Abstract: | Synthesis and Crystal Structures of NH4Si(NH3)F5] and Si(NH3)2F4] Single crystals of NH4Si(NH3)F5] and Si(NH3)2F4] are obtained by reaction of silicon powder with NH4HF2 in sealed Monel ampoules at 400°C. NH4Si(NH3)F5] crystallizes with the tetragonal space group P4/n (no. 85) with a = 614.91(7) pm, c = 721.01(8) pm, Z = 2. Characteristic for the structure is the anionic octahedron Si(NH3)F5]?. Si(NH3)2F4 crystallizes with the monoclinic space group P21/c (no. 14) with a = 506.9(1) pm, b = 728.0(1) pm, c = 675.9(1), β = 93,21(2)°, Z = 2. Trans-Si(NH3)2F4] molecules are characteristic for this structure. |