Abstract
The new lamellar vanadium(IV) phosphate β-Pb(VOPO 4 ) 2 ·4H 2 O has been isolated and X-ray single crystal diffraction data gave an orthorhombic cell [space group P2 1 2 1 2 1 , Z = 4; a = 6.377(9), b = 6.384(1), c = 25.357(11) A]. The structure, solved by using direct methods and refined to the reliability factors R 1 = 0.027 (wR 2 = 0.074), is a stacking variant of the monoclinic derivative Pb(VOPO 4 ) 2 ·4H 2 O described previously. Magnetic measurements in the range 3–300 K give a magnetic moment consistent with V(IV) cations with weak antiferromagnetic interactions below 6 K. Crystal chemical relationships with related M(VOPO 4 ) 2 ·yH 2 O phosphates are also discussed.
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