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Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, i124-i126  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804023244 ]

[beta]-Strontium carbodiimide

W. Liao and R. Dronskowski

Abstract: Colourless single crystals of [beta]-SrNCN were grown from reactive iodide/cyanide/azide fluxes in tantalum containers and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction. Trigonal [beta]-SrNCN is isotypic with CaNCN and contains alternating layers of strontium cations and linear NCN2- anions oriented perpendicular to the layers. The Sr cations are octahedrally coordinated by carbodiimide N atoms, with Sr-N = 2.623  (2)  Å and C=N = 1.232  (5)  Å. Sr, C and N atoms have site symmetries of \bar3m, \bar3m and 3m, respectively.

Online 30 September 2004


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