An unprecedented mu4-Sn2Se9 ligand: solvothermal syntheses and characterizations of novel lanthanum selenidostannates [{La(dien)2}4(mu4-Sn2Se9)(mu-Sn2Se6)]infinity and [La2(en)8(mu-Se2)]Sn2Se6.

Solvothermal reaction of La2O3, Sn and Se in dien yields a novel lanthanide selenidostannate [{La(dien)2}4(mu4-Sn2Se9)(mu-Sn2Se6)]infinity, the first example of the coordination of Sn2Se9 and Sn2Se6 ligands to hard Lewis acidic lanthanide metals, while the reaction in en yields an ionic compound [La2(en)8(mu-Se2)]Sn2Se6 containing a ten-coordinated binuclear lanthanum complex [La2(en)8(Se2)]4+ with the diselenide Se(2)(2-) group as a bridging ligand.

Preparation of gold nanoparticles modified with tetrathiafulvalene via direct sulfur bridge.

A new tetrathiafulvalene-modified gold colloid was prepared. The modification or coordination of 2-[4,5-ethylenedisulfanyl-1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene]-1,3-dithiole-4-thiolate to the surface of gold nanoparticles was characterized by UV-Vis and Raman spectra, and cyclic voltammograms. The most valuable point of the modified gold nanoparticles is their redox activities.

The first example of solvothermally synthesized thioantimonates(V) with ethylenediamine coordinated lanthanide(III): [Sm(en)4]SbS4 x 0.5en and [Sm(en)3(H2O)(micro-SbS4)]infinity.

Under mild solvothermal conditions two novel thioantimonates(V) [Sm(en)4]SbS4 x 0.5en (1) and [Sm(en)3(H2O)(micro-SbS4)]infinity (2) were synthesized; the structure of 1 contains discrete [Sm(en)4]3+ and [SbS4]3 ions, while 2 consists of neutral [Sm(en)3(H2O) (micro-SbS4)] one-dimensional chains.