Sn5Ir6B2 und Sn4Ir7B3: Zinn-Iridiumboride mit eindimensionalen Ir/B-Verbänden

Sn₅Ir₆B₂ and Sn₄Ir₇B₃: Tin Iridiumborides with Onedimensional Ir/B Structural Elements Sn₅Ir₆B₂ (hexagonal, P6 2m, a = 658.97(5) pm, c = 559.19(3) pm, Z = 1, 391 reflexions, 16 parameters, R = 0.037) and Sn₄Ir₇B₃ (hexagonal, P6₃/m, a = 926.63(5) pm, c = 563.19(3) pm, Z = 2, 323 reflexions, 24 parameters, R = 0.045) were prepared by reaction of the elements. Their structures were determined by means of single crystal X-ray methods. The structure of Sn₅Ir₆B₂ may be derived from the Fe₂P type and contains columns of boron centered trigonal Ir prisms sharing their triangular faces. In the structure of Sn₄Ir₇B₃ six of these columns are connected to form a large column with hexagonal cross section. Only every second prism therein is occupied by a boron atom. In both structures these onedimensional Ir/B structural elements are embedded in a matrix of tin atoms composed of Sn-centered Sn₆ prisms twice as long as the Ir₆ prisms.