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Sandra Löken
Syntheses, Structures, and Properties of New Quaternary Gold-Chalcogenides: K2Au2Ge2S6, K2Au2Sn2Se6, and Cs2Au2SnS4
The new compounds K2Au2Ge2S6 (1), K2Au2Sn2Se6 (2), and Cs2Au2SnS4 (3) have been synthesized through direct reaction of the elements with a molten polyalkalithiogermanate(stannate) flux at 650, 550, and 400 °C, respectively. Their crystal structures have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with a = 10.633(2) A, b = 11.127(2) A, c = 11.303(2) A, β = 115,37(3)°, V = 1208,2(3) A3 and Z = 4, final R(Rw) = 0.045(0.106). 2 crystallizes in the tetragonal space group P4/mcc with a = 8.251(1) A, c = 19.961(4) A, V = 1358,9(4) A3 and Z = 4, final R(Rw) = 0.040(0.076). 3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Fddd with…
K2AuPS4, TI2AuPS4, K2AuAsS4, and KAu5P2S8: Syntheses, structures, and properties of quaternary gold thiophosphate and thioarsenate compounds
The novel compounds K2AuPS4 (1), Tl2AuPS4 (2), K2AuAsS4 (3), and KAu5P2S8 (4) have been synthesized by direct reaction of the elements with a molten alkaline polythiophosphate(arsenate) flux at 550°C. The crystal structures of these compounds have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. 1, 2, and 3 crystallize in the monoclinic space group P21/m. The structures of 1, 2, and 3 consist of infinite, one-dimensional anionic chains running along the crystallographic b axis. The chains are separated by potassium or thallium ions. Neighbouring Au atoms are bridged by MS43− tetrahedra (M = P, As) in a trans orientation. Compound 4 crystallizes in the space group P21/c. The a…