The structure of Ba17Sm10Cl64, prepared by solvolytic extraction of a program-cooled 1:1 BaCl2:SmCl3 molar mixture sealed in a quartz tube and heated to 750°C, was determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The compound exhibits cubic symmetry, space group Pa3 (No. 205) with a=21.366(2) Å and Z=4. Refinement effected with I>2σ(I) yielded R1= 0.0926 and wR2=0.216. One Ba atom is 12-coordinated by Cl atoms in a distorted icosahedral arrangement; the three other Ba atoms are 10-coordinated in a distorted bicapped cubic arrangement. There are two Sm atom sites. The coordination around one Sm atom is best described as square antiprismatic, but one Sm–Cl distance is too long for effective bonding. The other Sm atom site, occupied statistically by 13Ba and 23Sm atoms, is 9-coordinated by Cl atoms in a monocapped square antiprismatic arrangement. The two types of Sm sites combine to form an M6Cl37 cuboctahedral cluster of the composition BaSm5Cl37. It is shown that the cβ phase identified previously in the Yb–F and related fluoride systems is probably isostructural with Ba17Sm10Cl64.

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTCrystal structure of ytterbium erbium chloride (Yb5ErCl13) and ytterbium chloride (Yb6Cl13)Heinrich Luke and Harry A. EickCite this: Inorg. Chem. 1982, 21, 3, 965–968Publication Date (Print):March 1, 1982Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 March 1982https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00133a019Request reuse permissionsArticle Views43Altmetric-Citations7LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (525 KB) Get e-AlertscloseSupporting Info (1)»Supporting Information Supporting Information Get e-Alerts