Abstract

Cs 2Au 2Se 3 was obtained as red platelike crystals by reacting a stoichiometric mixture of Cs 2Se, Au and Se at 670K. It crystallizes in space group C2/c, Z = 4 with a = 9.769(5) Å, b = 13.44(1) Å, c = 7.178(3) Å, β = 90.69(1)°. The crystal structure was determined from single crystal data and refined to a conventional R of 0.042 for 674 Fo's and 34 variables. The characteristic structural feature of this new selenoaurate is the formation of infinite helical anionic chains, ∞ 1-[AuSeAuSe 2] 2− which run parallel to [001] and are separated by the alkali cations. The average Au-Se bond length is 2.402 Å, the bond length in the Se 2-unit is 2.436 Å. Au…Au contacts of 3.200 Å, are formed within the anionic chains. The cesium atoms are coordinated to seven Se in an irregular configuration.

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