Benzothiazepine

The crystal of the title compound C, C 30 H 30 N 2O 3S has been prepared by reaction of 1,5 benzothiazepine with N protected glycine and determined by X ray single crystal diffraction. Crystal data: M r =498.62, triclinic with P 1 space group, a=10.880(2), b=13.955(3), c=9.537(2), α=99.34(3)°, β=110.43(3)°, γ=88 56(3)°, V=1338.2(5) 3, F(000)=528, λ (Mo Kα)=0.71073, Z=2, D c =1 237g/cm 3, μ =0.154mm -1 . Final R=0.0453, wR =0.1256 for 3491 observed reflections 〔 I>2σ(I) 〕. Structure analysis reveals that the substituents at C(23) and C(7) in four membered ring are located on the same side. The conformation of seven membered ring is chair like.

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Cd(Ⅱ) and Ni(Ⅱ) Complexes Containing Flexible Sulfide and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Ligands

Two new coordination polymers [Cd（EBLA）（ip）（H2O）] （1） and [Ni（EBSA） （im）2（H2O）], （2） were synthesized by hydrothermal and solution methods using 2,2＇-dithio- salicylicacid （EBSA）, lH-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline （ip）, imidazole （im）, Cd（NO3）2-4H2O and Ni（NOa）z＇6H20. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and FT-IR. Meanwhile, the crystal structures, fluorescence properties of complex 1 and thermogravimetrie analysis of complex 2 have been studied. In complex 1, 2,2＇-dicarboxydiphenylthioether （EBLA） was prepared with 2,2＇-dithiosalicylicacid （EBSA） in situ reaction by hydrothermal method. Complex 1 is a dinuclear structure and Cd2＋ is five-coordinated in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry. Complex 2 is a one-dimensional infinite linear chain and Ni2＋ is six-coordinated to form a distorted octahedral geometry. Hydrogen bonding and π-π interactions are observed in these complexes.

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two AlxRE3(Si1-yAly)S7(RE=Sm and Gd)Compounds

Two new quaternary rare-earth chalcogenides,Al_（0.42）Sm_3（Si_（0.74）Al_（0.26））S_7（1） and Al_（0.38）Gd_3（Si_（0.86）Al_（0.14））S_7（2）,have been synthesized by a facile solid-state route with boron as the reducing reagent.They crystallize in the noncentrosymmetric hexagonal space group P6_3,belonging to the Ce_6Al_（3.33）S_（14） structure-type.Their 3-D structures feature 3-D frameworks constructed by RES_8 bicapped trigonal prisms,and Al and Si occupy the octahedral and tetrahedral voids,respectively.Al（2） and Si（1） co-occupying the 2b site and Al（1） partially occupying the 2a site have to be considered for the stability of the structures and charge balances.The Ce_6Al_（3.33）S_（14） structure-type compounds with their rich compositions and traits are discussed.The diffuse reflectance spectrum measurement of 2 indicates that it has an energy gap of 2.13 eV.

A Metal-organic Framework Containing Octanuclear Zn(Ⅱ) Clusters Constructed by 5-Methoxyisophthalate and Flexible Bis(imidazolyl) Ligand

The hydrothermal reaction of 5-methoxyisophthalic acid（MeO-H2ip）, 1,3-bis（2-methylimidazol-1-yl）propane（bmip） and Zn（NO3）2·6H2O in the presence of NaOCH3 gave rise to a three-dimensional（3-D） metal-organic framework containing octanuclear Zn（II） units, [Zn4（MeO-ip）3（OH）2（bmip）]n. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 with a = 11.348（3）, b = 14.163（4）, c = 15.088（4） , α = 108.537（2）, β = 106.542（2）, γ = 103.106（1）o, V = 2065.4（9） -3, Z = 2, Mr = 334.62, Dc = 1.740 g·cm-（-3）, μ = 2.375 mm-（-1）, S = 1.015, F（000） = 1096, the final R = 0.0272 and w R = 0.0715 for 8929 observed reflections（I 〉 2σ（I））. The complex is thermally stable up to 370 oC, and exhibits photoluminescent emission at 450 nm on 350 nm excitation.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Quaternary Sulfide FeSm6Si2S14

One new quaternary rare-earth sulfide, FeSm6Si2S（14）, has been synthesized by a facile solid-state route with boron as the reducing reagent. It crystallizes in the noncentrosymmetric hexagonal space group P63, belonging to the Ce6Al（3.33）S（14） structure-type, and the AxRE3MQ7 family. Its crystal structure features a 3-D framework constructed by SmS 8 bicapped trigonal prisms, where Fe and Si atoms occupy the octahedral（2a） and tetrahedral（2c） voids, respectively. The FeS 6 octahedra are connected with each other to form a chain along the b direction. FeSm6Si2S（14） represents a new chemical composition among the large family of AxRE3MQ7 compounds. The other related compounds containing transition metal are also discussed.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,Physical Properties and Theoretical Studies of the New Ternary Sulfide with Closed Cavities:CsYb_7S_(11)

A novel ternary rare-earth sulfide, CsYb7S（11）, has been successfully synthesized by high-temperature solid-state reaction of an elemental mixture with modified Cs Cl flux. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction data reveal its orthorhombic symmetry in space group Cmca（no. 64） with a = 15.271（3）, b = 13.414（2）, c = 18.869（3） A°, V = 3865.2（2） A°^3, Z = 8, Mr = 1696.85, Dc = 5.832 g/cm^3, μ = 36.538 mm^-1, F（000） = 5768, the final R = 0.0225 and w R = 0.0517 for 2258 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）, 2.67〈θ〈27.48o, w = 1/[σ^2（Fo^2） ＋（0.0443 P）2 ＋ 8.7453 P], where P =（Fo^2 ＋ 2Fc^2）/3, S = 1.036,（Δρ）max = 1.609 and（Δρ）min = –1.922. The remarkable structural feature is the dual tricapped Cs2@S18 cube closed cavities far apart within the three-dimensional [Yb7S（11）]-covalent bonding matrix. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show that the title compound exhibits temperature-dependent（50～300 K） para-magnetism and obey the Curie-Weiss law. Moreover, the optical gap of 2.03 Ev for CsYb7S11 was deduced from the UV/Vis reflectance spectroscopy and DFT study indicates an indirect band gap with an electronic transfer excitation of S-3p to Yb-5d orbital.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Optical Property of Zero-dimensional Quaternary Thioborate：Ba9B3GaS15

A new zero-dimensional（0D） thioborate Ba_9B_3GaS_（15） has been discovered by conventional high-temperature solid-state reaction. The compound crystallizes in orthorhombic space group Pbca with a = 8.4759（8）,b = 22.266（2）,c = 31.426（3） ？,V = 5931（2） ？~3,Z = 8,Mr = 1819.11,Dc = 4.075 g/cm3,μ = 13.684 mm^（-1）,F（000） = 6320,S = 1.034,（Δρ）max = 5.039,（Δρ）min = –5.409 e/？~3,the final R = 0.0362 and w R = 0.1053 for 19243 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The structure is constructed by discrete [BS_3]^（3–） trigonal planes and isolated [GaS_4]^（5–） tetrahedra with Ba^（2＋） and isolated S^（2–） filled among them. The UV-Vis-near-IR spectrum reveals a wide band gap of 3.15 eV that agrees with the electronic structure calculation.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (E)-ethyl 6-benzyl-2-[(cyclopropylmethylamino)(4-fluorophenylamino)-methyleneamino]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine-3-carboxylate ethanol monosolvate

The crystal structure of the new title compound （E）-ethyl 6-benzyl-2-[（cyclopropylmethylamino）（4-fluorophenylamino）methyleneamino]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine-3-carboxylate ethanol monosolvate （C28H31FN 4O2S·C2H6O, Mr=552.70） has been prepared and determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is of monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a=13.806（10）, b=10.850（7）, c=19.938（14）, β=98.842（9）° , V=2951（4）3 , Z=4, Dc=1.244g/cm 3 , F（000）=1176, μ=0.153 mm-1 , MoKα radiation （λ=0.71073）, R=0.0758 and wR=0.2234 for 4262 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Intramolecular N-H…S and C-H…N interactions as well as intermolecular N-H…O and O-H…N hydrogen bonds help to stabilize the crystal structure. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the asymmetric unit contains one title molecule and one ethanol molecule.

Synthesis,Structure,and Magnetic Properties of a New Cobalt Selenite Ca_2Co(HSeO_3)_2(SeO_3)_2

A new cobalt selenite,Ca_2Co（HSeO3）_2（SeO_3）_2,was synthesized by a conventional hydrothermal method. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that Ca_2Co（HSeO3）_2（SeO_3）_2 crystallizes in triclinic system,space group P1,with a = 5.330（5）,b = 7.047（7）,c = 8.457（9） ？,V = 285.0（5） ？~3,Z = 1,Mr = 646.93,Dc = 3.769,μ = 15.235 mm^（-1）,F（000） = 299.0,the final R = 0.0452 and wR = 0.1169 for observed 1265 reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The title compound consists of isolated chains built from CoO_6 octahedra and SeO_3 pyramids. In this structure,the chains are separated by Ca^（2＋） cations. Magnetic measurements confirm that the title compound exhibits long-range antiferromagnetic ordering at 3 K and field-induced magnetic transition at 2 T.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Sm Cu_(7.73)In_(3.27): a New 3D Framework Based on [Cu_5In_4M_4](M=Cu/In) Cluster

A new intermetallic compound, SmCuT.vslns.27, has been synthesized by solid-state reaction of the corresponding pure elements at high temperature, and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. SmCu7.731n3.27 crystallizes in tetragonal space group P4/mbm with a = 8.6213（4）, c = 10.2538（9）, V= 762.13（8） A3, Z = 4, M,. = 1018.90, Dc= 8.880 g/cm3,μ = 38.244 mm-1, F（000） = 1789, and the final R = 0.0374 and wR = 0.0836 for 514 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The structure of SmCu7.69In3.31 belongs to a new structure type and features a three-dimensional （3D） [Cusln2M4] （M = Cu/In） framework composed of [CusinnM4] clusters interconnected via sharing In atoms as well as Cu-ln and In-In bonds. The Sm atoms are located in the one-dimensional （1 D） tunnels along the c-axis. The structural relationship of the title compound with other similar Sm-Cu-In phases was also studied. Band structure calculations based on Density Functional Theory （DFT） method indicate that SmCuT.69In3.31 is metallic.