Abstract
New rare earth (RE) carbodiimides having the formula RE8O(CN2)10Br2 were synthesized by solid-state metathesis reactions. Structure determinations and refinements, based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data, are performed with the space group P͞3c1. Homologous compounds with RE = La, Ce, Pr, and Nd are assigned isotypically. The refined crystal structure appears most unusual for rare earth carbodiimide compounds. The structure is characterized by the formally neutral [RE6O(NCN)8] fragment that is tightly interconnected by carbodiimide ions into a network structure, and contains additional RE3+ ions in the structure. Crystals of the compounds show characteristic colors of their corresponding RE3+ ions and behave stable in air. The presence of (CN2)2− ions was confirmed by infrared spectroscopy. Ce8O(CN2)10Br2 is a photoluminescent material that is showing a broad and efficient emission band in the yellow region of the visible spectrum.
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