Crystal structure of new decaborate Na2Ba2[B10O17(OH)2]

The crystal structure of a newly synthesized compound Na₂Ba₂[B₁₀O₁₇(OH)₂] has been determined (Syntex (Pbar 1) diffractometer, MoK_α radiation, 1784 crystallographically nonequivalent reflections, anisotropic approximation, R = 1.7%). The parameters of the monoclinic unit cell are a = 11.455(7), b = 6.675(4), c = 9.360(7) Å, β = 93.68(5)°, Z = 2, sp. gr. C2. The structure consists of double pseudohexagonal layers built by BO₄-tetrahedra and BO₃-triangles forming three-membered rings of two mutually orthogonal orientations. The neighboring layers along the [001] direction are bound by Na-polyhedra and hydrogen bonds with participation of OH groups. The interlayer tunnels along the [100] direction are filled with columns of Ba-polyhedra. The crystallochemical characteristics of a number of synthetic Ba-borates (to which the structure of new decaborate is related) are considered in terms of borate building blocks singled out in the structure.