Zur Kenntnis der Na5[GaO4]-Verwandtschaft: KNa4[GaO4] und CsK4[GaO4]

About the Na₅[GaO₄]-Relationship: KNa₄[GaO₄] and CsK₄[GaO₄] KNa₄[GaO₄] was newly prepared from binary oxides (powders) and also from KGaO₂/Na₂O/K₂O (colourless columnar single crystals) in a closed Ag-cylinder at 600 and 650°C. Space group Pbca with a = 1046.1(2), b = 596.3(1), c = 1871.1(3) pm, Z = 8 [Four-circle-diffractometer data, 1138 I₀(hkl), MoKα, R = 8.29, R_w = 6.76%, anisotropic refinement] (Parameter s. text). Colourless cubic single crystals of hitherto unknown CsK₄[GaO₄] are formed by reaction of K₂O, CsGaO₂, and Cs₂O (surplus) in a closed Au-tube at 580°C. Space group Pbca with a = 1154.7, b = 667.7, c = 2096.6 pm, Z = 8 [Four-circle-diffractometer data, 1798 I₀(hkl), MoKα, R = 7.62, R_w = 7.68%, anisotropic refinement] (Parameter s. text). Both crystal structures belong to the Na₅[GaO₄] type. Structural aspects, ECoN, and MAPLE of KNa₄[GaO₄] and CsK₄[GaO₄] in relation with Na₅[GaO₄] are discussed.