scholarly journals Computation-informed optimization of Ni(PyC)₂ functionalization for noble gas separations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nickolas Gantzler ◽  
Min-Bum Kim ◽  
Alexander Robinson ◽  
Maxwell W. Terban ◽  
Sanjit Ghose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Adsorption Isotherms ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Functional Group ◽  
Noble Gas ◽  
Molecular Simulations ◽  
Gas Separations ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Binding Pockets ◽  
Group Structures

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising nanoporous materials for the adsorptive capture and separation of noble gases at room temperature. Among the numerous MOFs synthesized and tested for noble gas separations, Ni(PyC)₂ (PyC = pyridine-4-carboxylate) exhibits one of the highest xenon/krypton selectivities at room temperature. Like lead-optimization in drug discovery, here we aim to tune the chemistry of Ni(PyC)₂, by appending a functional group to its PyC ligands, to maximize its Xe/Kr selectivity. To guide experiments in the laboratory, we virtually screen Ni(PyC-X)₂ (X=functional group) structures for noble gas separations by (i) constructing a library of Ni(PyC-X)₂ crystal structure models then (ii) using molecular simulations to predict noble gas (Xe, Kr, Ar) adsorption and selectivity at room temperature in each structure. The virtual screening predicts several Ni(PyC-X)₂ structures to exhibit a higher Xe/Kr, Xe/Ar, and Kr/Ar selectivity than the parent Ni(PyC)₂ MOF, with Ni(PyC-m-NH₂)₂ among them. In the laboratory, we synthesize Ni(PyC-m-NH₂)₂, determine its crystal structure by X-ray powder diffraction, and measure its Xe, Kr, and Ar adsorption isotherms (298 K). In agreement with our molecular simulations, the Xe/Kr, Xe/Ar, and Kr/Ar selectivities of Ni(PyC-m-NH₂)₂ exceed those of the parent Ni(PyC)₂. Particularly, Ni(PyC-m-NH₂)₂ exhibits a [derived from experimental, equilibrium adsorption isotherms] Xe/Kr selectivity of 20 at dilute conditions and 298 K, compared to 17 for Ni(PyC)₂. According to in situ X-ray diffraction, corroborated by molecular models, Ni(PyC-m-NH₂)₂ presents well-defined binding pockets tailored for Xe and organized along its one-dimensional channels. In addition to discovering the new, performant Ni(PyC-m-NH₂)₂ MOF for noble gas separations, our study illustrates the computation-informed optimization of the chemistry of a "lead" MOF to target adsorption of a specific gas.

Single Crystal Growth of High-Pressure Phases of Ice and Salt Hydrate Far Below the Original Melting Point by Mixing Alcohol: Crystal Structure Determination of Magnesium Chloride Heptahydrate

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keishiro Yamashita ◽  
Kazuki Komatsu ◽  
Hiroyuki Kagi
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Growth Technique ◽  
Salt Hydrate ◽  
X Ray

An crystal-growth technique for single crystal x-ray structure analysis of high-pressure forms of hydrogen-bonded crystals is proposed. We used alcohol mixture (methanol: ethanol = 4:1 in volumetric ratio), which is a widely used pressure transmitting medium, inhibiting the nucleation and growth of unwanted crystals. In this paper, two kinds of single crystals which have not been obtained using a conventional experimental technique were obtained using this technique: ice VI at 1.99 GPa and MgCl<sub>2</sub>·7H<sub>2</sub>O at 2.50 GPa at room temperature. Here we first report the crystal structure of MgCl2·7H2O. This technique simultaneously meets the requirement of hydrostaticity for high-pressure experiments and has feasibility for further in-situ measurements.

scholarly journals Exploring the Structural Chemistry of Pyrophosphoramides: N,N′,N″,N‴-Tetraisopropylpyrophosphoramide

Chemistry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-163
Author(s):  
Duncan Micallef ◽  
Liana Vella-Zarb ◽  
Ulrich Baisch
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Ir Spectroscopy ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray

N,N′,N″,N‴-Tetraisopropylpyrophosphoramide 1 is a pyrophosphoramide with documented butyrylcholinesterase inhibition, a property shared with the more widely studied octamethylphosphoramide (Schradan). Unlike Schradan, 1 is a solid at room temperature making it one of a few known pyrophosphoramide solids. The crystal structure of 1 was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and compared with that of other previously described solid pyrophosphoramides. The pyrophosphoramide discussed in this study was synthesised by reacting iso-propyl amine with pyrophosphoryl tetrachloride under anhydrous conditions. A unique supramolecular motif was observed when compared with previously published pyrophosphoramide structures having two different intermolecular hydrogen bonding synthons. Furthermore, the potential of a wider variety of supramolecular structures in which similar pyrophosphoramides can crystallise was recognised. Proton (1H) and Phosphorus 31 (31P) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, mass spectrometry (MS) were carried out to complete the analysis of the compound.

Crystal structure of the anticancer drug carmustine determined by X-ray powder diffraction

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Carina Schlesinger ◽  
Edith Alig ◽  
Martin U. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Anticancer Drug ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Powder Diffraction Data ◽  
Orthorhombic Space Group ◽  
Commercial Sample ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Hydrogen Bond Pattern

The structure of the anticancer drug carmustine (1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea, C5H9Cl2N3O2) was successfully determined from laboratory X-ray powder diffraction data recorded at 278 K and at 153 K. Carmustine crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P212121 with Z = 4. The lattice parameters are a = 19.6935(2) Å, b = 9.8338(14) Å, c = 4.63542(6) Å, V = 897.71(2) ų at 153 K, and a = 19.8522(2) Å, b = 9.8843(15) Å, c = 4.69793(6) Å, V = 921.85(2) ų at 278 K. The Rietveld fits are very good, with low R-values and smooth difference curves of calculated and experimental powder data. The molecules form a one-dimensional hydrogen bond pattern. At room temperature, the investigated commercial sample of carmustine was amorphous.

Structural Systematics of Rare Earth Complexes. VII. Crystal Structure of Bis(2,2'/6',2␛-Terpyridinium) Octaaquaterbium(III) Heptachloride Hydrate

1994 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 391 ◽  
Author(s):  
CJ Kepert ◽  
BW Skeleton ◽  
AH White
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Structural Characterization ◽  
Title Compound ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Full Matrix ◽  
X Ray

The room-temperature single-crystal X-ray structural characterization of the title compound (tpyH2)2[Tb(OH2)8]Cl7.~2⅓H2O is recorded. Crystals are triclinic, Pī , a 17.063(5), b 16.243(3), c 7.878(3) Ǻ, α 84.78(2), β 84.39(3), γ 87.81(2)°, Z = 2 formula units; 3167 'observed' diffractometer reflections were refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures to a residual of 0.057. Notable features of interest of the compound are the 'chelation' of chloride ions by the terpyridinium cations , and the existence of a free [Tb(OH2)8]2+ cation in the presence of an abundance of chloride ions.

A 35-year-old mystery solved: a facile synthetic route and structural confirmation of tetrachlorobis(diethyl ether)tungsten(IV)

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Shaw ◽  
Alfred P. Sattelberger ◽  
Titel Jurca
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Diethyl Ether ◽  
Thermal Instability ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Surface Characteristics ◽  
Hirshfeld Surface ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
Synthetic Route ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Elemental Analyses

The true identity of the diethyl ether adduct of tungsten(IV) chloride, WCl4(Et2O) x , has been in doubt since 1985. Initially postulated as the bis-adduct, WCl4(Et2O)2, questions arose when elemental analyses were more in line with a mono-ether adduct, viz. WCl4(Et2O). It was proposed that this was due to the thermal instability of the bis-adduct. Here, we report the room-temperature X-ray crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface characteristics of trans-tetrachloridobis(diethyl ether)tungsten(IV), trans-WCl4(Et2O)2 or trans-[WCl4(C4H10O)2]. The compound crystallizes, with half of the molecule in the asymmetric unit, in the centrosymmetric space group P21/n. The W—O distance is 2.070 (2) Å, while the W—Cl distances are 2.3586 (10) and 2.3554 (10) Å.

Evolution of crystal structure of dual layered molecular conductor (ET)4ZnBr4(C6H4Cl2) with temperature

CrystEngComm ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gennady V. Shilov ◽  
Elena I. Zhilyaeva ◽  
Sergey M. Aldoshin ◽  
Alexandra M Flakina ◽  
Rustem B. Lyubovskii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Electrical Resistivity ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Organic Conductor ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Resistivity Measurements ◽  
Molecular Conductor ◽  
Abrupt Changes

Electrical resistivity measurements of a dual layered organic conductor (ET)4ZnBr4(1,2-C6H4Cl2) above room temperature show abrupt changes in resistivity at 320 K. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies in the 100-350 K range...

A Novel Alkali-Metal Hydrido-tris(pyrazolyl)borate (Tp*) Complex. Isolation and Crystal Structure of [(Me2CO)3(NaTp*)2]

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 793-798
Author(s):  
Laurent Plasseraud ◽  
Hélène Cattey
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Alkali Metal ◽  
Sodium Hydroxide ◽  
Title Compound ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Crystallographic Analysis ◽  
Monoclinic Space Group ◽  
Large Excess ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Acetone Water

The title compound was isolated from the treatment of Tp*Sn(Cl)2Bu (1) with a large excess of sodium hydroxide in a mixture of acetone-water at room temperature. [(Me2CO)3(NaTp*)2] (2) crystallizes at 4 °C as prismatic colorless crystals, in the monoclinic space group P21/c with Z = 4, a = 12.2837(6), b = 24.3197(12), c = 16.9547(8) Å, β = 110.017(1)°, and V = 4759.0(4) Å3. The X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed a dinuclear unit in which two Tp*Na moieties are held together by three bridging acetone molecules acting as oxygen-based donors.

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF ZIRCONIUM TRICHLORIDE

1964 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
pp. 1886-1889 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Swaroop ◽  
S. N. Flengas
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Main Cell ◽  
Diffraction Patterns

The crystal structure of zirconium trichloride was determined from X-ray diffraction patterns. Zirconium trichloride belongs to the [Formula: see text]space group. The dimensions of the main cell at room temperature are: a = 5.961 ± 0.005 Å and c = 9.669 ± 0.005 Å.The density of zirconium trichloride was measured and gave the value of 2.281 ± 0.075 g/cm3 while, from the X-ray calculations, the value was found to be 2.205 g/cm3.

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