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Single-crystal X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic studies on humboldtine and lindbergite: weak Jahn–Teller effect of Fe2+ ion

  • Takuya Echigo
  • Mitsuyoshi Kimata
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Abstract

The single-crystal of humboldtine [Fe2+(C2O4) · 2H2O] was first synthesized and the crystal structure has been refined. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction data were collected using an imaging-plate diffractometer system and graphite-monochromatized MoKα radiation. The crystal structure of humboldtine was refined to an agreement index (R1) of 3.22% calculated for 595 unique observed reflections. The mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2/c, with unit cell dimensions of a = 12.011 (11), b = 5.557 (5), c = 9.920 (9) Å, β = 128.53 (3)˚, V = 518.0 (8) Å3, and Z = 4. In this crystal structure, the alternation of oxalate anions [(C2O4)2−] and Fe2+ ions forms one-dimensional chain structure parallel to [010]; water molecules (H2O)0 create hydrogen bonds to link the chains, where (H2O)0 is essentially part of the crystal structure. The water molecules with the two lone electron pairs (LEPs) on their oxygen atom are tied obliquely to the chains, because the one lone electron pair is considered to participate in the chemical bonds with Fe2+ ions. Humboldtine including hydrogen bonds is isotypic with lindbergite [Mn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O]. The donor–acceptor separations of the hydrogen bonds in humboldtine are slightly shorter than those in lindbergite, which suggests that the hydrogen bonds in the former are stronger than those in the latter. The infrared and Raman spectra of single-crystals of humboldtine and lindbergite confirmed the differences in hydrogen-bond geometry. In addition, Fe2+–O stretching band of humboldtine was split and broadened in the observed Raman spectrum, owing to the Jahn–Teller effect of Fe2+ ion. These interpretations were also discussed in terms of bond-valence theory.

Keywords

Humboldtine Lindbergite Crystal structure Bond-valence theory Jahn–Teller effect Hydrogen bond 
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Acknowledgments

This investigation was supported by Research Fellowships of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists (project no. 17-7332). Single-crystal X-ray data collection was performed at the Chemical Analysis Division, Research Facility Center for Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba. Helpful comments by Dr. Daniel Atencio and an anonymous reviewer led to improvements in the manuscript. We are indebted to Dr. Milan Rieder for handling of this manuscript.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Earth Evolution Sciences, Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
  2. 2.Japan International Research Center for Agricultural SciencesTsukubaJapan

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