Structural characterization, thermal, dielectric and vibrational properties of tris(allylammonium) hexabromoantimonate(III), (C3H5NH3)3SbBr6

Abstract The novel inorganic–organic hybrid material, allylammonium hexabromoantimonate(III), (C3H5NH3)3SbBr6, has been synthesized and its structure has been determined by means of the single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies at five temperatures (273, 248, 220, 170 and 100 K). At room temperature the compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group, C2/m. Its crystal structure is composed of the discrete SbBr 6 3 - anions and three non-equivalent allylammonium, (C3H5NH3)+, cations. In (C3H5NH3)3SbBr6 three solid–solid structural phase transitions are detected: a continuous one at 260/256 K (on heating–cooling) from phase I to II, a discontinuous one at 227/208 K (II→III) and another di…