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A novel and effective method for the synthesis of conjugated macrocycles is described. By the self-assembly of conveniently accessible building blocks to a metalla-macrocycle, and subsequent C-C bond formation through elimination of transition metal units, the strained cyclodimeric terthiophene-diyne 4 -as a precursor for cyclo[8]thiophene 5- was synthesized in a good overall yield.

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Materials crystallizing in highly symmetric structures are of particular interest as they display superior physical properties in many relevant technological areas such as solid oxide fuels cells (SOFCs), catalysis, or photoluminescent materials. While the rare earth molybdenum oxides RE 6 MoO 12 with the large rare earth cations RE = La to Dy crystallize in a cubic defect fluorite structure type (Fm3̅ m, no. 225), the compounds with the smaller cations RE = Tm− Lu could hitherto only be synthesized in the rhombohedral defect fluorite structure type (R3̅ , no. 148). In the following, new low temperature access to the rare earth molybdenum oxides RE 6 MoO 12−δ (RE = Tm−Lu) crystallizing in the highly symmetric cubic bixbyite structure type (Ia3̅ , no. 206) will be discussed. The three-step method comprises preparation of the rhombohedral phases by solution combustion (SC) reactions, their reduction including simultaneous structural transitions from the rhombohedral to the cubic phases, and subsequent reoxidations while preserving their cubic structures. Detailed studies on this process were performed on the compound Yb 6 MoO 12−δ using TG-DTA, XPS, EDX, and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) measurements. In contrast to the rhombohedral phase Yb 6 MoO 12 , which does not show any ionic conductivity, the cubic bixbyite structured compound can be classified as a promising ionic conductor. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) revealed that bulk and grain boundary activation energy determined to be 144.6 kJ mol −1 and 150.4 kJ mol −1 , respectively, range in the same regime as the conventional ionic conductor 8-YSZ. Furthermore, the new cubic phase Yb 6 MoO 12−δ displays improved coloristic properties (UV−Vis spectroscopy) with a yellow hue value (CIE-Lab) being enhanced from b* = 26.0 of the rhombohedral to b* = 46.1 for the cubic phase, which is relevant for the field of inorganic pigments.

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