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Hexacarbonyldiiron bridged by a 1,1′dithiolatoferrocene, [Fe(C 5 H 4 S) 2 {Fe(CO) 3 } 2 ] (1), was synthesized, and the electrochemistry showed reversible oxidation at the Fe(C 5 H 4 S) 2 site and quasi-reversible reduction at the hexacarbonyldiiron site. Spectroelectrochemical techniques showed reduction-induced ligand isomerization, where the thiolate ligand went from bridging to terminal and one carbon monoxide ligand moved to a quasi-bridging position; this mechanism was further supported by cyclic voltammetry simulation and density functional theory calculations. Complex 1 showed electrocatalytic activity toward hydrogen-evolving reaction.

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Single crystals of aluminum substituted strontium hexaferrite SrFe12–xAlxO19 were grown from sodium oxide based flux. The substitution level aimed for was x = 1.2. Annealing experiments performed on single crystals show that the Al distribution on the five iron sites of the hexaferrite structure depends on the annealing time at 900 °C. Single crystal X-ray diffractometry shows that annealing a crystal after the initial synthesis has an impact on the Al content on the octahedrally and tetrahedrally coordinated sites. Furthermore, it was found that heating in a corundum crucible increases the overall Al content. Magnetic measurements show that annealing in a platinum or corundum crucible decreases coercivity and remanence while the saturation magnetization is hardly influenced.