Structural and Spectroscopic Studies of (NH4Cl)[Ni2(H2O)6(Se2O5)Cl2] and (RbBr)[Ni(HSeO3)2(H2SeO3)0.5(H2O)0.5]—New Members of the Transition Metal (Hydro)Selenite-Halide Family
摘要
Single crystals of two new nickel diselenite/hydroselenite halides, (NH4Cl)[Ni2(H2O)6(Se2O5)Cl2] (1) and (RbBr)[Ni(HSeO3)2(H2SeO3)0.5(H2O)0.5] (2), were produced upon evaporation of aqueous solutions containing nickel and rubidium (ammonium) halide and selenious acid. Both structures correspond to new structure types. That of 1 is comprised of neutral [Ni2(H2O)6(Se2O5)Cl2] chains aligned into weakly bonded layers linked by hydrogen bonding. The ammonium cations and extra chloride anions reside in the interlayer space. The structure of 2 belong to the family of the so-called “layered hydroselenites” with neutral [Ni(HSeO3)2] layers decorated by Br– and linked by H2SeO3 molecules into a weak hydrogen-bonded framework with Rb+ cations filling the voids therein. Under the same conditions, no analogies have hitherto been found to the products formed in related systems containing copper, cobalt, or zinc halides.