Anionic templating in a new layered bismuth tellurium oxychloride, Bi3Te4O10Cl5.

A new layered bismuth tellurium oxychloride, Bi(3)Te(4)O(10)Cl(5) has been synthesized by a solid-state reaction under vacuum using Bi(2)O(3), TeO(2), and TeCl(4) as reagents. The structure of Bi(3)Te(4)O(10)Cl(5) has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Bi(3)Te(4)O(10)Cl(5) contains two different lone pair cations, Bi(3+) and Te(4+) that are in asymmetric coordination environments.

Lone pairs as chemical scissors in new antimony oxychlorides, Sb2ZnO3Cl2 and Sb16Cd8O25Cl14.

Two new metal antimony oxychlorides, Sb(2)ZnO(3)Cl(2) and Sb(16)Cd(8)O(25)Cl(14), have been synthesized by solid-state reactions using Sb(2)O(3) and ZnCl(2) (or CdCl(2)) as reagents. The structures of Sb(2)ZnO(3)Cl(2) and Sb(16)Cd(8)O(25)Cl(14) have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Both of the reported materials contain Sb(3+) cations that are in an asymmetric coordination environment attributable to their stereoactive lone pair.

New variant of highly symmetric layered perovskite with coordinated NO3(-) ligand: hydrothermal synthesis, structure, and characterization of Cs2PbCl2(NO3)2.

A new highly symmetric layered lead chloride material, Cs(2)PbCl(2)(NO(3))(2) has been synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction method using Pb(NO(3))(2), CsCl, and water at 240 degrees C. The structure has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Cs(2)PbCl(2)(NO(3))(2) has a novel two-dimensional layered structure containing PbO(4)Cl(4) polyhedra and NO(3) trigonal planes.

New inorganic helical chain: synthesis, structure, characterization, and interconversion of BaGa2O2(OH)4.

A new pseudo-two-dimensional compound, BaGa(2)O(2)(OH)(4), containing pure inorganic helical chains has been synthesized under hydrothermal reaction conditions using Ba(OH)(2).8H(2)O, Ga(2)O(3), and H(2)O as reagents. Further characterizations as well as a reversible transformation reaction to BaGa(2)O(4) and H(2)O are discussed.