Alkalioxoargentate(I). Über Na3AgO2

Oxoargentates(I) of Alkali Metals. On Na₃AgO₂ Na₃AgO₂ has been prepared anew (light pale-yellow powder samples; clear transparent single crystals). It crystallizes orthorhombic (space group Ibam) with a = 5.46₃, b = 10.92₆, c = 5.92₆ Å, Z = 4, d_rö = 3.94 g X cm^?3, d_pyk = 3.89 g X cm^?3; parameters are given in the text. The structure of Na₃AgO₂, marked by linear “dumb-bells” [O? Ag? O], d(Ag→O) = 2.09 Å is a novel variant of Na₂O. The Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, and Effective Coordination Numbers, ECoN, have been calculated and are discussed.     

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.     

Über Oxocadmate: Die Kristallstruktur von K2CdO2

On oxocadmates: The crystal structure of K₂CdO₂ According to single crystal data [438 hk0 — hk4; Mo — K_α] K₂CdO₂ crystallizes orthorhombic, space group No. 60, Pbcn — D, with a = 10.08₉, b = 6.18₆, c = 6.15₂ Å, Z = 4; d_rö = 3.85 g · cm^?3, d_pyk = 3.6₁ g · cm^?3 (for parameters see text). Though the space group is different from that of K₂ZnO₂, the similarities of the two crystal structures are unmistakable. The Madelung part of lattice energy is calculated and discussed.     

Die Kristallstruktur des SrHg(SCN)4 · 3 H2O

Crystal Structure of SrHg(SCN)₄ · 3 H₂O SrHg(SCN)₄ · 3 H₂O is orthorhombic, space group Pcca, with a = 19.476(7), b = 8.150(1), c = 8.991(3) Å, V = 1427.1 ų, Z = 4, d_c = 2.67 g · cm^?3, μ(AgKα) = 77.95 cm^?1. The salt consists of nearly tetrahedral Hg(SCN)₄ groups, Sr has a tricapped trigonal prismatic coordination: four N and five O atoms. The thiocyanate groups form end-to-end bridges and connect the Hg and Sr coordination polyhedra.     

Über Oxoplumbate(IV).IDie Kristallstruktur von Rb2PbO3

Rb₂PbO₃ [single crystals, 244 (hkl)] crystallises orthorhombic [D? Pmcn] with a = 10.8, b = 7.49, c = 5.98 Å [Z = 4, d_pyk = 5.69, d_rö = 5.80 g · cm^?3], Rb in 8(d) Pb in 4 (c), O_I in 4 (c). The parameters are shown in table 2. The MADELUNG Part of Lattice Energy of Rb₂RBO₃ and structurally related models are calculated and discussed in detail. Characteristic for the structure are ldimensional chains consisting of alternatingly directed pseudo-tetragonal pyramids, ∞¹[PbO₁O_4/2], connected via common basis edges.     

Neue Oxozincate der Alkalimetalle: Rb2[ZnO2] und Cs2[ZnO2]

New Oxozineates of Alkali Metals: Rb₂[ZnO₂] and Cs₂[ZnO₂] Colorless single crystals of the hitherto unknown Rb₂[ZnO₂] (a = 9.55₈, b = 6.33₅, c = 15.91 Å, β = 118.6°, z = 8, d_pyk = 4.11, d_rö = 4.21 g · cm^?3) and Cs₂[ZnO₂] (a = 9.85₁, b = 6.61₉, c = 16.26 Å, β = 116.8°) have been prepared, which crystallize monoclinic, P2₁/c – D. (For parameters see text.) Unexpected there are “isolated” groups [Zn₄O₈]. Half of the Zn atoms exhibit the unusual coordination number 3 towards O^2?. The Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, and the Effective Coordination Number, ECoN, the latter by means of Mean Fictive Ionic Radii, MEFIR, are calculated and discussed.     

Die Kristallstruktur von Cs2S. mit einer Bemerkung über Cs2Se,Cs2Te,Rb2Se und Rb2Te

The Crystal Structure of Cs₂S and a Remark about Cs₂Se, Cs₂Te, Rb₂Se, and Rb₂Te Cs₂S crystallizes orthorhombic, a = 8.57₁, b = 5.38₃, c = 10.3₉ Å, Z = 4, d_rö = 4.13, d_pyk = 4.19 g · cm^?3, D–Pnma with \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {{\rm Cs}}\limits^|,\mathop {{\rm Cs}}\limits^\parallel $\end{document} and S in 4(c) each, for parameter see text. It is R = 10,4% for 202 of 222 possible reflexes. There is a sequence of S^2? corresponding to the hexagonal closest packing of sphares. Cs occupies half of “tetrahedron” and all “octahedron vacancies”; the deviation of \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {{\rm Cs}}\limits^|, $\end{document} in ?oktahedron vacancies”? is noticeable. Effective Coordination Numbers, ECoN, and the Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, are calculated and discussed.     

Über Oxotitanate der Alkalimetalle. Zur Kenntnis von Na4Ti5O12

On Oxotitanates of the Alkaline Metals: On Na₄Ti₅O₁₂ Colourless single crystals of the new titanate Na₄Ti₅O₁₂ (starting from mixtures Na₂O/TiO₂, 1000°C, 6 d, Au-crucible, open system) crystallize in the monoclinic system, space group C2/m, a = 26.544(9), b = 2.952(1), c = 6.322(3) Å, β = 95.79(3)°, Z = 2, d_rö = 3.45 and d_pyk = 3.38 g · cm^?3 (four-cycle-diffractometer data, PW 1100, 2?-scan, MoKα). R = 5.09% and R_w = 4.87% for 1178 independent I₀(hkl) with 3° ≤ 2? ≤ 34°. Corrugated layers of Ti₅O₁₂, held together by Na⁺, are stacked along [001]. Details about partially occupied positions of Na⁺, Effective Coordination Numbers (ECoN), the Madelung part of lattice energy (MAPLE), and the structural differences to Na₂Ti₃O₇ are discussed.     

Neue Borate der Alkalimetalle: KLi2[BO3]

New Borates of the Alkali Metals: KLi₂[BO₃] The hitherto unknown KLi₂[BO₃] is prepared in the shape of orthorhombic, colour-less-transparent, and columnar single crystals [a = 797.1(4) pm, b = 643.2(3) pm, c = 645.7(3) pm, Z = 4, d_x = 2.25 g/cm³, d_pyk = 2.20g/cm³]. The crystal structure was solved by four-cycle-diffractometer [PW 1100, MoKα, R = 5.78%, R_W = 3.83%, 452 I₀(hkl)]. Kli₂[BO₃] is sensitiv against atmospheric moisture which causes hydrolysis. Effective Coordination Numbers, ECoN, these via Mean Effective Ionic Radii, MEFIR, are calculated and discussed.     

Structure of Perchlorato(2,5,8,11-Tetraazadodecane)Copper (II) Perchlorate Monohydrate

[Cu(C₈H₂₂N₄)]·(ClO₄)₂.H₂O, M_r= 454.80, orthorhombic C222₁, a = 15.481(5), b = 7.404(1), c = 14.827(3)Å, V = 1699.5(8)ų, Z = 4, D_x = 1.78 g/cm³, λ(MoKα) = 0.71073Å, μ = 16.5 cm^?1. F(000) = 940, T = 22°C, R = 6.86%, R_w = 7.66% for 820 observed reflections (I > 2.5σ (I)). The coordination number for the copper(II) ion is five, and the coordination geometry about copper(II) ion is a buckled square pyramid with the tetraamine equatorial and a perchlorate ion axial. The tetraamine is coordinated in a square-plannar manner with slight tetrahedral distortions. The four Cu-N distances span a very narrow range, 1.990(10) ?1.994(14)Å.     

“Fragmentierung” und “Aggregation” bei Bleioxiden Über das Oligooxoplumbat(IV) K2Li6[Pb2O8]

“Fragmentation” and “Aggregation” on Lead Oxides. On the Oligooxoplumbate(IV) K₂Li₆[Pb₂O₈] For the first time, the dinuclear Oxoplumbate(IV) K₂Li₆[Pb₂O₈] has been prepared as transparent colourless single crystals by heating mixtures of K₂PbO₃, Li₂O, and “PbO₂” with K:Li:Pb = 1:3:1 e. g. [Ag-cylinders, sealed under vacuum in Supremax-glass ampoule, 660°C, 120 d]. The structure determination verifies the space group P1 with a = 6.9720(9), b = 5.9252(6), c = 5.9312(7) Å, α = 88.05(1)°, β = 107.94(1)°, γ = 107.30(1)°; d_x = 4.95 g · cm^?3, d_pyk = 4.91 g · cm^?3; Z = 1, [2107 symmetry independent hkl, fourcircle-diffractometer Philips PW 1100, ω—2Θ—scan, MoKα, R = 5.07%, R_w = 4.59%, absorption not considered]. The structure is characterized by the group [Pb₂O₈] — two edge connected (equatorial/apical) trigonal bipyramids — that is observed for the first time. Several ways of synthesis are given. The Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, Effective Coordination Numbers, ECoN, these via Mean Effective Ionic Radii, MEFIR, are calculated.     

Crystal Structures of Mono-, Di-, and Triaminoguanidinium Sulfate,as Well as Azidoformamidinium Sulfate: Important Precursors for Syntheses of Nitrogen Rich Ionic Compounds

Bis(1-aminoguanidinium) sulfate monohydrate (AG₂SO₄ … H₂O, 1), bis(1,3-diamino-guanidinium sulfate (DAG₂SO₄, 2), bis(1,3,5-triaminoguanidinium) sulfate dihydrate (TAG₂SO₄ … 2 H₂O, 3) and bis(azidoformamidinium) sulfate (AF₂SO₄, 5) were synthesized and characterized by multinuclear NMR, IR, and Raman spectroscopy and elemental analysis. In the synthesis of 3, double protonated triaminoguanidinium sulfate (HTAGSO₄, 4) was obtained as a byproduct. The molecular structures of 1–5 in the crystalline state were determined by low-temperature single crystal X-ray diffraction. 1: orthorhombic, Pnma, a = 6.7222 (8) Å, b = 14.153 (2) Å, c = 11.637 (1) Å, V = 1107.1(2) ų, Z = 4, ρ_calc.= 1.586 g cm^?3 R₁ = 0.0442, wR₂ = 0.1007 (all data). 2: hexagonal, P6₁22, a,b = 6.6907 (1) Å, c = 43.4600 (8) Å, γ= 120°, V = 1684.86 (5) ų, Z = 6, ρ_calc.= 1.634 g cm^?3, R₁ = 0.0321, wR² = 0.0714 (all data). 3: monoclinic, C2/c, a = 9.6174 (8) Å, b = 22.858 (1) Å, c = 6.7746 (5) Å, β= 109.49 (1), V = 1404.0 (4) ų, Z = 4, ρ_calc.= 1.620 g cm_?3, R₁ = 0.0292, wR₂ = 0.0781 (all data). 4: monoclini c, P2₁/c, a = 8.9998 (9), b = 6.3953 (6), c = 13.3148(12) Å, β= 99.679 (8), V = 755.44 (13) ų, Z = 4, ρ_calc.= 1.778 g cm^?3, R₁ = 0.0305, wR₂ = 0.0809 (all data); 5: orthorhombic, Pbca, a = 11.3855 (9), b = 7.1032 (6), c = 12.807 (1) Å, V = 1035.74 (14) ų, Z = 4, ρ_calc.= 1.720 g cm^?3, R₁ = 0.0389, wR₂ = 0.0862 (all data).     

Notiz über Li2PdO2

Note on Li₂PdO₂ For the first time we prepared ruby-red single crystals of Li₂PdO₂ by reaction with the wall 3 Na₂O + Li₂O₂ + ?Tb₄O₇”?(+ Pd) = 3 Na₂TbO₃ + Li₂PdO₂ + ?TbO₂”?, Pd-tube, 1100°C, 7 d. Single crystal data confirm the Li₂CuO₂-type of structure [a = 375.34(5), b = 298.18(4), c = 931.58(10) pm; spacegroup Immm; d_x = 4.85 g · cm^?3; 144 I₀(hkl); R = 3.54%, Rw = 3.19%; MoKα ; four-circle diffractometer Philips PW 1100] and reveal clearly different parameters compared with those deduced by powder data. The Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, corresponds now to the sum of the MAPLE values of the binary oxides.     

Zur Darstellung und Kristallstruktur von Tl2O

The preparation of Tl₂O and its crystal structure is discussed. By FOURIER methods for a monoclinic unit cell(a_M = 6.08₂, b_M = 3.52₀, c_M = 13.2₄ Å, β = 108.2°, Z = 4, space group C_2h³) the determined atomic parameters can be transformed into the trigonal system by the assumption of special oxygen positions (space group No. 166–R3 m). Correspondingly the Tl₂O crystal structure may be described as a threefold polytype form of the anti CdJ₂ type (a_H = 3,51₆ c_H = 37.8₄ Å; c/a = 10.76, Z = 6, mol. vol. = 40.7 cm³; d_x = 10.44, d_pyk = 10.4 g m^?).     

Oxide eines neuen Formeltyps: Zur Kenntnis von K3Ni2O4 und K3Pt2O4

Oxides of a New Type of Formula: On the Knowledge of K₃Ni₂O₄ and K₃Pt₂O₄ K₃Ni₃O₄, greyblack single crystals, obtained by heating K₂O and NaNiO₂ [K:Ni = 2:1, 500°C, 7d, Ag-cylinders], crystallizes orthorhombic with a = 6.04₄, b = 9.04₉, c = 10.56₇ Å, Z = 4, space group Cmcm (d_rö = 3.43, d_pyk = 3.32 g · cm^?3). Due to four cycle diffractometer data (374 hkl, MoKα, R = 8.6percnt;) a new type of structure is found with wavebands of [NiO_4/2] \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm N}\limits^{\rm 1} $\end{document} exhibits the C.N. 6, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \mathop {\rm N}\limits^{\rm 2} $\end{document} the C.N. 4. Effective Coordination Numbers, ECoN, calculated by means of Mean Fictive Ionic Radii, MEFIR, the Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE and the magnetic properties are discussed. K₃Pt₂O₄, black single crystals with metallic lustre, obtained by heating KO_x (x = 1.55 or 1.88) and Pt (powder) [K:Pt = 4:1,1000°C, lh, 600°C, 2d, Pt-capsules] is isotypic to K₃Ni₂O₄ (four cycle diffractometer data: 458 hkl, MoKα, R = 12percnt;). Cellparameters are a = 6.15, b = 9.27, c = 11.51 Å (single crystal data), d_rö = 5.79 and d_pyk = 5.77 g · cm^?3.     

Über KCuAIF6

On KCuAlF₆ KCuAlF₆ has been prepared for the first time as colourless single crystals [from powder, Au-tube, 700°C, 70 d]. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system with a = 673.1, b = 704.0, c = 979.3 pm (d_x = 3.49, d_pyk = 3.4 g = cm^?3) isotypic to CsAgFeF₆ (Pnma, Z = 4, 727 hkl; MoKα, R = 5.6, R_w = 4.4%). Parameters see in the text. Strikingly we observe compressed “octahedra” [CuF₆]. The compression (Δ = 11.6%) is nearly the same: CsAgFeF₆ (Δ = 9.7%). The Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE (for hypothetic forms, too) is calculated and discussed.     

Neue Borate der Alkalimetalle: KNa2[BO3]

New Borates of Alkali Metals: KNa₂[BO₃] We prepared hittherto unknown KNa₂[BO₃] in the shape of orthorhombic, colourlesstransparent and columnar single crystals [a = 603.9(2) pm, b = 560.2(3) pm, c = 556.8(2) pm, Z = 2, d_x = 2.54 g/cm³, d_pyk = 2.50 g/cm³]. The crystal structure was solved by four-cycle-diffractometer [PW 1100, MoKα , R = 3.73%, R_w = 2.88%, 386 I₀(hkl)]. KNa₂[BO₃] is very sensitiv against atmospheric moisture, and hydrolysis takes place. Effective Coordination Numbers, ECoN, these via Mean Fictive Ionic Radii, MEFIR, and the Madelung-Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, are calculated and discussed.     

Über Perrhenate. 1. Zur Kenntnis von LiReO4

About Perrhenates. 1. On LiReO₄ For the very first time anhydrous LiReO₄ was prepared in transparent, colourless single crystals from Li₂O₂ and Re₂O₇ (closed Au-pipe; 350°C; 14 d). The crystal structure, P1 , with a = 9.652(1), b = 8.455(1), c = 6.928(1) Å, α = 101,53° (1), β = 106.55° (1), γ = 97.22° (1), Z = 6, d_x = 4.92 g/cm³, d_pyk = 4,81 g/cm³ was solved (four-circle-diffractometer data PW 1100, 2151 I₀ (hkl), AgKα; R = 0.073, R_w = 0.076). There are three kinds of functionally different Li⁺. The Madelung Part of the Lattice Energy, MAPLE, was calculated.     

Primitive cubic packing of anions in Cs4[Re6Te8(CN)6]· 2H2O and Ba2[Re6Te8(CN)6] · 12H2O crystals

Crystal structures of Cs₄[Re₆Te₈(CN)₆]·2H₂O (1) and Ba₂[Re₆Te₈(CN)₆]· 12H₂O (2) are determined. Crystals 1 are orthorhombic, a = 14,282(1), b = 12.910(1), c = 18.040(1) Å, V_cell = 3326.3(8) ų, space group Pbcn, Z = 4, d_calc = 5.715 g/cm³, R(F) = 0.0482 for 3193 F_hkl > 4σ(F). Crystals 2 are triclinic, a = 9.671(3), b = 9.697(4), c = 11.039(4) Å, α = 89.86(3), β = 72.34(3), γ = 82.46(3)°, V_cell = 977.2(6) ų, space group P1, Z = 1, d^calc = 4.733 g/cm³, R(F) = 0.0490 for 3226 F_hkl > 4σ(F). In both structures, the [Re₆Te₈(CN)₆]^4? anions form a distorted primitive cubic packing with distances between the centers 9.02-9.63 Å in 1 and 9.70-11.04 Å in 2. The Cs⁺ cations in 1 lie near the face centers of the cubes formed by the onions. In 2, cation pairs (Ba²⁺)₂ bonded to two solvate water molecules are formed; the pairs lie at the centers of the anion cubes. In structures 1 and 2, there are shortened contacts between the tellurium atoms belonging to the neighboring anions (3.75-4.09 and 3.95-4.22 Å, respectively).     

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.