New hexafluoroniobates IV, VNbF6 and the high-temperature form of CrNb
F6 have been synthesized by solid-state reaction, The former is isostr
uctural with rhombohedral LiSbF6, space group <R(3)over bar>, and the
latter crystallizes with tetragonal symmetry, space group I/4mmm. Unit
-cell parameters were determined: a = 5.520(1) Angstrom, c = 13.987(5)
Angstrom, V = 369.0(1) Angstrom(3), Z = 3 for VNbF6, and a = 5.5403(5
) Angstrom, c = 8.453(1) Angstrom, V = 259.5(1) Angstrom(3), Z = 2 for
the ''HT'' form of CrNbF6. Powder diffraction data are reported. (C)
1998 International Centre for Diffraction Data. [S0885-7156(96)00703-8
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