{"title":"New ion radii for oxides and oxysalts, fluorides, chlorides and nitrides.","authors":"Frank C Hawthorne, Olivier C Gagné","doi":"10.1107/S2052520624005080","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2052520624005080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ion radii are derived here from the characteristic (grand mean) bond lengths for (i) 135 ions bonded to oxygen in 459 configurations (on the basis of coordination number) using 177 143 bond lengths extracted from 30 805 ordered coordination polyhedra from 9210 crystal structures; and (ii) 76 ions bonded to nitrogen in 137 configurations using 4048 bond lengths extracted from 875 ordered coordination polyhedra from 434 crystal structures. There are two broad categories of use for ion radii: (1) those methods which use the relative sizes of cation and anion radii to predict local atomic arrangements; (2) those methods which compare the radii of different cations (or the radii of different anions) to predict local atomic arrangements. There is much uncertainty with regard to the relative sizes of cations and anions, giving rise to the common failure of type (1) methods, e.g. Pauling's first rule which purports to relate the coordination adopted by cations to the radius ratio of the constituent cation and anion. Conversely, type (2) methods, which involve comparing the sizes of different cations with each other (or different anions with each other), can give very accurate predictions of site occupancies, physical properties etc. Methods belonging to type (2) can equally well use the characteristic bond lengths themselves (from which the radii are derived) in place of radii to develop correlations and predict crystal properties. Extensive quantum-mechanical calculations of electron density in crystals in the literature indicate that the radii of both cations and anions are quite variable with local arrangement, suggesting significant problems with any use of ion radii. However, the dichotomy between the experimentally derived ion radii and the quantum-mechanical calculations of electron density in crystals is removed by the recognition that ion radii are proxy variables for characteristic bond lengths in type (2) relations.</p>","PeriodicalId":7320,"journal":{"name":"Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials","volume":" ","pages":"326-339"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11301896/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141618951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ring formation of transition metal trichalcogenide TaSe<sub>3</sub> using vapor liquid process.","authors":"Masakatsu Tsubota, Masahito Watanabe","doi":"10.1107/S2052520624004013","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2052520624004013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The synthesis of TaSe<sub>3</sub> ring-shaped crystals displaying the coffee ring effect is investigated. By recrystallizing TaSe<sub>3</sub> microcrystals dissolved in droplets of condensed Se gas, ring-shaped crystals were successfully grown. This novel method for ring formation effectively addressed the issue of connecting the edges of the crystal. Consequently, the synthesis method has the capability to grow MX<sub>3</sub> ring-shaped crystals in any location where droplets can condense, can now be grown in specific locations, thus creating opportunities for advancements in electronic component development.</p>","PeriodicalId":7320,"journal":{"name":"Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials","volume":" ","pages":"305-310"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Gaydamaka, Nikita Bogdanov, Boris Zakharov, Sergey Goryainov, Elena Boldyreva
{"title":"A comparative study of the effect of high-pressure and low temperature on the crystal structure of lithium xanthinate hydrate.","authors":"Anna Gaydamaka, Nikita Bogdanov, Boris Zakharov, Sergey Goryainov, Elena Boldyreva","doi":"10.1107/S2052520624005201","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2052520624005201","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The crystal structure of lithium xanthinate hydrate was studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy on cooling to 100 K and under compression to 5.3 GPa. A phase transition at ∼4 GPa is observed. No phase transitions occur on cooling. Anisotropy of lattice strain and changes in intermolecular interactions are compared.</p>","PeriodicalId":7320,"journal":{"name":"Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials","volume":" ","pages":"311-325"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141562419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current developments and trends in quantum crystallography.","authors":"Anna Krawczuk, Alessandro Genoni","doi":"10.1107/S2052520624003421","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2052520624003421","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quantum crystallography is an emerging research field of science that has its origin in the early days of quantum physics and modern crystallography when it was almost immediately envisaged that X-ray radiation could be somehow exploited to determine the electron distribution of atoms and molecules. Today it can be seen as a composite research area at the intersection of crystallography, quantum chemistry, solid-state physics, applied mathematics and computer science, with the goal of investigating quantum problems, phenomena and features of the crystalline state. In this article, the state-of-the-art of quantum crystallography will be described by presenting developments and applications of novel techniques that have been introduced in the last 15 years. The focus will be on advances in the framework of multipole model strategies, wavefunction-/density matrix-based approaches and quantum chemical topological techniques. Finally, possible future improvements and expansions in the field will be discussed, also considering new emerging experimental and computational technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":7320,"journal":{"name":"Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials","volume":" ","pages":"249-274"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11301899/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141417260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aleksandra Deptuch, Stanisław Baran, Lukas Keller, Altifani Rizky Hayyu, Andrzej Szytuła
{"title":"Magnetic structures in R<sub>5</sub>Pt<sub>2</sub>In<sub>4</sub> (R = Tb-Tm) investigated by neutron powder diffraction.","authors":"Aleksandra Deptuch, Stanisław Baran, Lukas Keller, Altifani Rizky Hayyu, Andrzej Szytuła","doi":"10.1107/S2052520624004451","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2052520624004451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Results of the neutron powder diffraction measurements carried out for R<sub>5</sub>Pt<sub>2</sub>In<sub>4</sub> (R = Tb-Tm) are reported. The compounds crystallize in an orthorhombic crystal structure of the Lu<sub>5</sub>Ni<sub>2</sub>In<sub>4</sub>-type with the rare earth atoms occupying three different sublattices. Neutron diffraction data reveal that at low temperatures the rare earth magnetic moments order below the critical temperature equal to 105, 93, 28, 12 and 3.8 K for R = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Tm, respectively. With decreasing temperature the rare earth magnetic moments at the 2a and 4g2 sites order first, while the moments at the 4g1 site order at lower temperatures. Ferrimagnetic order along the c axis, described by the propagation vector k<sub>1</sub> = [0, 0, 0], develops in Tb<sub>5</sub>Pt<sub>2</sub>In<sub>4</sub> below the Curie temperature (T<sub>C</sub> = 105 K). At lower temperatures, an antiferromagnetic component in the ab plane appears. The component is incommensurate with the crystal structure (k<sub>2</sub> = [0, 0.66, ½]), but it turns into a commensurate one (k<sub>3</sub> = [0, 0, ½]) with decreasing temperature. Antiferromagnetic order along the c axis, described by k<sub>4</sub> = [½, 0, 0], is found in Dy<sub>5</sub>Pt<sub>2</sub>In<sub>4</sub> below the Néel temperature (T<sub>N</sub> = 93 K). The k<sub>4</sub>-related component disappears below 80 K and the magnetic structure transforms into a ferro/ferrimagnetic one described by k<sub>1</sub> = [0, 0, 0]. Further decrease in temperature leads to the appearance of an incommensurate antiferromagnetic component within the ab plane below 10 K (k<sub>2</sub> = [0, 0.45, ½]), which finally turns into a commensurate one (k<sub>5</sub> = [0, ½, ½]). In Ho<sub>5</sub>Pt<sub>2</sub>In<sub>4</sub>, a sine-modulated magnetic structure with moments parallel to the c axis (k<sub>6</sub> = [⅓,0,0]) is observed below 28 K. With a decrease in temperature, new components, related to k<sub>1</sub> = [0, 0, 0] (bc plane) and k<sub>4</sub> = [½, 0, 0] (c axis), appear. The coexistence of two orderings - in the ab plane (k<sub>1</sub> = [0, 0, 0]) and a modulated one with moments along the b axis (k<sub>7</sub> = [k<sub>x</sub>, 0, 0]) - is found in Er<sub>5</sub>Pt<sub>2</sub>In<sub>4</sub> below 12 K. Decreasing temperature leads to the order-order transformation of the k<sub>1</sub>-related component to another one with magnetic moments still constrained to the ab plane and preserved value of the propagation vector (i.e. k<sub>1</sub> = [0, 0, 0]). Tm<sub>5</sub>Pt<sub>2</sub>In<sub>4</sub> orders antiferromagnetically below T<sub>N</sub> = 3.8 K. Thulium magnetic moments lie in the ab plane, while the magnetic structure is described by k<sub>5</sub> = [0, ½ , ½]. The direction of magnetic moments depends on the rare earth element involved and indicates an influence of single ion anisotropy resulting from interaction with the crystalline electric field.</p>","PeriodicalId":7320,"journal":{"name":"Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials","volume":" ","pages":"281-293"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141465514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supramolecular architectures in multicomponent crystals of imidazole-based drugs and trithiocyanuric acid.","authors":"Anna Ben, Marta Hoelm, Lilianna Chęcińska","doi":"10.1107/S2052520624005055","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2052520624005055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The structures of three multicomponent crystals formed with imidazole-based drugs, namely metronidazole, ketoconazole and miconazole, in conjunction with trithiocyanuric acid are characterized. Each of the obtained adducts represents a different category of crystalline molecular forms: a cocrystal, a salt and a cocrystal of salt. The structural analysis revealed that in all cases, the N-H...N hydrogen bond is responsible for the formation of acid-base pairs, regardless of whether proton transfer occurs or not, and these molecular pairs are combined to form unique supramolecular motifs by centrosymmetric N-H...S interactions between acid molecules. The complex intermolecular forces acting in characteristic patterns are discussed from the geometric and energetic perspectives, involving Hirshfeld surface analysis, pairwise energy estimation, and natural bond orbital calculations.</p>","PeriodicalId":7320,"journal":{"name":"Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials","volume":" ","pages":"294-304"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11301895/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Polina P Kalinina, Alexander S Marchuk, Subash Sahoo, Boris A Zakharov, Elena V Boldyreva
{"title":"A comparison of the isostructural [Co(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>]XNO<sub>3</sub> and [Co(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>ONO]XNO<sub>3</sub>, X = Cl<sup>-</sup> or Br<sup>-</sup> in relation to nitro-nitrito linkage isomerization and photomechanical effects.","authors":"Polina P Kalinina, Alexander S Marchuk, Subash Sahoo, Boris A Zakharov, Elena V Boldyreva","doi":"10.1107/S2052520624002816","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2052520624002816","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new photoactive cobalt coordination compound, [Co(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>]BrNO<sub>3</sub> (I), was obtained. Its crystal structure was shown to be isostructural with previously known [Co(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>]ClNO<sub>3</sub> (II) for which linkage isomerization accompanied with mechanical response of the crystal has been already reported. Single crystals of I are transformed into nitrito isomer [Co(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>ONO]BrNO<sub>3</sub> (III) on irradiation with blue light (λ = 465 nm) without being destroyed. The crystal structure of III was also solved using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and compared with previously known [Co(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>ONO]ClNO<sub>3</sub> (IV). A detailed comparison of the structures of I, II, III and IV, including unit-cell parameters, the distribution of free space (in particular, reaction cavities around the nitro ligand), the lengths of hydrogen bonds, coordination and Voronoi-Dirichlet polyhedra has been performed. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction data were complemented with IR spectra. The effect of the replacement of Cl<sup>-</sup> by Br<sup>-</sup> on the crystal structure and on the nitro-nitrito photoisomerization is discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":7320,"journal":{"name":"Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials","volume":" ","pages":"171-181"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140854412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Philipp Gollé-Leidreiter, Shrikant Bhat, Leonore Wiehl, Qingbo Wen, Peter Kroll, Ryo Ishikawa, Martin Etter, Robert Farla, Yuichi Ikuhara, Ralf Riedel, Ute Kolb
{"title":"Crystal structures of two new high-pressure oxynitrides with composition SnGe<sub>4</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, from single-crystal electron diffraction.","authors":"Philipp Gollé-Leidreiter, Shrikant Bhat, Leonore Wiehl, Qingbo Wen, Peter Kroll, Ryo Ishikawa, Martin Etter, Robert Farla, Yuichi Ikuhara, Ralf Riedel, Ute Kolb","doi":"10.1107/S2052520624002683","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2052520624002683","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>SnGe<sub>4</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>4</sub> was synthesized at high pressure (16 and 20 GPa) and high temperature (1200 and 1500°C) in a large-volume press. Powder X-ray diffraction experiments using synchrotron radiation indicate that the derived samples are mixtures of known and unknown phases. However, the powder X-ray diffraction patterns are not sufficient for structural characterization. Transmission electron microscopy studies reveal crystals of several hundreds of nanometres in size with different chemical composition. Among them, crystals of a previously unknown phase with stoichiometry SnGe<sub>4</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>4</sub> were detected and investigated using automated diffraction tomography (ADT), a three-dimensional electron diffraction method. Via ADT, the crystal structure could be determined from single nanocrystals in space group P6<sub>3</sub>mc, exhibiting a nolanite-type structure. This was confirmed by density functional theory calculations and atomic resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy images. In one of the syntheses runs a rhombohedral 6R polytype of SnGe<sub>4</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>4</sub> could be found together with the nolanite-type SnGe<sub>4</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>4</sub>. The structure of this polymorph was solved as well using ADT.</p>","PeriodicalId":7320,"journal":{"name":"Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials","volume":" ","pages":"182-192"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11157342/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140897039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gordana Pavlović, Edislav Lekšić, Ernest Meštrović
{"title":"Supramolecular synthons in hydrates and solvates of lamotrigine: a tool for cocrystal design.","authors":"Gordana Pavlović, Edislav Lekšić, Ernest Meštrović","doi":"10.1107/S2052520624002567","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2052520624002567","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The molecule of anti-epileptic drug lamotrigine [LAM; 3,5-diamino-6-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazine] is capable of the formation of multicomponent solids. Such an enhanced tendency is related to the diverse functionalities of the LAM chemical groups able to form hydrogen bonds. Two robust synthons are recognized in the supramolecular structure of LAM itself formed via N-H...N hydrogen bond: homosynthon, so-called aminopyridine dimer or synthon 1 [R<sub>2</sub><sup>2</sup>(8)] and larger homosynthon 2 [R<sub>3</sub><sup>2</sup>(8)]. The synthetic procedures for a new hydrate and 11 solvates of LAM (in the series: with acetone, ethanol: two polymorphs: form I and form II, 2-propanol, n-butanol, tert-butanol, n-pentanol, benzonitrile, acetonitrile, DMSO and dioxane) were performed. The comparative solid state structural analysis of a new hydrate and 11 solvates of LAM has been undertaken in order to establish robustness of the supramolecular synthons 1 and 2 found in the crystal structure of LAM itself as well as LAM susceptibility to build methodical solid state supramolecular architecture in the given competitive surrounding of potential hydrogen bonds. The aminopyridine dimer homosynthon 1 [R<sub>2</sub><sup>2</sup>(8)] has been switched from para-para (P-P) topology to ortho-ortho (O-O) topology in all crystal structures, except in LAM:n-pentanol:water solvate where it remains P-P. Homosynthon 2 [R<sub>3</sub><sup>2</sup>(8)] of the LAM crystal structure imitates in the LAM solvates as a heterosynthon by replacing the triazine nitrogen proton acceptor atoms of LAM with the proton acceptors of solvates molecules.</p>","PeriodicalId":7320,"journal":{"name":"Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials","volume":" ","pages":"193-200"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11157341/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140897043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Irina P Makarova, Natalia N Isakova, Andrey I Kalyukanov, Radmir V Gainutdinov, Alla L Tolstikhina, Vladimir A Komornikov
{"title":"Features of the crystal structure and surface of superprotonic conductor caesium hydrogen sulfate phosphate.","authors":"Irina P Makarova, Natalia N Isakova, Andrey I Kalyukanov, Radmir V Gainutdinov, Alla L Tolstikhina, Vladimir A Komornikov","doi":"10.1107/S2052520624003470","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2052520624003470","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The crystal structure of superprotonic conductor caesium hydrogen sulfate phosphate [Cs<sub>4</sub>(HSO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>)] have been analyzed using neutron diffraction methods. Additionally, its structure and surface layers have been investigated using atomic force microscopy. From the diffraction data obtained, Fourier syntheses of neutron scattering densities were calculated, and the localization of hydrogen atoms and the parameters of three types of hydrogen bonds in the crystal structure were accurately determined. Correlation of surface characteristics of samples obtained by atomic force microscopy with their crystal structure is shown.</p>","PeriodicalId":7320,"journal":{"name":"Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials","volume":" ","pages":"201-207"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140920178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}