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Abstract During the search for transition metal‐free alkyne hydrogenation catalysts, two new ternary Ca−Ga−Ge phases, Ca2Ga4Ge6(Cmc21, a=4.1600(10) Å, b=23.283(5) Å, c=10.789(3) Å) and Ca3Ga4Ge6(C2/m, a=24.063(2) Å, b=4.1987(4) Å, c=10.9794(9) Å, β=91.409(4)°), were discovered. These compounds are isostructural to the previously established Yb2Ga4Ge6and Yb3Ga4Ge6analogues, and according to Zintl‐Klemm counting rules, consist of anionic [Ga4Ge6]4−and [Ga4Ge6]6−frameworks in which every Ga and Ge atom would have a formal octet with no Ga−Ga or Ga−Ge π‐bonding. These compounds are metallic, based on temperature dependent electrical resistivity and thermopower measurements for Ca3Ga4Ge6, along with density functional theory calculations for both phases. Unlike the highly active 13‐layer trigonal CaGaGe phase, these new compounds exhibit minimal activity in the semi/full alkyne hydrogenation of phenylacetylene, which is consistent with previous observations that the lack of a formal octet for framework atoms is essential for catalysis in these Zintl‐Klemm compounds.
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Dielectric Properties for Nanocomposites Comparing Commercial and Synthetic Ni- and Fe 3 O 4 -Loaded Polystyrene
- Award ID(s):
- 1608364
- PAR ID:
- 10076965
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Chemical Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ACS Omega
- Volume:
- 3
- Issue:
- 10
- ISSN:
- 2470-1343
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 12813 to 12823
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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