K4Ce2Nb10O30 ultrafine powders were prepared by stearic acid method (SAM). The obtained products were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy and UV-visible absorption spectra. XRD patterns revealed that K4Ce2Nb10O30 powders treated at 900 oC for 2 h presented tetragonal structure without the presence of deleterious phases. Furthermore, the K4Ce2Nb10O30 prepared by SAM had considerable activity under visible light irradiation.
A novel molecule tetra-N-alkylation of cyclen (1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane), 1,4,7,10-tetrakis(2-((4-hydroxy)phenoxy)ethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane 2, was synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The molecule turned into chiral helical compound crystals grown from EtOH by slow diffusion at room temperature and three of the four hydroquinone groups of the benzene ring formed a π-electron-rich cavity by C–H···π stacking interaction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 13.9192(9), b = 13.2871(6), c = 22.1894(15) , β = 91.4600(10)o, V = 4102.5(4) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.219 g/cm3, C40H52N4O8, Mr = 752.89, F(000) = 1616, μ = 0.088 mm-1, MoKa radiation (λ = 0.71073), R = 0.0578 and wR = 0.1389 for 5588 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I) . Moreover, compound 2 was characterized with 1H NMR, 13C NMR, IR spectra and MS.
