Pyroxenoids of pyroxmangite–pyroxferroite series from xenoliths of Bellerberg paleovolcano (Eifel,Germany): Chemical variations and specific features of cation distribution

The pyroxferroite and pyroxmangite from xenoliths of aluminous gneisses in the alkaline basalts of Bellerberg paleovulcano (Eifel, Germany) have been studied by electron-probe and X-ray diffraction methods and IR spectroscopy. The parameters of the triclinic unit cells are found to be a = 6.662(1) Å, b = 7.525(1) Å, c = 15.895(2) Å, α = 91.548(3)°, β = 96.258(3)°, and γ = 94.498(3)° for pyroxferroite and a = 6.661(3) Å, b = 7.513(3) Å, c = 15.877(7) Å, α = 91.870(7)°, β = 96.369(7)°, and γ = 94.724(7)° for pyroxmangite; sp. gr. \(P\overline 1 \). The crystallochemical formulas (Z = 2) are, respectively, ^M(1–2)(Mn_0.5Ca_0.4Na_0.1)₂^M(3–6)(Fe, Mn)₄^M7[Mg_0.6(Fe, Mn)_0.4][Si₇O₂₁] and ^M(1–3)(Mn, Fe)₃^M(4–6)[(Fe, Mn)_0.7Mg_0.3]₃^M7[Mg_0.5(Fe, Mn)_0.5][Si₇O₂₁]. For these and previously studied representatives of the pyroxmangite structural type, an analysis of the cation distribution over sites indicates wide isomorphism of Mn²⁺, Fe²⁺, and Mg in all cation M(1–7) sites and the preferred incorporation of Сa and Na into large seven-vertex M1O₇ and M2O₇ polyhedra and Mg into the smallest five-vertex M7O₅ polyhedron.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of 4-Aminopyridinium 3,5-Dinitrobenzoate

The crystal structure of 4-aminopyridinium 3,5-dinitrobenzoate, C₁₂H₁₀O₆N₄, has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic sp. gr. P21/n with the unit cell parameters: a = 7.4726(3) Å, b = 23.0898(9) Å, c = 8.0744(4) Å, V = 1338.64(10) ų, Z = 4. The asymmetric unit of the compound consists of one 3,5-dinitrobenzoate anion and 4-aminopyridine cation. The adjacent anions and cations are linked through two N?H···O hydrogen bonds, N2?H2A···O5 and N₂?H2B···O6, to form an infinite chain of anions and cations, extended along the [010] direction.     

Molecular structures of chalcone podands: A prognosis of photoinduced transformations in the crystals

A series of chalcone podands with the propenone group in the ortho position of the bridging aryl substituent with respect to the oxyethylene fragment is synthesized. The influence of the preorganization of the chalcone podand molecules in crystals on their ability to participate in topochemical reactions is investigated. From analyzing the X-ray structural data, the highest probability of the solid-state photochemical [2 + 2]cycloaddition is predicted for podands with phenyl substituents and the oxyethylene fragment containing two or three oxygen atoms. The X-ray structural data for the chalcone podand C₃₂H₂₆O₄ (3a) are as follows: a = 7.904(9) Å, b = 14.92(2) Å, c = 21.30(3) Å, β = 91.7(1)°, monoclinic system, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, V = 2510(5) ų, ρ = 1.26 g/cm³, and R = 0.046; C₃₄H₃₀O₅ (3b): a = 15.738(9) Å, b = 11.889(2) Å, c = 15.0830(15) Å, β = 105.47(14)°, monoclinic system, space group C2/c, Z = 4, V = 2720.0(9) ų, ρ = 1.266 g/cm³, and R = 0.0418; C₃₂H₂₄N₂O₈ (4a): a = 17.9416(18) Å, b = 10.9703(8) Å, c = 41.699(2) Å, β = 105.970(11)°, monoclinic system, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, V = 2781.4(5) ų, ρ = 1.348 g/cm³, and R = 0.0426; C₃₆H₃₂N₂O₁₀ (4c): a = 7.6286(5)Å, b = 17.9398(10) Å, c = 11.5890(3)Å, β = 95.287(4)°, monoclinic system, space group P2₁/n, Z = 2, V = 1579.27(14) ų, ρ = 1.372 g/cm³, and R = 0.0377; and C₂₈H₂₂O₆ (5a): a = 15.6032(10) Å, b = 8.1131(5) Å, c = 17.7334(11) Å, β = 91.381(5)°, monoclinic system, space group C2/c, Z = 4, V = 2244.2(2) ų, ρ = 1.345 g/cm³, and R = 0.0309.     

Refinement of the crystal structure of Zn-containing greifensteinite

The crystal structure of Zn-containing greifensteinite from the Pirineus Mine (Minas Gerais, Brazil) was refined (R = 0.045, 562 reflections with |F| > 2σ(F)). The unit-cell parameters are a = 15.941(3) Å, b = 11.877(3) Å, c = 6.625(2) Å, β = 95.09(2)°; V = 1249.4 ų; sp. gr. C2/c; and Z = 2. The idealized formula is [Mn(Fe²⁺, Zn)₄]Ca₂Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄ · 6H₂O. The mineral is isostructural with the previously studied monoclinic representatives of the roscherite group from different deposits and differs from these representatives in that it contains Zn in one of two octahedral positions.     

Crystallographic analysis of the structure of livingstonite HgSb<Subscript>4</Subscript>S<Subscript>8</Subscript> from refined data

An X-ray diffraction study of mineral livingstonite (HgSb₄S₈) from Khaydarkan (Kyrgyzstan) has been performed on a Bruker Nonius X8Apex diffractometer with a 4K CCD detector (R = 0.031). The unit-cell parameters were found to be a = 30.1543(10) Å, b = 3.9953(2) Å, c = 21.4262(13) Å, β = 104.265(1)°, V = 2501.7(2) ų, Z = 8, d _calcd = 5.013 g/cm³, and sp. gr. A2/a. It was confirmed that livingstonite belongs to rod-layers structures. In one type of layer, two double Sb₂S₄ chains are bound by disulfide groups [S₂]^2? (S-S 2.078(2) Å); in the other type, these chains are bound via Hg²⁺ cations. A crystallographic analysis confirmed the existence of independent pseudotranslational ordering in the cation and anion matrices, which is characteristic of the lozenge-like structures of sulfides and sulfosalts.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of binuclear molecule Ho<Subscript>2</Subscript>(2-FC<Subscript>6</Subscript>H<Subscript>4</Subscript>COO)<Subscript>6</Subscript>⋅4H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The complex Ho₂(2-FC₆H₄COO)₆?4H₂O has been synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic system with space group P \(\bar 1\), lattice parameters a = 9.293(8) Å, b = 9.845(8) Å, c = 12.703(11) Å, α = 85.470(14)^°, β = 87.537(12)^°, γ = 62.485(11)^°, V = 1027.5(15) ų, Z = 1, D_calc = 1.998 Mg/m³. The Ho³⁺ ion is in distorted monocapped square-antiprism coordination environment and is coordinated by nine oxygen atoms, seven from five 2-FC₆H₄COO^2? groups, two from two water molecules. Two Ho³⁺ ions are linked together by four bridging carboxylate groups to form a binuclear molecule with inversion center.     

Coordination dimers constructed from metal(II) halides and the organic ligand 1,2-dimethoxy- 4,5-bis(2-pyridylethynyl)benzene

A series of new coordination compounds has been synthesized using the organic ligand 1,2-dimethoxy-4,5-bis(2-pyridylethynyl)benzene (dmpeb). The compounds all form dimers consisting of two metal cations bridged by two ligand molecules. Charge balance is provided by halide ligands, and the four-coordinate metal centers are distorted from the ideal tetrahedral environment. [CoCl₂(dmpeb)]₂ (1) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 8.5272(6) Å, b = 18.3653(13) Å, c = 13.3493(9) Å, β = 103.574(2)^°, V = 2032.2(2) ų, Z = 2. [ZnCl₂(dmpeb)]₂ (2) is isostructural to 1 and has the cell parameters a = 8.5495(4) Å, b = 18.4049(8) Å, c = 13.3692(6) Å, β = 103.4460(10)^°, V = 2046.01(16) ų, Z = 2. [ZnBr₂(dmpeb)]₂ (3) is also isostructural to 1 with a = 8.7882(5) Å, b = 18.7260(12) Å, c = 13.3857(8) Å, β = 102.5990(10)^°, V = 2149.8(2) ų, Z = 2. Additionally, the compounds [ZnI₂(dmpeb)]₂ (4, cell parameters: a = 8.9650(5) Å, b = 19.1251(10) Å, c = 13.4160(7) Å, β = 101.1660(10)^°, V = 2256.7(2) ų, Z = 2), [HgCl₂(dmpeb)]₂ (5, cell parameters: a = 8.8457(7) Å, b = 18.4030(15) Å, c = 13.3711(11) Å, β = 104.246(2)^°, V = 2109.7(3) ų, Z = 2), and [HgBr₂(dmpeb)]₂ (6, cell parameters: a = 9.0576(5) Å, b = 18.8634(11) Å, c = 13.4535(8) Å, β = 102.9780(10)^°, V = 2239.9(2) ų, Z = 2) are also isostructural to 1. A seventh dimeric compound, [HgI₂(dmpeb)]₂, not isostructural to the others was also characterized by X-ray crystallography. [HgI₂(dmpeb)]₂ (7) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1 with a = 8.8028(5) Å, b = 12.0990(7) Å, c = 12.4082(7) Å, α = 109.7240(10)^°, β = 107.3680(10)^°, γ = 93.0880(10)^°, V = 1169.57(12) ų, Z = 1.     

Synthesis and characterization of 9-(4-nitrophenyl)3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydro-1,8(2H,5H) acridinedione and its methoxyphenyl derivative

9-(4-Nitrophenyl)-3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydro-1,8(2H,5H) acridinedione (NTHA) crystallizes in orthorhombic space group P2₁2₁2₁ with a = 5.9716(1) Å, b = 18.0476(3) Å, c = 19.2445(2) Å, V = 2074.04(5) ų, Z = 4, D_cal = 1.263 Mg m^?3 and R = 0.0521 (wR = 0.1326) for 4078 observed reflections. 9-(4-Nitrophenyl)-10-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydro-1,8(2H,5H) acridinedione NMTHA, crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 15.669(5) Å, b = 10.652(4) Å, c = 18.337(6) Å, β = 108.25(1)^°, V = 2906.66(2) ų, Z = 4, D_cal = 1.245 Mg m^?3 and R = 0.0725 (wR = 0.1847) for 5105 observed reflections. The experimental values are compared with the theoretical values calculated based on the semiemperical methods. The structures are stabilized by N–H?sO and C–H?sO types of intermolecular interactions in addition to van der Waals forces.     

Synthesis and an X-ray diffraction study of Rb<Subscript>2</Subscript>[(UO<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(C<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>]

The synthesis and X-ray diffraction study of compound Rb₂[(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)₃], which crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, are performed. The unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 7.9996(6) Å, b = 8.8259(8) Å, c = 11.3220(7) Å, β = 105.394(2)°, and V = 770.7(1) ų; space group P2₁/n, Z = 2, and R ₁ = 0.0271. [(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)₃]^2? layers belonging to the AK _0.5 ⁰² T ¹¹ crystal chemical group of uranyl complexes (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , K ⁰² = C₂O ₄ ^2? , and T ¹¹ = C₂O ₄ ^2? ) are uranium-containing structural units of the crystals. The layers are connected with outer-sphere rubidium cations by electrostatic interactions.     

Crystal and molecular structure of barium cyclohexane-1,2-diamine-<Emphasis Type="Italic">N,N,N′,N′</Emphasis>-tetraacetatonickeloate decahydrate Ba[Ni(<Emphasis Type="Italic">Cdta</Emphasis>)] · 10H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The X-ray diffraction study of Ba[Ni(Cdta)] · 10H₂O is performed (R1 = 0.0441 for 5136 observed reflections). The crystals are triclinic, a = 8.833(2) Å, b = 9.025(2) Å, c = 16.922(3) Å, α = 80.56(3)°, β = 82.77(3)°, γ = 76.98(3)°, Z = 2, and space group \(P\bar 1\). The crystal is built of the [Ni(Cdta)]^2? anionic complexes, the [Ba(H₂O)₆]²⁺ hydrated cations, and crystallization water molecules. The distorted octahedral coordination of the Ni atom includes two N and four O atoms of the Cdta^4? ligand (mean Ni-N, Ni-O_G, and Ni-O_R re 2.080, 2.082, and 2.036 Å, respectively). The irregular nine-fold coordination of the Ba atom consists of six O atoms of water molecules and three O(Cdta) atoms from three anionic complexes (Ba—O, 2.715–3.090 Å). With consideration for the bonds with three Ba atoms, the Cdta^4? ligand is octadentate (2N + 6O) and fulfills the pentadentate μ₄-bridging function. The structural units are linked through an extended network of hydrogen bonds.     

Crystal and molecular structure of phenanthrolinium peroxodisulfate dihydrate (C<Subscript>12</Subscript>H<Subscript>9</Subscript>N<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>S<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>8</Subscript> · 2H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The crystal structure of (HPhen)₂S₂O₈ · 2H₂O is studied using X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic, a = 23.716(5) Å, b = 10.220(2) Å, c = 13.103(3) Å, β = 128.03(2)°, V = 2501.6(9) ų, Z = 4, space group C2/c, and R = 0.0745 for 1579 reflections with I > 2σ(I). The crystal is built of S₂O ₈ ^2? centrosymmetric anions, HPhen ⁺ cations, and molecules of crystallization water. Hydrogen bonds link the structural units into chains. Within a chain, stacking interactions are observed between the phenanthroline rings (the interplanar spacing between the rings is 3.8 Å, and the dihedral angle between their planes is 8°). The data of IR spectroscopy confirm the formation of the N(Phen)-H bond.     

Crystal structure of complex natural aluminum magnesium calcium iron oxide

The structure of a new natural oxide found near the Tashelga River (Eastern Siberia) was studied by X-ray diffraction. The pseudo-orthorhombic unit cell parameters are a = 5.6973(1) Å, b = 17.1823(4) Å, c = 23.5718(5) Å, β = 90°, sp. gr. Pc. The structure was refined to R = 0.0516 based on 4773 reflections with |F| > 7σ(F) taking into account the twin plane perpendicular to the z axis (the twin components are 0.47 and 0.53). The crystal-chemical formula (Z = 4) is Ca₂Mg ₂ ^IV Fe ₂ ^(2+)IV [Al ₁₄ ^VI O₃₁(OH)][Al ₂ ^IV O][Al^IV]AL^IV(OH)], where the Roman numerals designate the coordination of the atoms. The structure of the mineral is based on wide ribbons of edge-sharing Al octahedra (an integral part of the spinel layer). The ribbons run along the shortest x axis and are inclined to the y and z axes. The adjacent ribbons are shifted with respect to each other along the y axis, resulting in the formation of step-like layers in which the two-ribbon thickness alternates with the three-ribbon thickness. Additional Al octahedra and Mg and Fe²⁺ tetrahedra are located between the ribbons. The layers are linked together to form a three-dimensional framework by Al tetrahedra, Ca polyhedra, and hydrogen bonds with the participation of OH groups.     

X-ray diffraction study of thiocarbamide hydrochloride

Thiocarbamide hydrochloride single crystals forming a salt with the composition [(NH₂)₂CSH]⁺Cl^? are studied by the X-ray diffraction method. The tetragonal crystals have the unit-cell parameters a = 7.556(1) Å and c = 18.329(3) Å, V = 1046.5 ų, Z = 8, ρ_calcd = 1.436 g/cm³, sp. gr. P4₁2₁2, and R = 0.050. Each chloride anion in the crystal forms five hydrogen bonds with thee different cations.     

Computer simulation of the self-assembly of paulingite crystal structure from suprapolyhedral nanocluster precursors K6, K16, and K20

A combinatorial and topological analysis of the paulingite crystal structure (a = 35.093 Å, V = 43 217 ų; sp. gr. Im \(\bar 3\) m) has been performed by computational methods using the TOPOS program package. The application of the complete expansion of the 3D factor graph into nonintersecting substructures of a cluster type has revealed three types of nanocluster precursors in the tetrahedral T framework: K6, K16, and K20; they consist of 6T, 16T, and 20T tetrahedra, which are involved in the matrix self-assembly of the crystal structure. The translated cell contains 44 clusters (8 K6+ 24 K16 + 12 K20). None of the clusters have shared T tetrahedra. Three cluster precursors form a crystallochemically complex structure with extraframework Na⁺/Ca²⁺ and K⁺/Ba²⁺ cations which carry out two structural functions as templates (stabilizing nanocluster precursors) and as spacers (filling the voids between precursors). The self-assembly code of the 3D structure from complementary bound nanocluster precursors is completely reconstructed in the form primary chain → microlayer → microframework → … framework.     

X-ray diffraction study of Rb<Subscript>2</Subscript>[(UO<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(CrO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)<Subscript>2</Subscript>] · 4H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The compound Rb₂[(UO₂)₂(CrO₄)₃(H₂O)₂] · 4H₂O was studied by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic, a = 10.695(2) Å, b = 14.684(3) Å, c = 14.125(3) Å, β = 108.396(4)°, sp. gr. P2₁/c, Z = 4, V = 2104.9(7) ų, and R = 0.0491. The main structural units are layers consisting of [(UO₂)₂(CrO₄)₃(H₂O)₂]^2? anions belonging to the crystal-chemical group A ₂ T ₂ ³ B ²M ₂ ¹ (A = UL ₂ ²⁺ , T ³ and B ² are CrO ₄ ^2? , and M ¹ is H₂O) of uranyl complexes. The uranium-containing layered groups are held together by electrostatic interactions with rubidium cations, as well as by hydrogen bonds with the participation of inner- and outer-sphere water molecules.     

Calcio-olivine γ-Ca<Subscript>2</Subscript>SiO<Subscript>4</Subscript>: I. Rietveld refinement of the crystal structure

The structure of the natural mineral calcio-olivine (γ-Ca₂SiO₄) found in skarn xenoliths in the region of the Lakargi Mountain (North Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia) is refined by the Rietveld method [a = 5.07389(7) Å, b = 11.21128(14) Å, c = 6.75340(9) Å, V = 384.170(5) ų, Z = 4, ρ_calcd = 2.98 g/cm³, space group Pbnm]. The X-ray diffraction pattern of a powdered sample is recorded on a STOE STADI MP diffractometer [λCuK _α1; Ge(111) primary monochromator; 6.00° < 2θ < 100.88°; step width, 2.5° in 2θ; number of reflections, 224]. All calculations are performed with the WYRIET (version 3.3) software package. The structural model is refined in the anisotropic approximation to R _p = 6.44, R _wp = 8.52, R _exp = 5.85, R _B = 4.98, R _F = 6.90, and s = 1.46. It is shown that the sample under investigation is a mixture of several mineral phases, among which calcio-olivine (the natural analogue of the γ-Ca₂SiO₄ compound) (83%), hillebrandite (13%), and wadalite (4%) are dominant. Only the scale factors and the unit cell parameters are refined for hillebrandite Ca₂SiO₃(OH)₂ [a = 3.63472(16) Å, b = 16.4140(10) Å, c = 11.7914(8) Å, space group Cmc2₁, Z = 6] and wadalite Ca₆Al₅Si₂O₁₆Cl₃ (a = 12.0088 Å, space group, I \(\bar 4\)3d Z = 4). The results of the structure refinement of the main component of the sample confirm that the mineral calcio-olivine is isostructural to the synthetic compound γ-Ca₂SiO₄. The structure of this compound is formed by the heteropolyhedral framework composed of Ca octahedra joined together into olivine-like ribbons and isolated Si tetrahedra.     

Synthesis and structure of Cs[UO<Subscript>2</Subscript>(SeO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)(OH)] · <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O (<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis> = 1.5 or 1)

The synthesis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of Cs[UO₂(SeO₄)(OH)] · 1.5H₂O (I) and Cs[UO₂(SeO₄)(OH)] · H₂O (II) are performed. Compound I crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, a = 7.2142(2) Å, b = 14.4942(4) Å, c = 8.9270(3) Å, β = 112.706(1)°, space group P2₁/m, Z = 4, and R = 0.0222. Compound II is monoclinic, a = 8.4549(2) Å, b = 11.5358(3) Å, c = 9.5565(2) Å, β = 113.273(1)°, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, and R = 0.0219. The main structural units of crystals I and II are [UO₂(SeO₄)(OH)]^? layers which belong to the AT ³ M ² crystal chemical group of uranyl complexes (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , T ³ = SeO₄ ^2?, and M ² = OH^?). In structure I, johannite-like layers are found. Structure II is a topological isomer of I. The two structures differ in the number of U(VI) atoms bound to the central atom by all bridging ligands.     

Crystal structure of low-symmetry rondorfite

The crystal structure of an aluminum-rich variety of the mineral rondorfite with the composition Ca₁₆[Mg₂(Si₇Al)(O₃₁OH)]Cl₄ from the skarns of the Verkhne-Chegemskoe plateau (the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, the Northern Caucasus Region, Russia) was solved in the triclinic space group with the unit-cell parameters a = 15.100(2) Å, b = 15.110(2) Å, c = 15.092(2) Å, α = 90.06(1)°, β = 90.01(1)°, γ = 89.93(1)°, Z = 4, sp. gr. P1. The structural model consisting of 248 independent atoms was determined by the phase-correction method and refined to R = 3.8% with anisotropic displacement parameters based on all 7156 independent reflections with 7156 F > 3σ(F). The crystal structure is based on pentamers consisting of four Si tetrahedra linked by the central Mg tetrahedron. The structure can formally be refined in the cubic space group (a = 15.105 Å, sp. gr. Fd \(\overline 3 \), seven independent positions) with anisotropic displacement parameters to R = 2.74% based on 579 reflections with F > 3σ(F) without accounting for more than 1000 observed reflections, which are inconsistent with the cubic symmetry of the crystal structure.     

Crystal structure of the new radical cation salt (<Emphasis Type="Italic">DOET</Emphasis>)<Subscript>4</Subscript>[Fe(CN)<Subscript>5</Subscript>NO]<Subscript>1.25</Subscript>(C<Subscript>6</Subscript>H<Subscript>5</Subscript>Cl)<Subscript>0.75</Subscript>

A new radical cation salt based on 4,5-(1,4-dioxanediyl-2,3-dithio)-4′,5′-ethylenedithiotetrathiafulvalene (DOET) with the photochromic anion [Fe(CN)₅NO]^2?, namely, (DOET)₄[Fe(CN)₅ NO]_1.25(C₆H₅Cl)_0.75, is synthesized. Single crystals of this salt are studied using X-ray diffraction [a = 10.398(2) Å, b = 11.168(2) Å, c = 18.499(4) Å, α = 103.14(3)°, β = 92.80(3)°, γ = 106.02(3)°, V = 1996.3(7) ų, space group \(P\bar 1\), and Z = 1]. In the structure, radical cation layers alternate with anion layers along the c axis. The centrosymmetric dimers are formed by DOET radical cations in the donor layer with packing of the β type. Like the vast majority of DOET-based salts, the new salt possesses semiconductor properties.     

Structural characteristics of a new cation-deficient representative of the labuntsovite group

The crystal structure of a new representative of the labuntsovite group from the Khibiny massif (the Kola Peninsula) has been refined. The unit-cell parameters are a = 14.298(7) Å, b = 13.816(7) Å, c = 7.792(3) Å, β = 116.85(5)°, V = 1373.3 ų, sp. gr. C2/m, R^aniso = 0.047, 1084 reflections with F > 4σ (F). The mineral differs from lemmleinite-Ba and other members of the group by the predominance of the vacancies in two key cationic positions—C position is occupied by Ba cations (37%) and D position is occupied mainly by Mn cations (47%).