| Abstract: | Synthesis and Crystal Structure of KMnP and KMnAs KMnP and KMnAs have been prepared from the elements at 800-°C in a closed system. X-ray investigations suggest a layer-type structure where the manganese atoms are tetrahedrally coordinated by the phosphorus or arsenic atoms. The coordination polyhedra share common edges in two dimensions. The compounds crystallize in the space group P4/nmm with a = 4.275, c = 7.668 Å for KMnP and a = 4.391, c = 7.791 Å for KMnAs, respectively; z = 2. The structural relations to the ternary arsenides with transition metals and lithium, t o Mn2As, to the oxidehalides of the lanthanides and to ternary sulfides are discussed. |
