Redetermination of the crystal structure of NbF4

Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications

Conrad, M.¹  Kraus, F.¹  Bandemehr, J.¹ 

[1] Anorganische Chemie, Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany

关键词: CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;    NIOBIUM;    FLUORIDE;    SNF4 TYPE;   

DOI  :  10.1107/S2056989016012081

学科分类：数学（综合）

来源: International Union of Crystallography

【 摘 要 】

Single crystals of NbF4, niobium(IV) tetra­fluoride, were synthesized by disproportionation of Nb2F5 at 1273 K in a sealed niobium tube, extracted and studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Previous reports on the crystal structure of NbF4 were based on X-ray powder diffraction data and the observed isotypicity to SnF4 [Gortsema & Didchenko (1965). Inorg. Chem. 4, 182–186; Schäfer et al. (1965). J. Less Common Met. 9, 95–104]. The data obtained from a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study meant the atomic coordinates could now be refined as well as their anisotropic displacement parameters, leading to a significant improvement of the structural model of NbF4. In the structure, the Nb atom is octahedron-like surrounded by six F atoms of which four are bridging to other NbF6 octa­hedra, leading to a layer structure extending parallel to the ab plane.

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