Abstract
The chiral layered silicate CsHSi 3O 7 has been synthesized by hydrothermal techniques, and its structure determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the space group P2 12 12 1. The silicate single layer consists of both four- and three-connected SiO 4 tetrahedra and may be considered as a member of a series of layer structures with the general formula (Si 4O 9) m (Si 2O 5) n . Strong hydrogen bonds occur between the terminal OH − and O 2− ions of neighboring layers. The Cs + cations can be ion-exchanged by protons to give a phase of composition H 2Si 3O 7·H 2O with a water molecule occupying the original Cs position, as confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction data. The water molecule in H 2Si 3O 7·H 2O can be readily removed without collapse of the crystal structure. Both CsHSi 3O 7 and H 2Si 3O 7·H 2O show SHG (second harmonic generation) efficiencies comparable to that of quartz, and both are not phase-matchable materials.
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