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Redetermination of the crystal structure of [Na4(H2O)14]SnS4: a compound containing a novel chain of aquated sodium ions

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[Na4(H2O)14]SnS4 is obtained by the reaction of Na2S·9H2O with SnCl4·5H2O in aqueous solution at 21°C. It crystallizes in the space group Cc with a = 8.621(2) Å, b = 23.543(5) Å, c = 11.358(2) Å, β = 110.58(3)° and V = 2158.2 Å3 with Z = 2. Refinement of 3826 unique reflections from a racemically twinned crystal yielded a final value of R1 = 0.0464 (|F| > 4σ) and wR2 = 0.104 and a goodness of fit of 1.125. The structure consists of a Na+/H2O network supporting the tetrahedral SnS4 4− anions. Water molecules or sulfide ions octahedrally coordinate each of the four crystallographically independent Na+ ions. The dominant feature of the structure is the existence of zigzag chains of edgeshared Na octahedra. These chains are tied together into a three-dimensional network by bridging Na(H2O)6 octahedra and individual H2O molecules.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, 99164

    Roger D. Willett

  2. University Research Office, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 83844

    Ashwani Vij

  3. Department of Chemistry, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, 99258

    Joseph M. Imhof & David A. Cleary

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Willett, R.D., Vij, A., Imhof, J.M. et al. Redetermination of the crystal structure of [Na4(H2O)14]SnS4: a compound containing a novel chain of aquated sodium ions. Journal of Chemical Crystallography 30, 405–410 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009534006447

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