When size matters: Na17B24O42I5 vs. Na3B4O7I, the iodide-bearing metal halide-deficient representative of the acentric salt inclusion Na3B4O7X familyстатья
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Аннотация:Extensive searches for new monovalent metal borates as promising nonlinear optical materials continuously provide new exciting results. Attempts to add the iodine end-member of the acentric Na3B4O7X family resulted in a compound with a complex twofold monoclinic superstructure, Na17B24O42I5. As for the lighter-halide analogies, its crystal structure is formed by a 12B:∞3[3(4:2Δ + 2T)] framework of B4O9 tetraborate groups, 4B:2Δ2□:<Δ2□>=<Δ2□>, yet the guest metalhalidesublattice is less dense and contains 5 NaI per 6 Na2B4O7 formula units, most likely due to the large size of the iodide ion. Upon heating in the presence of excess NaI, Na17B24O42I5 converts into a simple hexagonal Na3B4O7I structure, completely analogous to Na3B4O7Br, also exists above 444 °C.