Crystal Structures of MBi2Br7 (M = Rb, Cs) - Filled Variants of AX7 Sphere Packing

Chang JH, Wolff A, Ruck M (2016)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

Book Volume: 642

Pages Range: 456-460

Journal Issue: 6

DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201500820

Abstract

The reinvestigation of the pseudo-binary systems MBr-BiBr3 (M = Rb, Cs) revealed two new phases with composition MBi2Br7. Both compounds are hygroscopic and show brilliant yellow color. The crystal structures were solved from X-ray single crystal diffraction data. The isostructural compounds adopt a new structure type in the triclinic space group P1 . The lattice parameters are a = 755.68(3) pm, b = 952.56(3) pm, c = 1044.00(4) pm, α = 76.400(2)°, β = 84.590(2)°, γ = 76.652(2)°for RbBi2Br7 and a = 758.71(5) pm, b = 958.23(7) pm, c = 1060.24(7) pm, α = 76.194(3)°, β = 83.844(4)°, γ = 76.338(3)°for CsBi2Br7. The crystal structures consist of M+ cations in anticuboctahedral coordination by bromide ions and bromidobismuthate(III) layers 2[Bi2Br7]-. The 2D layers comprise pairs of BiBr6 octahedra sharing a common edge. The Bi2Br10 double octahedra are further connected by common vertices. The bismuth(III) atoms increase their mutual distance in the double octahedra by off-centering so that the BiBr6 octahedra are distorted. The CsBi2Br7 type can be interpreted as a common hexagonal close sphere packing of M and Br atoms, in which 1/4 of the octahedral voids are filled by Bi atoms. The structure type was systematically analyzed and compared with alternative types of common packings. The existence of a compound with the suggested composition CsBiBr4 could not be verified experimentally.

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APA:

Chang, J.-H., Wolff, A., & Ruck, M. (2016). Crystal Structures of MBi2Br7 (M = Rb, Cs) - Filled Variants of AX7 Sphere Packing. Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 642(6), 456-460. https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.201500820

MLA:

Chang, Jen-Hui, Alexander Wolff, and Michael Ruck. "Crystal Structures of MBi2Br7 (M = Rb, Cs) - Filled Variants of AX7 Sphere Packing." Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 642.6 (2016): 456-460.

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