C. Colbeaujustin et al., STRUCTURE DETERMINATION OF TL3LI(MOO4)(2) - STEREOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY OF TL(I) LONE-PAIR, European journal of solid state and inorganic chemistry, 34(10), 1997, pp. 1097-1106
By X-ray and neutron diffraction, the crystal structure of Tl3Li(MoO4)
(2) has been determined. This compound crystallizes in the hexagonal s
ystem, space group P6(3)mc (n degrees 186) with a=6.0037(1) Angstrom,
c=15.8194(5) Angstrom and Z = 2. Tetracoordinated lithium and molybden
um atoms form a deficient tridymite-like framework. Thallium atoms occ
upy three kinds of sites with different environments. Positions of the
ir 6s(2) lone pairs have been calculated and their stereochemical acti
vities are compared.