Synthese und Kristallstruktur von (Cu,Zn)3,75Mo3O12 / Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (Cu,Zn)3,75Mo3O12
Single crystals of (Cu,Zn)3,75Mo3O12 have been prepared by crystallization from melts and investigated by X-ray diffractometer techniques. (Cu,Zn)3,75Mo3O12 crystallizes orthorhombically, space group D24-P212121, Z = 4, a = 17.947(9), b = 5.092(3), c = 10.685(5) Å. It is isotypic to Cu3,85Mo3O12. All molybdenum atoms are tetrahedrally coordinated by oxygen atoms. There are layers of CuO6 and ZnO6 octahedra, while other metal sites are occupied by copper in a deformed prismatic coordination with one oxygen atom at a remarkably greater distance from copper than the other five. Some of the zinc atoms occupy positions in chains of face-sharing octahedra with an occupancy factor of 0.75. The crystal structure is discussed with respect to the isotypic compound Cu3,85Mo3O12 and compounds of the type CuLnMo2O8.