In comparison with the previous structure determination of the β-modification of bariumcatena-polyphosphate that was based on Weissenberg film data [Grenieret al.(1967).Bull. Soc. Fr. Minéral. Cristallogr.90, 24–31], the current CCD-data-based redetermination reveals all atoms with anisotropic displacement parameters, standard uncertainties for the atomic coordinates, and the determination of the absolute structure. Moreover, a much higher accuracy in terms of the bond-length distribution for the polyphosphate chain, with two shorter and two longer P—O distances, was achieved. The structure consists of polyphosphate chains extending parallel to [100] with a periodicity of two PO4tetrahedra. The Ba2+cations are located between the chains and are surrounded by ten O atoms in the form of a distorted coordination polyhedron, with Ba—O distances ranging from 2.765 (3) to 3.143 (3) Å, also reflecting the higher precision of the current redetermination.
Absolute structure determination of compounds with axial and planar chirality using the crystalline sponge method
