[M(H2O)2(15-crown-5)](NO3)2: A system rich in polymorphic and modulated phases

Xiang Hao, Maxime A. Siegler, Sean Parkin, Carolyn Pratt Brock

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Abstract

The series of structurally related compounds [M(H2O) 2(15-crown-5)](NO3)2, M = Cu, Mg, Zn, and Co (four phases) has been extended to include three new phases for M = Mn and two new phases for M = Fe. Two new structure types have been discovered, so nine phases of two basic types (two- or three-dimensional H-bonding pattern) are now known. For the 2-D H-bonded (or layered) structure type, four variants having different modulation patterns have been observed. All phases have more than one crystallographically independent formula unit (Z′ > 1) The cation conformations of all the independent units in all the structures are essentially identical. Reversible phase transitions during which crystallinity is preserved link the two layered structures of the Mn compound and of the Fe compound. A reason for the existence of so many related phases has been identified.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2225-2232
Number of pages8
JournalCrystal Growth and Design
Volume5
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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