Synthesis and Structure of the New Compound La2O(CN2)2 Possessing an Interchanged Anion Proportion Compared to the Parent La2O2(CN2). Synthese und Kristallstruktur der neuen Verbindung La2O(CN2)2 mit einem vertauschten Anionenverhältnis gegenüber der Bezugsverbindung La2O2(CN2)

La₂O(CN₂)₂ was synthesized from a 1:1:2 molar reaction mixture of LaCl₃, LaOCl, and Li₂(CN₂) at 650 °C. Well developed single crystals were grown from a LiCl‐KCl flux. The crystal structure was refined as monoclinic (space group C2/c, Z = 2, a = 13.530(2) Å, b = 6.250(1) Å, c = 6.1017(9) Å, β = 104.81(2)°) from single crystal X‐ray diffraction data. The La³⁺ and (CN₂)^2— ions in the crystal structure of La₂O(CN₂)₂ can be compared to Fe³⁺ and S₂^2— ions in the cubic pyrite structure, being arranged like in a distorted NaCl type structure with their centers of gravity. In addition, the O^2— ions in La₂O(CN₂)₂ are occupying 1/4 of the tetrahedral voids formed by the arrangement of metal ions.