NaAuGe,ein weiteres ternäres Aurid mit ethan-analogen Ge2Au6-Baueinheiten

NaAuGe, a Further Ternary Auride with Ethane Analogous Ge₂Au₆ Building Units Black, brittle single crystals of NaAuGe were obtained by the reaction of NaN₃, gold sponge and germanium at 800°C. The structure was determined from X-ray single-crystal diffractometry data: space group Imm2, Z = 4, a = 4.422(1) Å, b = 7.238(2) Å, c = 7.531(2) Å, R1/wR2 = 0.0195/0.0482, N(F) ≥ 2σ(F) = 811 and N(var.) = 21. NaAuGe crystallizes in a new ternary variant of the KHg₂ (CeCu₂)structure type. Gold and germanium form puckered [AuGe_3/3] layers with trigonal planar coordinated gold. The [AuGe_3/3] nets are connected to a framework structure via Ge—Ge contacts along [010] which consist of ethane analogous Ge₂Au₆ building units. The sodium atoms are placed in channels of the Au—Ge framework structure which run along [100] and [010].