Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805013103/wm6066sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805013103/wm6066Isup2.hkl |
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 293 K
- Mean (Please check) = 0.000 Å
- R factor = 0.009
- wR factor = 0.020
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 13.1
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2002); cell refinement: SMART; data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2001); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: XP in SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
YbAg.28Si1.72 | Dx = 7.091 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 251.76 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Tetragonal, I41/amd | Cell parameters from 796 reflections |
Hall symbol: -I 4bd 2 | θ = 5.2–30.9° |
a = 4.0757 (2) Å | µ = 42.37 mm−1 |
c = 14.1965 (11) Å | T = 293 K |
V = 235.82 (2) Å3 | Bar, grey |
Z = 4 | 0.05 × 0.04 × 0.03 mm |
F(000) = 429 |
Bruker APEX SMART diffractometer | 118 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 107 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.018 |
Detector resolution: 8.3 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 30.9°, θmin = 5.2° |
ω scans | h = −5→5 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | k = −5→4 |
Tmin = 0.155, Tmax = 0.280 | l = −20→19 |
796 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.009 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0097P)2 + 0.0681P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.020 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.23 | Δρmax = 0.45 e Å−3 |
118 reflections | Δρmin = −0.66 e Å−3 |
9 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXL97, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
0 restraints | Extinction coefficient: 0.0086 (6) |
Experimental. Data collection was performed with four batch runs at φ = 0.00 ° (606 frames), at φ = 90.00 ° (606 frames), at φ = 180.00 ° (606 frames), and at φ = 270.00 (606 frames). Frame width = 0.30 \& in ω. Data was merged, corrected for decay, and treated with multi-scan absorption corrections. Structure was solved readily using direct methods and refined on F2 using the SHELXL package (Sheldrick, 2001). |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
Yb | 0.0000 | 0.7500 | 0.1250 | 0.00700 (14) | |
Si | 0.0000 | 0.2500 | 0.29237 (6) | 0.0077 (4) | 0.858 (4) |
Ag | 0.0000 | 0.2500 | 0.29237 (6) | 0.0077 (4) | 0.142 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Yb | 0.00575 (15) | 0.00575 (15) | 0.00951 (17) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Si | 0.0044 (5) | 0.0145 (6) | 0.0041 (4) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Ag | 0.0044 (5) | 0.0145 (6) | 0.0041 (4) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Yb—Agi | 3.1116 (3) | Si—Agix | 2.3463 (16) |
Yb—Agii | 3.1116 (3) | Si—Siix | 2.3463 (16) |
Yb—Sii | 3.1116 (3) | Si—Agiv | 2.3664 (8) |
Yb—Siii | 3.1116 (3) | Si—Siiv | 2.3664 (8) |
Yb—Agiii | 3.1116 (3) | Si—Agviii | 2.3664 (8) |
Yb—Agiv | 3.1116 (3) | Si—Siviii | 2.3664 (8) |
Yb—Siiii | 3.1116 (3) | Si—Ybii | 3.1116 (3) |
Yb—Siiv | 3.1116 (3) | Si—Ybiv | 3.1116 (3) |
Yb—Agv | 3.1116 (3) | Si—Ybvii | 3.1116 (3) |
Yb—Agvi | 3.1116 (3) | Si—Ybviii | 3.1116 (3) |
Yb—Agvii | 3.1116 (3) | Si—Ybx | 3.1302 (6) |
Yb—Agviii | 3.1116 (3) | ||
Agi—Yb—Agii | 180.00 (3) | Agvi—Yb—Agviii | 44.30 (3) |
Agi—Yb—Sii | 0.00 (3) | Agvii—Yb—Agviii | 135.70 (3) |
Agii—Yb—Sii | 180.0 | Agix—Si—Agiv | 120.55 (3) |
Agi—Yb—Siii | 180.00 (3) | Siix—Si—Agiv | 120.55 (3) |
Agii—Yb—Siii | 0.00 (3) | Siix—Si—Siiv | 120.55 (3) |
Sii—Yb—Siii | 180.00 (3) | Agix—Si—Agviii | 120.55 (3) |
Agi—Yb—Agiii | 135.70 (3) | Siix—Si—Agviii | 120.55 (3) |
Agii—Yb—Agiii | 44.30 (3) | Agiv—Si—Agviii | 118.90 (7) |
Sii—Yb—Agiii | 135.70 (3) | Siiv—Si—Agviii | 118.90 (7) |
Siii—Yb—Agiii | 44.30 (3) | Agix—Si—Siviii | 120.55 (3) |
Agi—Yb—Agiv | 44.30 (3) | Siix—Si—Siviii | 120.55 (3) |
Agii—Yb—Agiv | 135.70 (3) | Agiv—Si—Siviii | 118.90 (7) |
Sii—Yb—Agiv | 44.30 (3) | Siiv—Si—Siviii | 118.90 (7) |
Siii—Yb—Agiv | 135.70 (3) | Agix—Si—Ybii | 67.851 (14) |
Agiii—Yb—Agiv | 180.0 | Siix—Si—Ybii | 67.851 (14) |
Agi—Yb—Siiii | 135.70 (3) | Agiv—Si—Ybii | 139.082 (6) |
Agii—Yb—Siiii | 44.30 (3) | Siiv—Si—Ybii | 139.082 (6) |
Sii—Yb—Siiii | 135.70 (3) | Agviii—Si—Ybii | 68.139 (14) |
Siii—Yb—Siiii | 44.30 (3) | Siviii—Si—Ybii | 68.139 (14) |
Agiii—Yb—Siiii | 0.00 (3) | Agix—Si—Ybiv | 67.851 (14) |
Agiv—Yb—Siiii | 180.0 | Siix—Si—Ybiv | 67.851 (14) |
Agi—Yb—Siiv | 44.30 (3) | Agiv—Si—Ybiv | 68.139 (14) |
Agii—Yb—Siiv | 135.70 (3) | Siiv—Si—Ybiv | 68.139 (14) |
Sii—Yb—Siiv | 44.30 (3) | Agviii—Si—Ybiv | 139.082 (6) |
Siii—Yb—Siiv | 135.70 (3) | Siviii—Si—Ybiv | 139.082 (6) |
Agiii—Yb—Siiv | 180.0 | Ybii—Si—Ybiv | 135.70 (3) |
Agiv—Yb—Siiv | 0.0 | Agix—Si—Ybvii | 67.851 (14) |
Siiii—Yb—Siiv | 180.0 | Siix—Si—Ybvii | 67.851 (14) |
Agi—Yb—Agv | 81.828 (10) | Agiv—Si—Ybvii | 68.139 (14) |
Agii—Yb—Agv | 98.172 (10) | Siiv—Si—Ybvii | 68.139 (14) |
Sii—Yb—Agv | 81.828 (10) | Agviii—Si—Ybvii | 139.082 (6) |
Siii—Yb—Agv | 98.172 (10) | Siviii—Si—Ybvii | 139.082 (6) |
Agiii—Yb—Agv | 81.828 (10) | Ybii—Si—Ybvii | 81.828 (10) |
Agiv—Yb—Agv | 98.172 (10) | Ybiv—Si—Ybvii | 81.828 (10) |
Siiii—Yb—Agv | 81.828 (10) | Agix—Si—Ybviii | 67.851 (14) |
Siiv—Yb—Agv | 98.172 (10) | Siix—Si—Ybviii | 67.851 (14) |
Agi—Yb—Agvi | 81.828 (10) | Agiv—Si—Ybviii | 139.082 (6) |
Agii—Yb—Agvi | 98.172 (10) | Siiv—Si—Ybviii | 139.082 (6) |
Sii—Yb—Agvi | 81.828 (10) | Agviii—Si—Ybviii | 68.139 (14) |
Siii—Yb—Agvi | 98.172 (10) | Siviii—Si—Ybviii | 68.139 (14) |
Agiii—Yb—Agvi | 81.828 (10) | Ybii—Si—Ybviii | 81.828 (10) |
Agiv—Yb—Agvi | 98.172 (10) | Ybiv—Si—Ybviii | 81.828 (10) |
Siiii—Yb—Agvi | 81.828 (10) | Ybvii—Si—Ybviii | 135.70 (3) |
Siiv—Yb—Agvi | 98.172 (10) | Agix—Si—Ybx | 139.381 (10) |
Agv—Yb—Agvi | 135.70 (3) | Siix—Si—Ybx | 139.381 (10) |
Agi—Yb—Agvii | 98.172 (10) | Agiv—Si—Ybx | 67.30 (3) |
Agii—Yb—Agvii | 81.828 (10) | Siiv—Si—Ybx | 67.30 (3) |
Sii—Yb—Agvii | 98.172 (10) | Agviii—Si—Ybx | 67.30 (3) |
Siii—Yb—Agvii | 81.828 (10) | Siviii—Si—Ybx | 67.30 (3) |
Agiii—Yb—Agvii | 98.172 (10) | Ybii—Si—Ybx | 135.443 (14) |
Agiv—Yb—Agvii | 81.828 (10) | Ybiv—Si—Ybx | 81.941 (6) |
Siiii—Yb—Agvii | 98.172 (10) | Ybvii—Si—Ybx | 135.443 (14) |
Siiv—Yb—Agvii | 81.828 (10) | Ybviii—Si—Ybx | 81.941 (6) |
Agv—Yb—Agvii | 44.30 (3) | Agix—Si—Yb | 139.381 (10) |
Agvi—Yb—Agvii | 180.0 | Siix—Si—Yb | 139.381 (10) |
Agi—Yb—Agviii | 98.172 (10) | Agiv—Si—Yb | 67.30 (3) |
Agii—Yb—Agviii | 81.828 (10) | Siiv—Si—Yb | 67.30 (3) |
Sii—Yb—Agviii | 98.172 (10) | Agviii—Si—Yb | 67.30 (3) |
Siii—Yb—Agviii | 81.828 (10) | Siviii—Si—Yb | 67.30 (3) |
Agiii—Yb—Agviii | 98.172 (10) | Ybii—Si—Yb | 81.941 (6) |
Agiv—Yb—Agviii | 81.828 (10) | Ybiv—Si—Yb | 135.443 (14) |
Siiii—Yb—Agviii | 98.172 (10) | Ybvii—Si—Yb | 81.941 (6) |
Siiv—Yb—Agviii | 81.828 (10) | Ybviii—Si—Yb | 135.443 (14) |
Agv—Yb—Agviii | 180.00 (3) | Ybx—Si—Yb | 81.24 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −y−1/4, x+1/4, z−1/4; (ii) −x+1/2, −y+3/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −y+3/4, x+5/4, z−1/4; (iv) −x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1/2; (v) −y−1/4, x+5/4, z−1/4; (vi) −y+3/4, x+1/4, z−1/4; (vii) −x−1/2, −y+3/2, −z+1/2; (viii) −x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ix) y−1/4, −x+1/4, −z+3/4; (x) x, y−1, z. |