A new lanthanum titanium oxysulfide, La(16)Ti(5)S(17+x)O(17), with x = 0.75 (9).

The title compound, hexadecalanthanum pentatitanium heptadecasulfide heptadecaoxide, La(16)Ti(5)S(17+x)O(17) [x = 0.75 (9)], has been obtained as a by-product in the preparation of new oxychalcogenide compounds in the La/Ti/Ag/S/O system. La(16)Ti(5)S(17+x)O(17) crystallizes in the tetragonal system (space group I4/m) and is isostructural with Nd(16)Ti(5)S(17)O(17).

First anhydrous gold perchlorato complex: ClO(2)Au(ClO(4))(4). Synthesis and molecular and crystal structure analysis.

Chlorine trioxide, Cl(2)O(6), reacts with Au metal, AuCl(3), or HAuCl(4).nH(2)O to yield the well-defined chloryl salt, ClO(2)Au(ClO(4))(4). The crystal and molecular structure of ClO(2)Au(ClO(4))(4) was solved by a Rietveld analysis of powder X-ray diffraction data.