Crystal structure of triclinic rubidium dichromate, Rb₂Cr₂O₇

Abstract

The crystal structure of triclinic rubidium dichromate has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to space group [Formula: see text] with a = 13.554, b = 7.640, c = 7.735 Å, α = 93.64°, β = 98.52°, γ = 88.80° and has four Rb 2 Cr 2 O 7 units in the unit cell. The final weighted agreement index after refinement by least-squares analysis is 0.058. The configuration of the dichromate ions is similar to that found in most other dichromate structures (Cr—O (bridging) = 1.78 Å, Cr—O (terminal) = 1.62 Å). The two non-equivalent Cr—O—Cr angles are 123 and 137°. The rubidium ions are surrounded by either 8 or 9 oxygen atoms at distances ranging from 2.86 to 3.31 Å. The structure of triclinic Rb 2 Cr 2 O 7 is similar, but not identical, to that of triclinic K 2 Cr 2 O 7 .