Bismuth octaborate, Bi2B8O15

Acta Crystallogr C. 2002 Feb;58(Pt 2):i25-6. doi: 10.1107/s0108270101019643. Epub 2002 Jan 31.

Abstract

In the title compound, Bi(2)B(8)O(15), the Bi atom is coordinated to five or six O atoms. The B atoms exhibit two kinds of hybridization, sp(2) and sp(3), seen in the BO(3) triangles and BO(4) tetrahedra, respectively. Three BO(3) triangles are connected to form a B(3)O(6) planar ring. All atoms in the structure are connected together to form an infinite three-dimensional network.