Abstract
Single crystals of Na3GaF6 were prepared via a mild hydrothermal method and the crystal structure was characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Na3GaF6 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with a = 5.4724(3) A, b = 5.6742(3) A, c = 7.8866(4) A, γ = 90.361(1)˚, V = 244.89(2) A3, and Z = 2. The compound exhibits a cryolite-type crystal structure consisting of corner-shared GaF6 and Na(1)O6 polyhedra. The Ga and Na(1) atoms are found in almost regular octahedra, whereas the Na(2) atom is observed in a highly distorted square antiprismatic coordination environment. The synthesis and crystal structure of the hexafluorogallate, Na3GaF6 is reported.
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