Ln(14)Na(3)Ru(6)O(36) (ln = pr, nd): two new complex lanthanide-containing oxides of ruthenium

William R Gemmill; Mark D Smith; Hans-Conrad Zur Loye

doi:10.1021/ic0617083

Ln(14)Na(3)Ru(6)O(36) (ln = pr, nd): two new complex lanthanide-containing oxides of ruthenium

Inorg Chem. 2007 Mar 19;46(6):2132-8. doi: 10.1021/ic0617083. Epub 2007 Feb 27.

Authors

William R Gemmill¹, Mark D Smith, Hans-Conrad Zur Loye

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA.

PMID: 17323942
DOI: 10.1021/ic0617083

Abstract

The lanthanide-containing ruthenium oxides Ln14Na3Ru6O36 (Ln = Pr, Nd) were prepared as single crystals from molten sodium hydroxide. The two compounds crystallize in the rhombohedral space group Rc with cell constants of a = 9.7380(2) and 9.6781(2) Angstrom and c = 55.5716(18) and 55.4156(18) Angstrom for Ln14Na3Ru6O36 (Ln = Pr, Nd), respectively. The structure of the two compounds is composed of two types of slabs that alternate in an AB fashion. Each slab consists of three layers and are arranged to yield a unit cell with a 12-layer structure. Both compounds exhibit magnetic behavior consistent with canted antiferromagnetism.