Single crystals of NbF4, niobium(IV) tetra-fluoride, were synthesized by disproportionation of Nb2F5 at 1273 K in a sealed niobium tube, extracted and studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Previous reports on the crystal structure of NbF4 were based on X-ray powder diffraction data and the observed isotypicity to SnF4 [Gortsema & Didchenko (1965 ▸). Inorg. Chem. 4, 182-186; Schäfer et al...

Ferric ion binding proteins (Fbps) transport Fe(III) across the periplasm and are vital for the virulence of many Gram negative bacteria. Iron(III) is tightly bound in a hinged binding cleft with octahedral coordination geometry involving binding to protein side chains (including tyrosinate residues) together with a synergistic anion such as phosphate. Niobium compounds are of interest for thei...

SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF CS3NB2BR9, A DINUCLEAR NIOBIUM CLUSTER. The niobium bromide cluster compound, Cs3Nb2Br9, was obtained by solid-state synthesis techniques in reaction of stoichiometric amounts of CsBr, Nb powder and NbBr5. It crystallizes in the hexagonal system with unit cell parameters a = 7.7183(2) Å, c = 18.3396(7) Å, space group P63/mmc, Z = 2. Its crystal structure was d...

We compare methods for estimating the residual resistivity ratio (RRR) of high-purity niobium and investigate the effects of using different functional models. RRR is typically defined as the ratio of the electrical resistances measured at 273 K (the ice point) and 4.2 K (the boiling point of helium at standard atmospheric pressure). However, pure niobium is superconducting below about 9.3 K, s...

The catalytic properties of niobium(V) oxide (Nb2O5-CBMN) of different grades: amorphous, optical and ultra-pure, untreated or heat-treated at 400, 500, 700 and 900 ◦C were studied, before and after interaction with H2O2, by in situ Raman, FTIR-ATR and diffuse reflectance UV-Visible spectroscopy. The presence of different reaction sites for NbO7 and NbO8 type systems, which are directly related...

The synthesis and the spectroscopic characterization of fluoride-alkoxides of niobium and tantalum in the highest oxidation state are reported. Suspensions of MF(5) (M = Nb, Ta) in a chlorinated solvent reacted with up to three equivalents of ROSiMe(3) (R = Me, Et, Ph) to afford polynuclear derivatives and variable amounts of FSiMe(3). Thus MF(4)(OR) (R = Et, Ph) and MF(3)(OR)(2) were obtained ...

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