A new layered indium selenium oxychloride material: Synthesis,structure, and characterization of InSeO3Cl

A new layered indium selenium oxychloride material, InSeO₃Cl has been synthesized by a standard solid-state reaction using In₂O₃, InCl₃, and SeO₂ as reagents. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction was used to determine the structure of the reported material. InSeO₃Cl crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca (No. 61), with a = 7.0580(14) Å, b = 7.0390(14) Å, c = 16.206(3) Å, V = 805.1(3) Å³, and Z = 8. InSeO₃Cl has a layered structure consisting of distorted InO₄Cl₂ octahedra and SeO₃ polyhedra. The Se⁴⁺ cations are in asymmetric coordination environment attributed to their stereoactive lone pairs. The lone pairs on the Se⁴⁺ cations approximately point in the 101], ?10-1], 10-1], and ?101] direction. A separation of the halophile and the chalcophile moieties is observed from the reported material. Detailed structural analysis with full characterization including infrared spectroscopy, bond valence calculations, thermogravimetric analysis, elemental analysis, and dipole moment calculations are reported.