Magnetochemistry of the tetrahaloferrate (III) ions. 7. Crystal structure and magnetic ordering in (pyridinium){sub 3}Fe{sub 2}Br{sub 9}
- Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States); and others
A monoclinic crystal structure was found by X-ray diffraction for bis [pyridinium tetrabromferrate(III)]-pyridinium bromide. The double salt contains two slightly distorted [FeBr{sub 4}]{sup -} tetrahedra, three pyridinium rings, and an uncoordinated halide in each asymmetric unit, as is characteristic of the A{sub 3}Fe{sub 2}X{sub 9} series of compounds. Unit cell parameters, monoclinic space group P2{sub 1}, are a = 7.656(3) {angstrom}, b = 14.237(5) {angstrom}, c = 13.725(5) {angstrom}, {beta} = 93.42(3){degrees}, and V = 1493(1) {angstrom}{sup 3}, using Mo K{alpha} radiation {lambda} = 0.710 69 {angstrom}, {rho}{sub calc} = 2.38 g cm{sup -3}, and Z = 2. The tetrahedra are aligned with their 3-fold axes parallel to the crystallographic c axis. Bond lengths (Fe-Br) range from 2.271(9) {angstrom} to 2.379(9) {angstrom} for the two different slightly distorted tetrahedral units. Magnetic susceptibility studies show that the material orders three-dimensionally at 7.4 {+-} 0.2 K. The data are compared to a HTS expansion of 1/{sub {chi}} for the S = 5/2 three-dimensional Heisenberg model antiferromagnet for a sc lattice with g = 1.98 and J/k{sub B} = -0.43 K. The specific heat measurements indicate two odd-shaped {lambda} features, at 7.3 and 8 K.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 420998
- Journal Information:
- Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 33, Issue 14; Other Information: PBD: 6 Jul 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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