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Wandelt SL, Mutschke A, Khalyavin D, Steinadler J, Karttunen AJ, Schnick W. Ba 12 [BN 2 ] 6.67 H 4 : A Disordered Anti-Skutterudite filled with Nitridoborate Anions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316469. [PMID: 38051820 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Abstract
Skutterudites are of high interest in current research due to their diversity of structures comprising empty, partially filled and filled variants, mostly based on metallic compounds. We herein present Ba12 [BN2 ]6.67 H4 , forming a non-metallic filled anti-skutterudite. It is accessed in a solid-state ampoule reaction from barium subnitride, boron nitride and barium hydride at 750 °C. Single-crystal X-ray and neutron powder diffraction data allowed to elucidate the structure in the cubic space group Im3 ‾ ${\bar{3}}$ (no. 204). The barium and hydride atoms form a three-dimensional network consisting of corner-sharing HBa6 octahedra and Ba12 icosahedra. Slightly bent [BN2 ]3- units are located in the icosahedra and the voids in-between. 1 H and 11 B magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR experiments and vibrational spectroscopy further support the structure model. Quantum chemical calculations coincide well with experimental results and provide information about the electronic structure of Ba12 [BN2 ]6.67 H4 .
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Affiliation(s)
- Sophia L Wandelt
- Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic Chemistry with Focus in Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, TU Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), TU Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University P.O. Box 16100, 00076, Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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Wandelt SL, Mutschke A, Khalyavin D, Calaminus R, Steinadler J, Lotsch BV, Schnick W. Combining Nitridoborates, Nitrides and Hydrides-Synthesis and Characterization of the Multianionic Sr 6 N[BN 2 ] 2 H 3. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202313564. [PMID: 37905748 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202313564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
Abstract
Multianionic metal hydrides, which exhibit a wide variety of physical properties and complex structures, have recently attracted growing interest. Here we present Sr6 N[BN2 ]2 H3 , prepared in a solid-state ampoule reaction at 800 °C, as the first combination of nitridoborate, nitride and hydride anions within a single compound. The crystal structure was solved from single-crystal X-ray and neutron powder diffraction data in space group P21 /c (no. 14), revealing a three-dimensional network of undulated layers of nitridoborate units, strontium atoms and hydride together with nitride anions. Magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR and vibrational spectroscopy in combination with quantum chemical calculations further confirm the structure model. Electrochemical measurements suggest the existence of hydride ion conductivity, allowing the hydrides to migrate along the layers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sophia L Wandelt
- Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic Chemistry with Focus in Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, TU Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), TU Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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Wandelt SL, Karnas A, Mutschke A, Kunkel N, Ritter C, Schnick W. Strontium Nitridoborate Hydride Sr 2BN 2H Verified by Single-Crystal X-ray and Neutron Powder Diffraction. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:12685-12691. [PMID: 35917523 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Combining different anions in one material allows tuning of its structural, magnetic, and electronic properties. We hereby present the mixed anion compound Sr2BN2H, expanding the less-known class of nitridoborate hydrides. Solid-state reaction of Sr2N, BN, and SrH2 at 850 °C in a tube furnace yielded a gray, air- and moisture-sensitive powder of Sr2BN2H. It crystallizes as colorless platelets in the orthorhombic space group Pnma (no. 62) with a = 9.9164(2), b = 3.9079(1), and c = 10.1723(2) Å and Z = 4. An initial structural model was obtained from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data and corroborated by neutron powder diffraction data of the corresponding deuteride. Further validation by 1H and 11B MAS NMR, FTIR, and Raman spectroscopy complements the structural proof of anionic hydrogen present in the compound. Quantum chemical calculations support the experimental findings and reveal the electronic structure of Sr2BN2H.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sophia L Wandelt
- Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstraße 5-13, Munich 81377, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstraße 5-13, Munich 81377, Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic Chemistry with Focus in Novel Materials, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany
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- Chair of Inorganic Chemistry with Focus in Novel Materials, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38042, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Munich (LMU), Butenandtstraße 5-13, Munich 81377, Germany
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