SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
E. Kirillov, C. W. Lehmann, A. Razavi,943J.-F. Carpentier*
[η5:η1-(3,6-tBu2Flu)SiMe2NtBu]Y(η1-NC5H6)-(py)2: A 1,4-Hydride-Addition Product toPyridine that Provides Evidence for the FirstFluorenyl(hydrido)metal (Group 3) Complex
Keywords: Fluorenyl / Hydrides / Insertion /Pyridine / Yttrium
X. Wang, J. Zhuang, Y. Li*946
Pr6O11 Single-Crystal Nanotubes from aMolten-Salt Synthetic Method
Keywords: Lanthanides / Molten salts / Nanotubes /Three-dimensional structures / X-raydiffraction
A. Villanueva, M. C. Morales-Varela,949E. Ruiz-Hitzky*
Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of MPS3
Materials (M � Mn, Cd) Using a Dewar-Ampoule Device
Keywords: Transition metals / Microwave-assistedreactions / Layered compounds / Synthesisdesign / Solid-phase synthesis
Z.-E. Lin, J. Zhang, S.-T. Zheng,953G.-Y. Yang*
A Novel Open-Framework Zinc Phosphite,Zn3(HPO3)4·Ni(en)2(H2O)2, Templated by aTransition-Metal Complex
Keywords: Open framework / Inorganic solid / Zinc /Nickel / Template synthesis
920 2004 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim www.eurjic.org Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 919�926
J. Zhang, S. Gao,* C.-M. Che*956
A Blue Photoluminescent 2-D CoordinationPolymer Constructed by Dinuclear Zinc(II) Sub-units [Zn2(oz)2] [Hoz � 2-(2�-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxazoline] and Dicyanamide
Keywords: Zinc / Photoluminescence / Dinuclear sub-unit / Polymer / Thermal stability
F. Bigoli, M. C. Cabras, P. Deplano,*960M. L. Mercuri, L. Marchio, A. Serpe,E. F. Trogu
On the Use of the Bis(diiodine) Adduct of 1,4-Dimethylperhydro-1,4-diazepine-2,3-dithione(Me2dazdt) to Recover Liquid Mercury Pro-ducing [Hg(Me2dazdt)I2] in a One-Step Reaction
Keywords: Mercury / S ligands / Iodine / Adducts /Oxidation
T. Brasey, A. Buryak, R. Scopelliti,964K. Severin*
Synthesis of a Metallamacrocyclic Re(CO)3
Complex Using a Tridentate Bridging Ligand
Keywords: Host�guest chemistry / Metallamacro-cycles / Rhenium / Silver
FULL PAPERS
W. Uhl,* A. El-Hamdan969
Reactivity of Organoelement Subhalides of Gal-lium and Indium � Ga�Ga and In�In BondsBridged by Carboxylato Ligands
Keywords: Carboxylate ligands / Gallium / Indium /Subvalent compounds
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C. R. Mayer,* M. Herve, H. Lavanant,973J.-C. Blais, F. Secheresse
Hybrid Cyclic Dimers of Divacant Heteropoly-anions: Synthesis, Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF and ESI-MS) and NMR MultinuclearCharacterisation
Keywords: Polyoxometalates / Bridging ligands / Massspectrometry / Organic-inorganic hybridcomposites
P. P. Pescarmona, J. C. van der Waal,978T. Maschmeyer*
Fast, High-Yielding Syntheses of Silsesqui-oxanes Using Acetonitrile as a Reactive Solvent
Keywords: Silsesquioxanes / NMR spectroscopy /Mass spectrometry / Solvent effects
S. Ross, T. Weyhermüller, E. Bill, E. Bothe,984U. Flörke, K. Wieghardt, P. Chaudhuri*
Asymmetric Heterodinuclear FeIIIMII (M � Zn,Cu, Ni, Fe, Mn), CoIIIFeII and FeIICoIII Species:Synthesis, Structure, Redox Behavior, andMagnetism
Keywords: Electrochemistry / Heterodinuclear com-plexes / Iron / Magnetic properties /Pyridine-2-aldoxime
R. C. Smith, J. D. Protasiewicz*998
Systematic Investigation of PPV AnalogueOligomers Incorporating Low-Coordinate Phos-phorus Centres
Keywords: Oligomers / Phosphorus / Phosphaalkenes
T. D. Keene, H. R. Ogilvie,1007M. B. Hursthouse, D. J. Price*
One-Dimensional Magnetism in New, LayeredStructures: Piperazine-Linked Copper andNickel Oxalate Chains
Keywords: Magnetic properties / Layered compounds /Hydrothermal synthesis / Coordinationnetworks
922 2004 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim www.eurjic.org Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 919�926
K. Kandasamy, S. Kumar, H. B. Singh,*1014R. J. Butcher, K. T. Holman
Synthesis, Structural Characterization andFluorescence Properties of OrganoseleniumCompounds Bearing a Ligand Containing BothBulky and Nonbonding Groups � The FirstObservation of Both Intramolecular Se···N andSe···O Interactions in a Diselenide Structure
Keywords: Selenium / Intramolecular coordination /X-ray diffraction / Fluorescence
X.-C. Huang, S.-L. Zheng, J.-P. Zhang,1024X.-M. Chen*
Synthesis, Structure and PhotoluminescentStudies of a Novel Supramolecular [Ag(phen)-(CN)]·(phen) Complex
Keywords: Density functional calculations /N ligands / Pi interactions / Photoluminesc-ence / Silver
A. Brunetta, G. Strukul*1030
Epoxidation versus Baeyer�Villiger Oxidation:The Possible Role of Lewis Acidity in the Controlof Selectivity in Catalysis by Transition MetalComplexes
Keywords: Lewis acids / Homogeneous catalysis /Oxidation / Peroxides
Y.-Q. Tian,* L. Xu, C.-X. Cai, J.-C. Wei,1039Y.-Z. Li, X.-Z. You*
Determination of the Solvothermal SynthesisMechanism of Metal Imidazolates by X-raySingle-Crystal Studies of a PhotoluminescentCadmium(II) Imidazolate and Its IntermediateInvolving Piperazine
Keywords: Cadmium / Crystal engineering / Fluor-escence / Nitrogen heterocycles / Zeoliteanalogues
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V. Kirin, P. W. Roesky*1045
Dinuclear Potassium-Chromium and Potassium-Tungsten Carbonyl Complexes
Keywords: Chromium / Coordination chemistry /N Ligands / Potassium / Tungsten
X.-B. Cui, J.-Q. Xu,* Y. Li, Y.-H. Sun,1051G.-J. Yang*
Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization ofa Novel Sinusoidal Layer Structure ConstructedFrom Polyoxometalates and Coordination Com-plex Fragments
Keywords: Hydrothermal synthesis / Magnetic proper-ties / Polyoxometalates / X-ray diffraction
J. H. K. Yip,* J. Wu, K.-Y. Wong,*1056K. P. Ho, L. L. Koh, J. J. Vittal
Electronic Interactions in Dinuclear Platinumand Palladium Ethynylferrocene and Ferrocenyl-vinylidene Complexes
Keywords: Platinum / Palladium / Ferrocene / Alkenes
D. Cauzzi, C. Graiff, R. Pattacini,1063G. Predieri,* A. Tiripicchio, S. Kahlal,J.-Y. Saillard
Cluster Growth Reactions with Selenido-Car-bonyl Clusters � Synthesis, Characterisationand Theoretical Study of the Dimetallic closoClusters [WRu3(µ4-Se)2(µ-CO)4(CO)6(L)2] (L �Phosphane) and of the Donor-Acceptor Adduct[(CO)5W(µ4-Se)Ru3(µ3-Se)(CO)7{P(CH2Ph)-Ph2}2]
Keywords: Ruthenium / Tungsten / Molybdenum /Cluster compounds / Selenium
J. L. Shaw, T. B. Cardon, G. A. Lorigan,1073C. J. Ziegler*
Synthesis and Characterization of a Series of(Diphenyldipyrazolylmethane)copper Complexesas Possible Precursors to Type I Blue CopperProtein Active Site Models
Keywords: Copper / N ligands / Pyrazolylmethanes /Scorpionates
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J.-M. Camus, J. Andrieu,* P. Richard,1081R. Poli
Allylpalladium(II) Complexes with Aminophos-phane Ligands: Solution Behaviour and X-rayStructure of cis-[Pd(η3-CH2CHCHPh){Ph2P-CH2CHPhNH(2,6-C6H3iPr2)}][PF6]
Keywords: Allyl ligands / N,P ligands / syn-antiexchange / Palladium
B. Longato,* G. Bandoli, A. Dolmella1092
Hydroxo and Oxo Complexes of Platinum(II)Stabilized by Phosphanes: Synthesis andCharacterization � X-ray Structures of cis-[L2Pt-(µ-OH)]2(NO3)2 (L � PMe2Ph, PMePh2) and[{cis-(PMe2Ph)2Pt}3(µ-O)2]Cl2
Keywords: Platinum / Oxo and hydroxo ligands / X-raydiffraction / Deprotonation reactions
J. Olkowska-Oetzel, P. Sevillano,1100A. Eichhöfer, D. Fenske*
Binary and Ternary Cluster Complexes Contain-ing Gold-Selenium, Gold-Indium-Selenium andGold-Gallium-Tellurium � Synthesis andStructures of [Au5Se2(PPh3)4]Cl, [(Au3Se)2{Ph2P-(CH2)6PPh2}3]Cl2, [Au10Se4{Ph2P(CH2)5PPh2}4]-InCl5, [Au4(SeInCl3)2{Ph2P(CH2)5PPh2}2], [Au2-(TeGaCl3){Ph2P(CH2)6PPh2}]2 and [Au8Se4In-{Ph2P(CH2)2PPh2}4](InCl4)3
Keywords: Cluster compounds / Gallium / Gold /Indium / Selenium / Tellurium
R. Kumar P., A. K. Singh,* R. J. Butcher,1107P. Sharma, R. A. Toscano
Tellurated Schiff Bases Formed from {2-[(4-Methoxyphenyl)telluro]ethyl}amine and Bis(2-aminoethyl) Telluride with o-Hydroxyaceto-phenone: Synthesis and Complexation Reactionswith HgII, PdII and RuII � Crystal Structures ofthe Ligands, [Ru(p-cymene)Cl{H2NCH2CH2-TeC6H4-4-OCH3}]Cl·H2O and [RuCl{4-Me-OC6H4TeCH2CH2NHCH(CH3)C6H4-2-O�}]
Keywords: Schiff bases / Ruthenium / Tellurium /X-ray diffraction / Synthetic methods
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H. Nöth,* M. Warchhold1115
Sodium Hydro(isothiocyanato)borates: Syn-thesis and Structures
Keywords: Crown compounds / Sodium / NMRspectroscopy / Borates
P. Antoniotti, S. Borocci, F. Grandinetti*1125
Nitrogen Trifluoride as a Bifunctional LewisBase: Implications for the Adsorption of NF3 onSolid Surfaces
Keywords: Ab initio calculations / Nitrogen trifluor-ide / Lewis bases / Isomeric structures
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