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Abstract
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The crystal structure of the alums, (NH3CH3)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O and (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O, has been determined and refined from X-ray and neutron diffraction data. The compounds crystallize cubic in space group Pa3 (Z = 4) with a
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0 = 12.242(1) Å respectively. The positional and thermal parameters of all atoms including hydrogens have been refined by full matrix least-squares analysis resulting in Rw
values from the X-ray and neutron data of 0.030 and 0.029 respectively for the methylammonium alum and of 0.024 and 0.014 respectively for the ammonium alum.
The atoms of the cation groups (NH3CH3)+ and (NH4)+ are distributed on 8(c) and 24(d) positions in two orientations of equal probability on and around the [111] direction related to each other by an inversion centre. The disorder in the cation groups is explained by a quantized rotation. Disorder in the sulfate groups has been determined to 4.2% for the methylammonium alum and to about 17% for the ammonium alum. The disordered sulfate tetrahedra are distorted and in a reversed orientation along the threefold axis. The system of the hydrogen bonds is discussed.
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Vibrational spectra of hexaaqua complexes. X. Raman and IR studies of the sulfate group disorder in α-alums. J Mol Struct 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2860(00)00885-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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