Das Indid‐Hydrid Ba9[In]4[H]: Synthese,Kristallstruktur, NMR‐Spektroskopie,Chemische Bindung

The new indide hydride Ba₉In]₄H] was synthesized from the elements in stoichiometric proportions using the inherent hydrogen content of commercial elemental barium as hydrogen source. Its structure, constituting a new type, was determined using single‐crystal X‐ray data (tetragonal, space group I4/m, a = 1397.3(2), c = 591.8(1) pm, Z = 2) in sufficient quality (R1 = 0.0261) to allow identification and location of the hydride ion as well as the refinement of its thermal parameter. The crystal structure of Ba₉In]₄H] exhibits isolated indium atoms, which are coordinated by 10 barium cations in a cubicosahedral arrangement. The hydride anions are octahedrally surrounded by six Ba²⁺ cations. According to HBa₄Ba_2/2] these octahedra are connected by opposite corners to form chains running along the c axis. The presence of the hydride ion was determined by solid state NMR spectroscopy, where the chemical shift of the ¹H‐MAS‐NMR signal of–9.0 ppm nicely corresponds to the values in BaH₂ and other metallid hydrides. Like in other binary alkaline‐earth indides, the band structure calculated in the frame of the FP‐LAPW methods shows a pseudo band gap slightly above the Fermi level, associated with the electron precise valence electron count after Zintl (isolated In^5–). The title compound was compared to other hydrides and indides both according to the structural as well as the bonding features.