Crystal Structure of (NH 4 ) 3 SnF 7 : A Double Salt According to (NH 4 ) 3 [SnF 6 ]F and not (NH 4 ) 4 SnF 8 (NH 4 ) 3 SnF 7 is obtained as colourless single crystals from the reaction of NH 4 HF 2 with tin powder at 300°C. The crystal structure (cubic, Pm3m, Z = 1, a = 602.5(1) pm at 293 K; a = 598.0(1) pm at 100 K) contains [SnF 6 ] 2− octahedra and lonesome F − ions surrounded by NH 4 + cations only; it may be considered as a derivative of the Cu 3 Au‐type of structure according to Cu 3 [Au]□ (NH 4 ) 3 [SnF 6 ]F. The F − ions of the [SnF 6 ] 2− octahedra with their Sn 4+ centre in the origin of the unit cell at m3m are disordered in different ways at 293 and 100 K, respectively.
Thomas RoßmeierMarkus ReilNikolaus Korber
Thomas RoßmeierMarkus ReilNikolaus Korber
D. FratzkyH. WorzalaTh. GoetzeM. Meisel
Thomas RoßmeierNikolaus Korber