Die Kristallstruktur des gemischtvalenten Eisenfluoridhydrates Fe3F8 · 2 H2O

Crystal Structure of the Mixed-Valence Iron Fluorid Hydrate Fe₃F₈ · 2 H₂O Newly prepared was the red, monoclinic compound Fe₃F₈ · 2 H₂O, single crystals of which could be obtained under hydrothermal high pressure conditions (space group C2/m with a = 761.2(3), b = 750.0(1), c = 746.9(3) pm, β = 118.38(2)° and Z = 2). The X-ray structure determination (R_G = 0.0192 and 635 reflexions) yielded a framework structure, in which layers of octahedra 2[Fe^IIIF_6/2] are connected via corners of [Fe^IIF_4/2(H₂O)₂]-octahedra. The average distances in the nearly ideal octahedra are Fe^III? F = 193.0, Fe^II? F = 208.1 and Fe^II? OH₂ = 211.5 pm.