Ungewöhnliche Koordinationspolyeder um Sauerstoff in Li4Cl(OH)3

Unusual Coordination Polyhedra around Oxygen in Li₄Cl(OH)₃ The pseudobinary system LiOH/LiCl was investigated by X-ray methods. Two compounds, Li₄Cl(OH)₃ and Li₂Cl(OH), were obtained. The crystal structure of Li₄Cl(OH)₃ solved by single-crystal methods is delt with. For Li₂Cl(OH) powder diffraction data are given: Li₄Cl(OH)₃: P2₁/m, Z = 2, a = 5.4096(8) Å, b = 7.382(2) Å, c = 6.2076(8) Å, β = 94.40(1)°, Z(F_o) with (F_o)² ≧ 3σ(F_o)² = 483, Z (parameter) = 50, R/R_w = 0.022/0.025 Li₂Cl(OH): Pmma, Z = 2, a = 7.680(8) Å, b = 4.001(7) Å, c = 3.899(6) Å The hydroxide rich compound crystallizes in a new type of structure which contains puckered layers [Li₄(OH)₃⁺] connected via chloride ions.