The title compounds are prepared by solid state reactions of PbO, Ln 2 O 3 , and Sb 2 O 3 (1. 550 C, 24 h; 2. 800-900 C, 12 h) and characterized by neutron powder diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and dielectric permittivity measurements. The compounds crystallize in the monoclinic space group C2/c at room temperature. The Lu, Yb, and Er compounds show three successive phase transitions in a narrow temperature range, while the Ho compound exhibits only two transitions. The transition sequence for the Lu and Yb compounds is C2/c P2 1/n R3 Fm3m. For Er it is C2/c unknown P21/n Fm3m, and for Ho it is C2/c P2 1 /n Fm3m. Associated with the last structural transition to cubic Fm3m perovskites is the presence of a paraelectric/antiferroelectric transition. -(LARREGOLA, S. A.; ALONSO*, J. A.; SHEPTYAKOV, D.; ALGUERO, M.; MUNOZ, A.; POMJAKUSHIN, V.; PEDREGOSA, J. C.; Inorg. Chem. 50 (2011) 12, 5545-5557, http://dx.Structural Periodicity in Plutonium(IV) Sulfates. -The structures of Pu(SO 4 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 and compounds (III) and (V) are determined by single crystal XRD. Changes in structure and stoichiometry occur down the alkali metal series despite identical reaction conditions for each of the complexes. Pu(SO 4 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 crystallizes in the space group Fddd with Z = 8, (IIIa) in the space group Pbcn with Z = 4, (IIIb) and (IIIc) in the space group P2 1 /c with Z = 2, and (V) in the space group P2 1 /n with Z = 8. There are marked color changes down the series indicating strong interactions between the plutonium ions and the ligands in these complexes. -(WILSON, R. E.; Inorg.Chem. 50 (2011) 12, 5663-5670, http://dx.0-4 are prepared by reaction of stoichiometric mixtures of the elements (silica tubes, Ar, 10223 K, 12 h) and characterized by powder and single crystal XRD, electric and magnetic measurements, and DFT calculations. The compounds crystallize in the cubic space group F43m (Z = 2 for x = 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, and 3.5; Z = 4 for x = 1, 2, and 3). The structures contain GaS 4 tetrahedra and heterocubane-like (V 4-x Cr x )Se 4 units. Significant metal-metal bonding exists up to x = 2, while the bonds gradually disperse when x > 2 which is associated with large increases in the magnetic moments. Thus, the material switches between a metal-metal bonded weak magnetic state and a nonbonded strong magnetic state. -(BICHLER, D.; JOHRENDT*, D.; Chem. Mater. 23 (2011) 11, 3014-3019, http://dx.Vibrational Origin of the Thermal Stability in the High-Performance Piezoelectric Material GaAsO 4 . -Structure and dynamic disorder of the title compound are studied by total neutron scattering coupled with reverse Monte Carlo modeling. In addition, Raman spectroscopy as a function of temperature coupled with DFT calculations is performed in order to predict the thermal behavior of GaAsO 4 -based piezoelectric devices. GaAsO 4 has the highest thermal stability among materials with the -quartz-type structure. Dynamic disorder is very low at room temperature and does not increase as much as in other materi...