Abstract
Abstract Ca12Ge17B8O58 was prepared by high-temperature solid state synthesis at 1100°C in a platinum crucible from calcium carbonate, boric acid, and germanium(IV) oxide. The compound crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system in the space group P4̅ (No. 81) isotypically to Cd12Ge17B8O58. The structure was refined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data: a = 15.053(8), c = 4.723(2) Å, V = 1070.2(2) Å3, R1 = 0.0151, and wR2 = 0.0339 for all data. The crystal structure of Ca12Ge17B8O58 consists of [Ge4O12] n chains composed of GeO4 tetrahedra and GeO6 octahedra. The chains are interconnected into a [Ge4O10.5] n network via corner sharing. By additional [Ge(B2O7)4]28– clusters, these units are connected to a three-dimensional [Ge17B8O58]24– framework. The open structure forms three types of tunnels with five-, six-, and seven-membered rings (MRs) along the c axis, where the Ca2+ are located.
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