NaAuIn2, ein ternäres Aurid mit ethananalogen In2Au6-Baueinheiten und [In2/2]-Ketten

NaAuIn₂, a Ternary Auride with Ethane Analogous In₂Au₆ Building Units and [In_2/2] Chains Silver coloured, brittle single crystals of NaAuIn₂ were synthesized by the reaction of NaN₃, gold-sponge and indium at 500°C. The structure was determined from X-ray single-crystal diffractometry data: space group Cmcm, Z = 4, a = 4.482(1) Å, b = 10.366(2) Å, c = 7.869(2) Å, R/R_w(w = 1) = 0.017/0.020, Z(F) ≥ 3σ(F) = 547 and N(var.) = 16. NaAuIn₂ crystallizes in the MgCuAl₂-structure type. Gold and indium form a framework structure. [AuIn_6/3] layers with trigonal prismatically coordinated gold are connected via In—In contacts along [010] which consist of ethane analogous In₂Au₆-building units. The In-partial structure consists of saw tooth like [In_2/2] chains along [001]. The sodium atoms occupy channel-like cavities within the Au—In framework structure.