Das erste gemischt-valente Oxocobaltat(I,II): Rb5Co2O4 [1]

A New Mixed-Valent Oxide of Cobalt(I, II): Rb₅Co₂O₄ For the first time we obtained a new mixed-valent oxide of mono- and divalent Cobalt. Black-red single-crystals of Rb₅Co₂O₄ were prepared by heating powders of “Rb₆CdO₄” in closed Co-cylinders at 500° during 48 days. Structure solution and refinement are covered by two measurements with four-circle diffractometers. MoKα : 2 145 I_o(hkl), out of 2 818 I_o(hkl), R = 9.85%, R_w = 5.93% AgKα : 1 813 I_o(hkl) out of 4 007 I_o(hkl), R = 9.46%, R_w = 6.51%) and confirm the space-group P1 . The lattice constants are a = 696.4(1) pm, b = 922.2(3) pm, c = 958.9(3) pm , α = 117.99(2)°, β = 89.96(2)°, γ h= 108.12(2)°, Z = 2 According to its composition Rb₁₀[OCoO]₂[OCoO₂CoO] the structure is built up by two Co atoms of chemically and crystallographically different nature. We find isolated dumb-bell-like anions [O? Co? O]^3? being already known with monovalent Co (e. g. K₃CoO₂) together with units [OCoO₂CoO]^4? of two connected triangles CoO₃ being well-known from K₂BeO₂ ? K₄[Be₂O₄]. ECoN/mEFIR calculations are made starting with values obtained by a new procedure called “MEFIR-FIT”.     

Ein neuartiges Polyoxocobaltat(II)‐Anion in Rb2Co2O3

A New Polyoxocobaltate(II) Anion in Rb₂Co₂O₃ Rb₂Co₂O₃ was prepared via the azide/nitrate route. Mixtures of the precursors Co₃O₄, RbN₃ and RbNO₃ in the molar ratios 6:17:1 were heated in a special regime up to 450 °C and annealed at this temperature for 50 h in silver crucibles. Single crystals have been grown by subsequent annealing of prepared powder at 450 °C for 500 h in silver crucibles, which were sealed in glass ampoules under dried Ar. According to the X‐ray analysis of the crystal structure (Pnma, Z = 8, 11.729(2), 6.058 (1), 8.004(1) Å) cobalt is trigonal planar coordinated by oxygen atoms. The CoO₃‐units share through all corners and build up an infinite two‐dimensional Co₂O₃‐network.     

Was heißt eigentlich Festkörper??. Neue molekulare Aspekte am Beispiel Rb2[TiO3] [1], [2]

What does Solid State Mean?. New Molecular Aspects on the Example of Rb₂[TiO₃] [1], [2] Rb₂TiO₃ [3], parent type of the oxides K₂CoO₃, Rb₂CoO₃ and Cs₂CoO₃ [4], colourless crystals, needles, was newly obtained by heating a well grounded mixture of the binary oxides RbO_0.98, RbO_0.52, Ti₂O₃ (molar ratio = 2.4:6.2:1.0) 41 d at 780°C in Ni-Tubes. The first structure determination by using four-circle diffractometer data (Siemens AED2, 5366 I_o(hkl), MoKα ) leads to the residual-values R = 7.9% and Rw = 3.7%. Lattice constants (orthorhombic, Cmca, Z = 8, Guinier-Simon-data, CuKα₁): a = 596.5(1) pm, b = 1185.2(1) pm, c = 1326.6(1) pm (additional data see text). The structure determination 1974 by filmdata is confirmed. The Madelung Part of Lattice Energy (MAPLE), Effective Coordination Numbers (ECoN), Mean Fictive Ionic Radii (MEFIR) and the Charge Distribution in Solids (CHARDI) are calculated and discussed.     

Zur Existenz polynärer Oxide der Alkalimetalle mit einwertigen Cobalt bzw. Nickel [1, 2]

On the Existence of Polynary Oxides of the Alkali Metals with Monovalent Cobalt and Nickel For the first time we obtained RbNa₂NiO₂, KNa₂NiO₂, Na₃CoO₂ and K₃CoO₂ [RbNa₂NiO₂: Na₂NiO₂ + Rb₂O, Rb:Ni = 1.8:1, 600°C, 28 d, Ni-tube; KNa₂NiO₂: Na₂NiO₂ + K₂O, K:Ni = 1.8:1, 600°C, 20 d, Ni-tube; Na₃CoO₂: Na₂O + CoO: Na:Co = 8.8:1, 500°C, 20 d, Co-tube; K₃CoO₂: K₂O + CoO: K:Co = 4.4:1, 550°C, 20 d, Co-tube]. According to X-ray structure analysis of single crystals monovalent Co and Ni is present [always four-circle-diffractometer data, MoKα -radiation; RbNa₂NiO₂: AED 2, all 163 I_o(hkl), R = 3.4%, R_w = 1.9%, I4/mmm, a = 461.7(1), c = 973.6(3) pm, Z = 2; KNa₂NiO₂: AED 2, all 341 I_o(hkl), R = 5.6%, R_w = 3.5%, Cmma, a = 1 048.5(3), b = 626.8(1), c = 621.9(1) pm, Z = 4; Na₃CoO₂: PW 1 100, 517 of 568 I_o(hkl), R = 2.9%, R_w = 1.8%, P4₂/mnm, a = 940.0, c = 464.5 pm, Z = 4; K₃CoO₂: PW 1 100, all 940 I_o(hkl), R = 5.0%, R_w = 3.9%, Pnma, a = 1 190.0, b = 730.4, c = 604.1 pm, Z = 4]. All samples are red, the single crystals transparent. Two O^2? coordinate Ni¹⁺ and Co¹⁺, respectively, like a dumb-bell. Mean Fictive Ionic Radii, MEFIR, and Effective Coordination Numbers, ECoN, and Madelung part of lattice energy, MAPLE, are given.     

Das erste Oxocobaltat des Typs A2CoIIO2: K2CoO2 = K4[OCoO2CoO]

The First Oxocobaltate of the Type A₂Co^IIO₂: K₂CoO₂ = K₄[OCoO₂CoO] By “reaction with the cylinder surface” of intimate mixtures of K₂O and CdO (molar ratio 1:1) in closed Co-Cylinders at 450°C during 73 d dark-red single-crystals of K₂CoO₂ were obtained. Structure solution and refinement (four-circle diffractometer-data, MoKα , 1 567 independent I_o(hkl), none was omitted, R = 3.25%, R_w = 2.67%) result in a monoclinic unit cell containing anions [Co₂O₄]^4? of two connected triangles similar to those of Rb₁₀[Co^IO₂]₂[CoO₄]. MAPLE-values and Charge-distributions are given and discussed.     

Crystal chemistry and phase equilibria of the CaO-½Eu2O3-CoOz system at 885 °C

The CaO-½Eu₂O₃-CoO_z system prepared at 885 °C in air consists of two calcium cobaltate compounds, namely, the 2D thermoelectric oxide solid solution, (Ca_3−xEu_x)Co₄O_9−z (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) which has a misfit layered structure, and the 1D Ca₃Co₂O₆ compound which consists of chains of alternating CoO₆ trigonal prisms and CoO₆ octahedra. Ca₃Co₂O₆ was found to be a point compound without the substitution of Eu on the Ca site when prepared at 885 °C. A solid solution region of distorted perovskite, (Eu_1−xCa_x)CoO_3−z (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.22, space group Pnma) was established. The (Eu_0.91(1)Ca_0.09(1))CoO_3−z perovskite member has a distorted structure with tilt angles θ (17.37°), ϕ (8.20°), and ω (19.16°) which represent rotations of an octahedron about the pseudo-cubic perovskite [110]_p, [001]_p and [111]_p axes. The reported Eu₂CoO₄ phase was not observed at 885 °C, but a ternary Ca-doped oxide, (Eu_1+xCa_1−x)CoO_4−z (Bmab) where 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10 was found to be stable at this temperature. In the peripheral binary systems, Eu was not present in the Ca site of CaO, while a small solid solution region was identified for (Eu_1−xCa_x)O_(3−z)/2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.05). Seven solid solution tie-line regions and six three-phase regions were determined in the CaO-½Eu₂O₃-CoO_z system in air.     

Oxygen species and their reactivity in the mechanochemically prepared substituted perovskites La1 ? xSrxCoO3 ? y (x = 0–1)

The oxygen species and their reactivity in the mechanochemically prepared substituted perovskites La_{1 − x} Sr _x CoO_{3 − y} were studied using temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) of the samples with hydrogen. The experimental data were compared with data on the catalytic activity of the series of La_{1 − x} Sr _x CoO_{3 − y} catalysts in the oxidation of CO, as well as with the real structures and surface compositions of the samples, which were studied in detail previously. As the strontium content was increased, the degree of reduction of the samples increased in the course of TPR and the TPR peaks shifted to the region of lower temperatures, except for the last sample containing no lanthanum (x = 1). An increase in the calcination temperature and time resulted in a decrease in TPR peak intensities and in a shift of the peaks to the region of higher temperatures. A reaction scheme was proposed for the reduction. In accordance with this reaction scheme, Co⁴⁺ in substituted cobaltites was reduced to Co⁰ at temperatures lower than 400°C. In the temperature region of 400–500°C, the Co³⁺ → Co²⁺ bulk reduction, as well as the deep reduction processes Co³⁺ → Co⁰ and Co⁴⁺ → Co⁰, occurred; substitution facilitated the above processes. At temperatures higher than 500°C, Co²⁺ → Co⁰ bulk reduction occurred. The observed reduction of the mechanochemically prepared samples depended on their microstructure, which was described previously. It was found that the activity of the samples in the oxidation of CO depends on the amount of the most weakly bound reactive surface oxygen species, which were removed in TPR with hydrogen to 150°C. No correlation between the amount of strongly bound (lattice) oxygen removed upon TPR and the activity of La_{1 − x} Sr _x CoO_{3 − y} samples in the oxidation of CO was found. Original Russian Text ? I.S. Yakovleva, L.A. Isupova, V.A. Rogov, 2009, published in Kinetika i Kataliz, 2009, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 290–299.     

Studies on the thermal decomposition of the silver group of alkali metal nitritocobaltates(III)

The thermal decomposition of nitritocobaltate(III) of the silver group of general formula M₂Ag[Co(NO₂)₆] (where M = K⁺, NH⁺₄, Rb⁺ or Cs⁺) has been investigated. Based on the thermal curves of the investigated compounds and chemical and diffractometric analysis, the mechanism of thermal decomposition has been determined. The results obtained indicate that the decomposition proceeds in three stages. As a result of decomposition in the first stage (300°C), nitrates of alkali metals, metallic silver and Co₃O₄ are formed. In the second stage (500°C), a partial decomposition of nitrates to alkali metal oxides occurs, and in the third stage the products are alkali metal oxides, silver and Co₃O₄. This paper also presents the dependence of the decomposition temperature of nitritocobaltates(III) of the silver group on the ionic radius of the outer-sphere cation.     

Zur Kenntnis von K4PbO4 und Rb4PbO4

On K₄PbO₄ and Rb₄PbO₄ For the first time single crystals of K₄[PbO₄] have been prepared by heating K₄PbO₃ in O₂. The structure has been refined [K₄[PbO₄]: 3029 I₀(hkl), four circle diffractometer PW 1100, ω-scan, MoKα, R = 6.73%, R_w = 6.64%, P1 ; a = 658.62(15), b = 658.41(12), c = 986.64(21) pm, α = 79.74(2)°, β = 108.45(2)°, γ = 112.49(2)°, d_x = 3.79 g · cm^?3, d_pyk = 3.78 g · cm^?3, Z = 2; Rb₄[PbO₄]: a = 686.94(18), b = 684.43(18), c = 1020.73(21) pm, α = 79.28(2)°, β = 108.40(2)°, γ = 113.02(2)°, d_x = 4.87 g · cm^?3, d_pyk = 4.85 g · cm^?3, Z = 2, (from Rb₂PbO₃ and Rb₂O)]. Both compounds are isotypic with K₄SnO₄. The Effective Coordination Numbers, ECoN, these via Mean Fictive Ionic Radii, MEFIR, are calculated.     

Phase diagram and crystal chemistry of the La–Ca–Co–O system

The phase diagram of the La–Ca–Co–O system at 885 °C in air has been determined. The system consists of two materials that have interesting thermoelectric properties, namely, the misfit layered thermoelectric oxide solid solution, (Ca,La)₃Co₄O₉, and Ca₃Co₂O₆ which consists of 1D chains of alternating CoO₆ trigonal prism and CoO₆ octahedra. The reported La₂CaO₄ and the Ca-doped (La,Ca)₂CoO_4−z phases were not found at 885 °C. As a result of the absence of these phases, the phase diagram is significantly different from that reported at 1100 °C. Small solid solution regions of (La_1−xCa_x)₂O_3−z (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.08), (Ca_1−xLa_x)₃Co₄O₉ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.07), and (La_1−xCa_x)CoO_3−z (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.2) were established.     

Über gemischtvalente Oxoplumbate. Zur Kenntnis von Rb2Pb4O7 = Rb2PbPbO7

On Mixed-valent Oxoplumbates. On Rb₂Pb₄O₇ = Rb₂Pb Pb O₇ For the first time, Rb₂Pb₄O₇ has been prepared by annealing mixtures of Rb₂O₃ and PbO with Rb:Pb = 1:2 [Ag-cylinders, sealed under vacuum in Duran-glass ampoule, 450°C, 30 d (single crystals)]. The rubin red single crystals are of longish [001] shape. The structure determination [5162 symmetry independent hkl, four-circle-diffractometer CAD 4 (Fa. Enraf-Nonius), ω-2Θ—scan, AgKα, ψ-scan absorption correction, R = 7.54%, R_W = 7.71%] confirms the space group P1 with a = 1036.00(10), b = 733.72(8), c = 663.54(10) pm, α = 90.049(12)°, β = 99.236(12)°, γ = 101.641(12)°, Z = 2, d_rö = 7,58 g · cm^?3, d_pyk = 7,55 g · cm^?3. The structure is characterized by a layer-lattice. The coordination number is three for Pb²⁺, six for Pb⁴⁺. The Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, Effective Coordination Numbers, ECoN, these via Mean Effective Ionic Radii, MEFIR, are calculated.     

Thermo-XRD investigation of monoionic montmorillonites mechanochemically treated with urea

Montmorillonite (M) saturated with H⁺,Li⁺,Na⁺,K⁺,Rb⁺,Cs⁺,NH₄ ⁺,Mg²⁺,Ca²⁺,Sr²⁺,Ba²⁺,Mn²⁺,Co²⁺,Cu²⁺,Al³⁺ and Fe³⁺ were dry-ground with urea (U) in mass ratios U/M between 0.1 and 2.0 in an agate mortar and diffracted by X-ray. Extensive swellings occurred with H-, Li-, Na-, di-and trivalent cation-clays, suggesting the formation of urea-montmorillonite intercalation complexes. Mechanochemically treated samples were heated at different temperatures up to 375°C. The rise in temperature was accompanied by a decrease in the basal spacing. There was a correlation between the results of the thermo-XRD-analysis and the fine structures of the urea-montmorillonite complexes described in the literature. Five stages in the basal spacing vs. temperature curves were identified. In the first stage (at 150°C) the decrease was due to dehydration. In the second stage (175°C) this dehydration was accompanied by some thermal intercalation of excess urea. The other stages (at 225, 325 and 375°C) were associated with the degradation of urea and the condensation of the degraded species to polymeric products. At 375°C Li-, Na-, K-NH₄-, Mh-, Co- and Cu-montmorillonite collapsed, indicating that urea was evolved. The other urea-clay complexes did not collapse due to intercalated polymers formed by the degradation products of urea.     

Zur Neuuntersuchung des Phasendiagramms RbCl/PbCl2

Redetermination of the Phase Diagram RbCl/PbCl₂ A reinvestigation of the phase diagram RbCl/PbCl₂ revealed the existence of two not yet known phases with the formula Rb₆Pb₅Cl₁₆ and Rb₃PbCl₅. Both ternary compounds, which decompose peritectoidally at 350 °C for Rb₆Pb₅Cl₁₆ and 305 °C for Rb₃PbCl₅, crystallize in new structure types. The points of congruent melting of the 1 : 2‐phase (RbPb₂Cl₅) and of the 1 : 1‐phase (RbPbCl₃) at 420 °C and 440 °C respectively agree well with former specifications. But the transition of RbPbCl₃ at 310 °C, described by Treis [1] could not be verified. RbPbCl₃ is only stable at temperatures above 320 °C. For Rb₂PbCl₄ a point of incongruent melting was found at 440 °C and in addition a polymorphic transition may be inferred at lower temperatures.     

Die Kristallstruktur von Na4CoO4[1]

The Crystal Structure of Na₄CoO₄ According to X-Ray investigations on single crystals, Na₄CoO₄ crystallizes triclinic (P1, a = 8.64₈, b = 5.70₂, c = 6.40₀ Å, α = 123.9°, β = 98.1°, γ = 99.2°). There are almost tetrahedral CoO₄-groups; sodium is coordinated by four or five O^2?.     

K2Zn3O4 und Rb2Zn3O4, zwei neue Oxozincate mit Gerüststruktur [1]

K₂Zn₃O₄ and Rb₂Zn₃O₄, Oxozincates with Framework Structure For the first time single crystals of K₂Zn₃O₄ were obtained by heating mixtures of the binary oxides (K: Zn = 2.2:3) in sealed Ag- or Pt-capsules at 800°C (5 w). Powder of this colourless and moisture-sensitive oxide was prepared analogously at 500°C. It crystallizes monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 1482.7(2), b = 637.3(1), c = 571,9(1) pm, β = 102.79(1)°, Z = 4, d_x = 4.265 g/cm³, d_pyk = 4.00 g/cm³. The crystal structure was determined from four-circle diffractometer data (MoKα, 730 unique hkl) and refined to R = 5.9%, R_w = 6.4%. It shows a Zn₃O₄ framework which consists of SiS₂-like chains [ZnO_4/2] connected by puckered layers of [ZnO_3/3]. The crystal structure can be derived from a cubic closet packing of O^2? and K⁺. Effective Coordination Numbers and the Madelung Part of Lattice Energy (MAPLE) are calculated. Rb₂Zn₃O₄ was prepared from the binary oxides at 400°C (colourless hygroscopic powder). According to powder data it crystallizes isostructural to K₂Zn₃O₄ with a = 1523.5(4), b = 649.8(2), c = 574.0(2) pm, β = 101.43(3)°, Z = 4, d_x = 5.141 g/cm³, d_pyk = 5.20 g/cm³.     

Drei neue Selenoborato-closo-dodekaborate: Synthesen und Kristallstrukturen von Rb8[B12(BSe3)6], Rb4Hg2[B12(BSe3)6] und Cs4Hg2[B12(BSe3)6]

Three Novel Selenoborato- closo -dodecaborates: Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Rb₈[B₁₂(BSe₃)₆], Rb₄Hg₂[B₁₂(BSe₃)₆], and Cs₄Hg₂[B₁₂(BSe₃)₆] The three selenoborates Rb₈[B₁₂(BSe₃)₆] (P1, a = 10.512(5) Å, b = 10.450(3) Å, c = 10.946(4) Å, α = 104.53(3)°, β = 91.16(3)°, γ = 109.11(3)°, Z = 1), Cs₄Hg₂[B₁₂(BSe₃)₆] (P1, a = 9.860(2) Å, b = 10.740(2) Å, c = 11.078(2) Å, α = 99.94(3)°, β = 90.81(3)°, γ = 115.97(3)°, Z = 1), and Rb₄Hg₂[B₁₂(BSe₃)₆] (P1, a = 9.593(2) Å, b = 10.458(2) Å, c = 11.131(2) Å, α = 99.25(3)°, β = 91.16(3)°, γ = 116.30(3)°, Z = 1) were prepared from the metal selenides, amorphous boron and selenium by solid state reactions at 700 °C. These new chalcogenoborates contain B₁₂ icosahedra completely saturated with six trigonal-planar BSe₃ entities functioning as bidentate ligands to form a persubstituted closo-dodecaborate anion. The two isotypic compounds Rb₄Hg₂[B₁₂(BSe₃)₆] and Cs₄Hg₂[B₁₂(BSe₃)₆] are the first selenoborate structures containing a transition metal which are characterized by single crystal diffraction.     

Rb2Co3(H2O)2[B4P6O24(OH)2]: Ein Borophosphat mit ‐Tetraeder‐Anionenteilstruktur und Oktaeder‐Trimeren (CoO12(H2O)2)

Rb₂Co₃(H₂O)₂[B₄P₆O₂₄(OH)₂]: A Borophosphate with ‐Tetrahedral Anionic Partial Structure and Trimers of Octahedra (Co O₁₂(H₂O)₂) Rb₂Co₃(H₂O)₂[B₄P₆O₂₄(OH)₂] is formed under mild hydrothermal conditions (T = 165 °C) from mixtures of RbOH_(aq), CoCl₂, H₃BO₃, and H₃PO₄ (molar ratio 1 : 1 : 1 : 2). The crystal structure (orthorhombic system) was solved by X‐ray single crystal methods (space group Pbca, No. 61; R‐values (all data): R1 = 0.0699, wR2 = 0.0878): a = 950.1(1) pm, b = 1227.2(2) pm, c = 2007.4(2) pm; Z = 4. The anionic partial structure consists of tetrahedral [B₄P₆O₂₄(OH)₂^8–] layers, which contain three‐ and nine‐membered rings. Co^II is octahedrally coordinated by oxygen and oxygen and H₂O ligands, respectively (coordination octahedra CoO₆ and CoO₄(H₂O)₂). Three adjacent coordination octahedra are condensed via common edges to form trimeric units (CoO₁₂(H₂O)₂). The oxidation state +2 of cobalt was confirmed by magnetic measurements. The octahedral trimers are quasi‐isolated. No long‐range magnetic ordering occurs down to 2 K. Rb⁺ is disordered over three crystallographically independent sites within channels of the structure running parallel [010]; the coordination sphere of Rb⁺ is formed by nine oxygen species of the tetrahedral layers, one OH group and one H₂O molecule.     

Crystal Structure, Electric and Magnetic Properties of Layered Cobaltite β-NaxCoO2

The layered oxide thermoelectric material β-Na_0.67CoO₂ has been studied by powder neutron diffraction, electric and magnetic measurements. This compound includes an edge-sharing CoO₆ slab and a highly vacant Na⁺ sheet in a unit cell (space group symmetry C2/m, a=4.9023(4) Å, b=2.8280(2) Å, c=5.7198(6) Å and β=105.964(6)° at 300 K). The evaluated formal valence of cobalt ion, +3.33(1), is ascribed to the coexistence of Co³⁺ and Co⁴⁺ in the ratio 2:1. Polycrystalline β-Na_0.67CoO₂, a p-type thermoelectric material, exhibits metallic behavior of the electric resistivity below 300 K. The Curie-Weiss-type magnetic susceptibility indicates antiferromagnetic interactions between magnetic cobalt ions in the edge-sharing CoO₆ slab.     

Synthesis and Properties of Rb6Mn2O6

Rb₆Mn₂O₆ was prepared via the azide/nitrate route. Stoichiometric mixtures of the precursors (Mn₃O₄, RbN₃ and RbNO₃) were heated in a special regime up to 500 °C and annealed at this temperature for 75 h in silver crucibles. Single crystals have been grown by annealing a mixture with a slight excess of rubidium components at 450 °C for 500 h. According to the single crystal structure analysis, Rb₆Mn₂O₆ is isotypic to K₆Mn₂O₆, and crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 6.924(1) Å, b = 11.765(2) Å, c = 7.066(1) Å, β = 99.21(3)°, 2296 independent reflections, R₁ = 5.23 % (all data). Manganese is tetrahedrally coordinated and two tetrahedra are linked by sharing a common edge, forming a dimer [Mn₂O₆]⁶⁻. The magnetic behavior has been investigated.     

Rubidium-decaamidodichromat(III), Rb4Cr2(NH2)10 – Synthese und Kristallstruktur

Rubidium Decaamidodichromate(III), Rb₄Cr₂(NH₂)₁₀ – Synthesis and Crystal Structure The reaction of chromium(III) with rubidium amide in a molar ratio of Cr(NH₂)₃/RbNH₂ = 1 : 1.75 at 140 °C and p(NH₃) = 3 kbar in a high-pressure autoclave results after 90 days in dark violet crystals of Rb₄Cr₂(NH₂)₁₀. Structure determination was done by single crystal X-ray methods:Pna2₁ (No. 33), Z = 4, a = 12.244(3) Å, b = 6.727(1) Å, c = 19.775(5) Å, N(F²_o > 3σ(F²_o)) = 1046, N(Var.) = 94, R/R_w = 0,051/0,059&#TAB;The structure of Rb₄Cr₂(NH₂)₁₀ contains isolated, face-sharing N-octahedra around two Cr³⁺-ions giving [Cr(NH₂)₃(NH₂)_3/2]₂^3–. These are arranged to oneanother following the motif of a hexagonal closest packing. They are connected via Rb⁺- and one further amide ion not bound to Cr³⁺. The compound is characterized by thermoanalytical and IR-/Raman-spectroscopic measurements.