Abstract: | Li2I(OH): A Compound with Onedimensional Infinite Edge Sharing [Li4/2(OH)+] Pyramids The pseudobinary system LiOH/LiI was investigated by X-ray methods. Two compounds, Li2I(OH) and Li5I(OH)4 exist. The structure of Li2I(OH) was solved by single-crystal data. For Li5I(OH)4 lattice constants and space group symmetry are given: Li2I(OH): Pnma, Z = 4, a = 10.339(4) Å, b = 5.567(1) Å, c = 6.643(2) Å, Z(Fo) mit (Fo)2 ≧ 3σ(Fo)2 = 439, Z (parameter) = 23, R/Rw = 0.030/0.040 Li5I(OH)4: Pmmn or P21mn(= Pmn21), Z = 2, a = 10.42 Å, b = 5.30 Å, c = 5.81 Å Li2I(OH) crystallizes in a new type of structure. The motif of a distorted hexagonal close-packed arrangement of iodide ions is penetrated by chains of [Li4/2(OH)+]. |