A series of pentacyanoferrate complexes, N a3[F e (C N )5L ] /jH20 , where L = (C H 3) 2N H , (C 2H 5) 2N H , (C 2H 5)3N , (C 3H 7)2N H , (C 4H 9)2N H , (C 4H 9)3N and (C 6H 5)2N H were studied by Mössbauer and infrared spectroscopy. A ll the complexes exhibited two line spectra with A E Q = 0.73—1.92 mms“1 and <5 = —0.04—0.49 m m s '1 (w.r.t. SNP) and can be divided into two groups with well d...

The synthesis and (19)F NMR spectroscopic properties are reported for three series of CF(3)-labelled lanthanide(III) complexes, based on mono- and diamide cyclen ligands. Analyses of variable temperature, pH and field (19)F, (17)O and (1)H NMR spectroscopic experiments are reported and the merits of a triphosphinate mono-amide complex defined by virtue of its favourable isomer distribution and ...

Mössbauer studies of cobalt- and nickel-doped BaFe(2)As(2) show that the s-electron density at the (57)Fe nuclei, as measured by the isomer shift, is the same as that for the parent BaFe(2)As(2). Apparently, the electron population of the d shell, which shields the s-electron density at the nuclei, remains unchanged. We invoke the involvement of p-orbital hybridization with the d orbital in Fe-...

Recoil-free emission of 14.37 keV lines by iron atoms undergoing radioactive decay can be exploited in high-resolution Mössbauer spectroscopy thanks to the long lifetime of the excited state. This experiment determined the natural energy width of the Mössbauer 14.37 keV line to be (1.36 ± 0.24)· 10−12 keV, giving a relative width of around 10−13. Another application of this experiment was in ch...

Most azobenzene-based photoswitches use UV light for photoisomerization. This can limit their application in biological systems, where UV light can trigger unwanted responses, including cellular apoptosis. We have found that substitution of all four ortho positions with methoxy groups in an amidoazobenzene derivative leads to a substantial (~35 nm) red shift of the n-π* band of the trans isomer...

The high-pressure effect on valence fluctuation of the ThCr2Si2-type intermetallic compound EuNi2P2 has been investigated using in situ synchrotron Mössbauer spectroscopy (SMS). The isomer shift of Eu in EuNi2P2 increases monotonically with increasing pressure up to 50 GPa, suggesting a valence transition of the Eu from mixed toward trivalent. The synchrotron angle-dispersive X-ray diffraction ...

LnDOTA-tetraamide complexes typically exist in solution as a mixture of square-antiprismatic (SAP) and twisted square-antiprismatic (TSAP) coordination isomers. In most cases, the SAP isomer, which is preferred for CEST imaging, predominates, and the presence of the minor TSAP isomer is assumed to have little influence on quantitative measures of the water-exchange rate constant for the SAP iso...