W. Bensch et M. Schur, HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF THE NEW MANGANESE(II)THIOANTIMONATE(III), MN(EN)(3)SB4S7, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. B, A journal of chemical sciences, 52(3), 1997, pp. 405-409
The reaction of manganese with antimony and sulfur in an aqueous ethyl
enediamine ten) solution under hydrothermal conditions gives Mn(en)(3)
Sb4S7. The structure of the title compound consists of Mn(en)(3)(2+) c
ations and infinite one-dimensional (Sb4S72-)n anions forming slabs vi
a long secondary interchain Sb...S bonds. A comparison between phases
with polymeric (Sb4S72-)(n) anions shows in general a trend towards a
lower dimensionality of the thioantimonate assembly with increasing ca
tion size. In the title compound the lowest number of interchain Sb...
S interactions is observed among other phases with chainlike Sb4S72- a
nions.