A new complex, namely bis-[4'-(furan-2-yl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine]-nickel(II) dichloride deca-hydrate, [Ni(C19H13N3O)2]Cl2·10H2O, has been crystallized by solvent evaporation and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The coordination environment of the NiII cation is distorted octa-hedral with slight deviations from an idealized geometry. The most intriguing structural feature is ...

KT Mon has been considered as a classical nova in 1942 based on its light curve and spectroscopy. However, we noticed a unusual feature for a nova soon after its maximum: the early presence of high excitation emission lines such as HeII and NIII. We propose previously overlooked interpretations that KT Mon can be either a WZ Sge-type dwarf nova and an X-ray transient, although the possibility o...

The complete life cycle of Triatoma flavida, weekly fed on hens, was studied at 28+/-2 degrees C and 80+/-10% RH. Aspects related to hatching, life span, mortality and feeding behavior for each stage of its life cycle were evaluated. The hatching rate observed for 100 eggs was 93% with an average incubation period of 27.2 days. Sixty-two nymphs completed the cycle and the mean egg to adult deve...

The compound [Ni(L)(isoph)₂][Ni(L)]·8H₂O (1; L = C-meso-5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane; H₂-isoph = isophthalic acid) has been synthesized and structurally characterized. Complex 1 exhibits a geometrically symmetric core with a {4/6} coordination number set. The coordination environment around the Ni(1) ion is a distorted octahedron, while the geometry around the fou...

A simple Ni(II)(TPA) complex [TPA = tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine] has been demonstrated to act as an efficient turnover catalyst for alkane hydroxylation with m-CPBA (m-chloroperbenzoic acid), in which contribution of a NiO(+) (nickel-oxo) type active oxygen species is suggested.

The title salt, [Ni(C3H2NS2)(C12H8N2)2]PF6·1.5C4H8O2, was the unexpected product on making an attempt to prepare an [Ni(2-mercapto-thia-zol-ate)(1,10-phenanthroline)]+ complex by reaction of [NiCl2(1,10-phen-an-throline)] with 2-mercapto-thia-zolate. In the resulting complex, the 2-mercapto-thia-zolate anion acts as a chelating ligand, which coordinates to the NiII ion with the thia-zolyl N and...

We present high-frequency angle-dependent EPR data for crystals of fNixZn1−xshmpdstBuEtOHdClg4 sx=1 and 0.02d. The x=1 complex behaves as a single-molecule magnet at low temperatures, displaying hysteresis and exceptionally fast magnetization tunneling. We show that this behavior is related to a fourth-order transverse crystal-field interaction, which produces a significant tunnel splitting s,1...

The direct and conjugate shake-up cross sections for the 2p → 3p, 3s and 2s → 2p, 3s transitions are calculated for CII, NIII, OIV, FV and NeVI in a close-coupling approximation using the R-matrix method. We find that the total shake-up cross section relative to that for single photoionization decreases with increasing Z. The decrease is about a factor 10 when going from BI to NeVI. When the fu...