A novel barium zinc arsenate has been synthesized under
hydrothermal conditions and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric
analysis. Being the first compound in the
Ba−Zn−AsV−O system, the structure contains tetramers
of ZnO5 square pyramids which have not been seen
in
the Zn/X/O lattices, where X = P or As. Diffraction measurements
were performed on a CCD area detector
system. Crystal data:
BaZn2(HAs2O7)AsO4,
monoclinic, P21/c, a =
11.5773(3) Å, b = 8.0975(2) Å, c
= 10.0511(3) Å, β = 93.862(2)°, Z = 4. The
framework consists of Zn4O16 cluster units,
AsO4 tetrahedra, and
HAs2O7
groups. The cluster units, each formed by four ZnO5
pyramids sharing alternate corners and edges, are cross-linked by AsO4 tetrahedra to form an infinite sheet
[Zn2AsO4].
The sheets are held together via HAs2O7
groups
to form a three-dimensional network. Barium cations are located in
the cavities surrounded by HAs2O7
anions.
BaZn2(HAs2O7)AsO4
is the first structurally characterized compound which contains the
hydrogen diarsenate
group,
HAs2O7
2-.
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