Figure 2
(a) The crystal structure of Na2SO3(H2O)7 in a projection along [001], showing the layered character with cationic water–sodium layers at x ≃ 0, alternating with sulfite layers (red polyhedra) at x ≃ , . (b) The crystal structure of Na2CO3(H2O)7 in a projection along [00], showing the same type of layer stacking but a different orientation of the dimeric groups and adjacent carbonate anions at y ≃ . For clarity, hydrogen bonds are displayed only in the lower half of the figures, with moderate O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds shown as green lines, weak O—H⋯O bonds as yellow lines and O—H⋯S hydrogen bonds as orange lines. |