AbstractThree new iridium aluminum intermetallics CaAl4Ir2, SrAl4Ir2, and EuAl4Ir2 were synthesized from the elements using silica or tantalum ampoules. They crystallize in the tetragonal crystal system with space group P4/ncc and lattice parameters of a = 782.20(1) and c = 779.14(2) pm for CaAl4Ir2, a = 797.62(1) and c = 772.75(2) pm for SrAl4Ir2, and finally a = 791.78(5) and c = 773.31(5) pm for EuAl4Ir2. All compounds crystallize isostructurally and adopt a new structure type that can be derived from the KAu4In2 type structure. To compare the structures from a crystallographic point of view, a group–subgroup relation between KAu4In2 and EuAl4Ir2 as well as KAu4In2 and KAu4Sn2 have been established using the Bärnighausen formalism. Finally, quantum-chemical calculations have been conducted, showing that in all three title compounds, a polyanionic [Al4Ir2]δ– network exists with significant (polar) bonding interactions, while the respective Caδ+, Srδ+, and Euδ+ cations are located in octagonal channels.
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二氧化硅或
钽安瓿从元素中合成了三种新的
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金属间化合物CaAl4Ir2、SrAl4Ir2和EuAl4Ir2。它们在四方晶系中结晶,空间群为 P4/ncc,CaAl4Ir2 的晶格参数为 a = 782.20(1) 和 c = 779.14(2) pm,SrAl4Ir2 的晶格参数为 a = 797.62(1) 和 c = 772.75(2) pm,EuAl4Ir2 的晶格参数为 a = 791.78(5) 和 c = 773.31(5) pm。所有化合物都是等结构结晶,并采用了一种可从 KAu4In2 型结构衍生出来的新结构类型。为了从晶体学的角度对这些结构进行比较,我们使用贝尼格豪森形式主义建立了 KAu4In2 和 EuAl4Ir2 以及 KAu4In2 和 KAu4Sn2 之间的基团-亚基关系。最后,进行了量子
化学计算,结果表明在所有这三种标题化合物中,都存在一个多阴离子[Al4Ir2]δ-网络,该网络具有显著的(极性)键相互作用,而各自的 Caδ+、Srδ+ 和 Euδ+ 阳离子则位于八边形通道中。
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