The novel gadolinium(III) complex of formula [Gd(2)(mal)(3)(H(2)O)(6)] (1) (H(2)mal = 1,3-propanedioic acid) has been prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. Crystal data for 1: monoclinic, space group I2/a, a = 11.1064(10) A, b = 12.2524(10) A, c =13.6098(2) A, beta = 92.925(10) degrees, U = 1849.5(3) A(3), Z = 4. Compound 1 is a three-dimensional network made up of malonate-bridged gadolinium(III) ions where the malonate exhibits two bridging modes, eta(5)-bidentate + unidentate and eta(3):eta(3) + bis(unidentate). The gadolinium atom is nine-coordinate with three water molecules and six malonate oxygen atoms from three malonate ligands forming a distorted monocapped square antiprism. The shortest metal-metal separations are 4.2763(3) A [through the oxo-carboxylate bridge] and 6.541(3) A [through the carboxylate in the anti-syn coordination mode]. The value of the angle at the oxo-carboxylate atom is 116.8(2) degrees. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal the occurrence of a significant ferromagnetic interaction through the oxo-carboxylate pathway (J = +0.048(1) cm(-1), H = -JS(Gd(1)) x S(Gd(1a))).

Polycrystalline samples of dimeric cadmium tartrate, [(Cd,C4H4O6)2H2O)]3H2O [labeled CdT(I)], were studied using impedance measurements and x-ray powder diffraction. The dependence of the real part of the dielectric constant on temperature showed a sharp peak at about 65 °C, revealing a structural phase transition, while the other broad peak in the temperature range (70<T<85 °C) was due to the loss of water molecules. The x-ray powder diffraction patterns at three temperatures (25, 60, and 70 °C) are consistent with three nonequivalent space groups. According to these results, it seems that this compound undergoes two successive phase transitions: P212121→P21→Pnmn, suggesting an intermediate ferroelectric behavior, labeled CdT(II) between a paraelectric CdT(I) and an anhydrous phase, labeled CdT(III).

2); H 2 mal ~malonic acid] have been synthesised and characterized by X-ray diffraction. Their structure consists of corrugated layers of trans-diaquabismalonatemetalate(II) and trans-diaquametal(II) units bridged by carboxylate-malonate groups in the anti-syn conformation. Two crystallographycally independent metal atoms occur in 1 and 2. The malonate anion acts simultaneously as a bidentate and bis-monodentate ligand. Variabletemperature (1.9-295 K) magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate the occurrence of weak antiferro-(1) and ferromagnetic (2) interactions between the cobalt(II) (1) and nickel(II) ions (2) through the anti-syn caboxylate-malonate bridge. A brief discussion on the structural diversity and crystal engineering possibilities of the malonate complexes with divalent first-row transition metal ions other than copper(II) is carried out.

Slow diffusion of aqueous solutions of europium() chloride into gel of sodium metasilicate containing malonic acid (H 2 mal) yields single crystals of the three-dimensional compound of formula [Eu 2 (mal) 3 (H 2 O) 6 ] whose structure was determined by X-ray diffraction methods at 293 and 173 K. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system but the spatial group changes from I2/a in the high temperature range (293 ≥ T ≥ 236 K) to Ia in the low temperature range (T < 236 K). In both cases, nine oxygen atoms forming a distorted monocapped square antiprism surround the Eu 3ϩ ions. The structure at 293 K consists of a three-dimensional arrangement of triaquaeuropium() units bridged by malonate groups which result from cross-linking of the single chains running parallel to the c axis and the double zigzag chains which grow in the ab plane. At low temperature the structure of the compound can be visualised as chains of europium() ions linked through two of the three crystallographically independent malonate ligands, whose chains run parallel to the b axis and a second family of chains (along the c axis) through the third independent malonate ligand forming a three-dimensional network. In both the crystal structure is stabilised through extensive hydrogen bonding involving carboxylate and water molecules. Studies of the magnetic behaviour, spectroscopic, thermogravimetric and calorimetric characteristics of [Eu 2 (mal) 3 (H 2 O) 6 ] are reported. Laser-excited site selective spectroscopy shows a unique crystal-field site for Eu III ions in the crystal at room temperature and down to 236 K. However, below this temperature, two different sites are clearly identified, in agreement with a change in the crystal structure.

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