New Mixed-Cation Hexafluoridoindate(III) Hydrate of Rubidium and Heterovalent Copper
摘要
Single crystals of complex hexafluoridoindate hydrate Rb4[Cu2+(H2O)6](InF6)2[Cu+(OH)(H2O)5]x(H2O)6–6x (x = 0.08) with mixed cations are synthesized for the first time. Its crystal structure is studied. It is composed of Rb+ cations surrounded by five fluorine atoms and three water oxygen atoms, complex octahedral [Cu(H2O)6]2+ cations, [InF6]3– anions, and crystallization water molecules. A certain amount of monovalent copper atoms are embedded into the space of crystallization water molecules in the form of its linear diaqua ion H2O–Cu+–OH2 with short Cu–O distances of 1.78(2) Å and 1.83(2) Å. It is completed to a tetragonal bipyramid by three water molecules and an OH group at significantly longer distances (2.51(3)-2.75(3) Å). The presence of Cu+ and OH– in the complex is indirectly confirmed by IR and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Under XPS experimental conditions, degradation of the compound is observed, which is accompanied by dehydration, hydrolysis, and considerable Cu2+ reduction.