Synthesis and single crystal x-ray diffraction studies of Ca2NF and other compounds /

Abstract

Single crystalline nitride-fluoride analogs of the binary oxide CaO, and possibly Baa, were prepared for the first time. The proposed compositions were derived by replacing two Oz- ions of the oxide formula with ~-. After repeated trials, a successful technique for preparing these highly air-sensitive materials for X-ray analysis was developed. CazNF was subsequently characterized successfully via single crystal x-ray diffraction, and was found to be isostructural with L-MgzNF, rather than CaO, as previously predicted. In other work, crystal structures of three organic compounds were determined via single crystal x-ray diffraction in a collaborative effort with a researcher at the Department of Chemistry, Union College, Shenectady, NY.