

Supporting information
![]() | Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813008507/br2223sup1.cif |
![]() | Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813008507/br2223Isup2.hkl |
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 293 K, P = 0.0 kPa
- Mean
(Co-O) = 0.005 Å
- Disorder in main residue
- R factor = 0.046
- wR factor = 0.110
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 18.9
checkCIF/PLATON results
No syntax errors found
Alert level C SHFSU01_ALERT_2_C The absolute value of parameter shift to su ratio > 0.05 Absolute value of the parameter shift to su ratio given 0.058 Additional refinement cycles may be required. PLAT029_ALERT_3_C _diffrn_measured_fraction_theta_full Low ....... 0.967 PLAT080_ALERT_2_C Maximum Shift/Error ............................ 0.06 PLAT213_ALERT_2_C Atom Co1 has ADP max/min Ratio ..... 3.1 prola PLAT790_ALERT_4_C Centre of Gravity not Within Unit Cell: Resd. # 1 Co10 O56 P16 V4 PLAT906_ALERT_3_C Large K value in the Analysis of Variance ...... 2.085 PLAT910_ALERT_3_C Missing # of FCF Reflections Below Th(Min) ..... 4 PLAT975_ALERT_2_C Positive Residual Density at 0.59A from O11 . 0.76 eA-3
Alert level G PLAT004_ALERT_5_G Info: Polymeric Structure Found with Dimension . 2 PLAT005_ALERT_5_G No _iucr_refine_instructions_details in the CIF ? PLAT045_ALERT_1_G Calculated and Reported Z Differ by ............ 0.50 Ratio PLAT199_ALERT_1_G Check the Reported _cell_measurement_temperature 293 K PLAT200_ALERT_1_G Check the Reported _diffrn_ambient_temperature 293 K PLAT301_ALERT_3_G Note: Main Residue Disorder ................... 13 Perc. PLAT791_ALERT_4_G Note: The Model has Chirality at P1 (Verify) R PLAT791_ALERT_4_G Note: The Model has Chirality at P2 (Verify) R PLAT791_ALERT_4_G Note: The Model has Chirality at P3 (Verify) S PLAT791_ALERT_4_G Note: The Model has Chirality at P4 (Verify) S PLAT811_ALERT_5_G No ADDSYM Analysis: Too Many Excluded Atoms .... ! PLAT860_ALERT_3_G Note: Number of Least-Squares Restraints ....... 1 PLAT912_ALERT_4_G Missing # of FCF Reflections Above STh/L= 0.600 52 PLAT952_ALERT_5_G Reported and Calculated Lmax Values Differ by .. 2
0 ALERT level A = Most likely a serious problem - resolve or explain 0 ALERT level B = A potentially serious problem, consider carefully 8 ALERT level C = Check. Ensure it is not caused by an omission or oversight 14 ALERT level G = General information/check it is not something unexpected 3 ALERT type 1 CIF construction/syntax error, inconsistent or missing data 4 ALERT type 2 Indicator that the structure model may be wrong or deficient 5 ALERT type 3 Indicator that the structure quality may be low 6 ALERT type 4 Improvement, methodology, query or suggestion 4 ALERT type 5 Informative message, check
For the synthesis of CoII5VIII2(P2O7)4 a pellet was prepared of thoroughly ground V4(P2O7)3 (82.97 mg) and Co2P2O7 (166.99 mg). This pellet was transferred into a silica tube and sealed under vacuum. Heating at 1173 K for three days led to a single phase product. Pink single-crystals of Co5V2(P2O7)4 were obtained by chemical vapour transport (Binnewies et al., 2012) in a temperature gradient 1273 → 1173 K for seven days using HCl as transport agent. HCl was obtained by in situ reaction of NH4Cl (2.7 mg) and PtCl2 (19.9 mg). In agreement with chemical vapour transport of other phosphates by HCl(g) as transport agent, we suggest the following transport reaction:
Co5V2(P2O7)4(s) + 16 HCl(g) = 5 CoCl2(g) + VCl2(g) + VCl4(g) + 2 P4O10(g) + 8 H2O(g)
Cobalt/vanadium disorder has been refined assuming full occupancy of metal sites M1 to M5. To maintain charge balance the refinement was constrained to a total of 20 Co2+ and 8 V3+ in the unit cell. The refinement indicated no disorder for site M1, for which in the final refinement cycles full occupancy by cobalt was assumed. Displacement parameters for sites with mixed occupancy Co/V were constrained to be identical for Co2+ and V3+. No hint on racemic twinning was observed.
Even after several hundred refinement cycles the occupancy ratio Co:V for site M2 showed a rather large value of 0.01 for the ratio shift/esd. Since there are no other hints on hidden problems with the crystal structure we think that this indicator just reflects the problems generally encountered when refining occupancy factors for atoms of similar atomic number. Actually, it was quite unexpected that the refinement of the mixed occupancies Co/V proceeded without further problems.
Equilibrium investigations in the ternary system CoO/V2O3/P2O5 revealed three new phosphates: CoII3VIII4(PO4)6, CoII3VIII2(P2O7)3, and CoII5VIII2(P2O7)4 (Litterscheid, 2009).
CoII5VIII2(P2O7)4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group C2221. The crystal structure is isotopic to that of FeII5FeIII2(P2O7)4 (Malaman et al., 1992). It consists of P2O7 groups and five independent polyhedra [MOn] (n = 5 or 6; Fig. 1). Four of the five cation sites are occupied by both cobalt and vanadium, two lying on a two-fold axis. The fifth cation site (Co1) is occupied by cobalt only. Sites Co1, M3 and M4 are located on two-fold axes. Sites Co1, M2, M3 and M4 show octahedral coordination by oxygen. M5 has a square-pyramidal enviroment. The metal oxygen polyhedra form corrugated layers (stacked along the b-axis). These layers are separated by P2O7 groups (Fig. 3).
The pyrophosphate groups display bridging angles (P1,O5,P3)=134.8 ° and (P2,O9,P4)=135.2 °. The displacement parameters for O5 and O9 do not exhibit any anomalies. The pyrophosphate group (P1P3O7) shows a staggered conformation while (P2P4O7) has an almost eclipsed one (Fig.2).
Allowing for disorder in the crystal structure of Co5V2(P2O7)4 led to significantly improved residuals. This refinement revealed disorder for four metal sites whereas the fifth site Co1 is fully occupied by cobalt (see table). The mean inter-atomic distances d(M-O) for the sites with mixed metal occupancy range from 2.01 Å to 2.17 Å. The average distance d(M-O) = 2.15 Å is found for [Co1O6]. All distances d(M-O) are in agreement with those already known from other cobalt(II) (Krishnamachari and Calvo, 1972) and vanadium(III) (Palkina et al., 1985) phosphates.
The crystal structure of CoII5VIII2(P2O7)4 shows close similarity to the thortveitite structure family (Gossner & Mussgnug, 1929; Cruickshank et al., 1962; Zachariasen et al., 1930). This relation is visualized in Fig. 4 by comparison of the structures of CoII5VIII2(P2O7)4 and Mn2P2O7 (Stefanidis et al., 1984). With respect to the composition of the latter pyrophosphate 5/8 of the Mn2+ sites are occupied by Co2+, 2/8 by V3+ and 1/8 remains empty for charge balance. In contrast to the honeycomb network of [MnO6] octahedra (Fig. 4) in Mn2P2O7 the polyhedra [MOn] in CoII5VIII2(P2O7)4 show lower connectivity. This follows from the presence of octahedral voids and the reduced coordination number for polyhedron [M5O5].
For related structures, see: Cruickshank et al. (1962); Gossner & Mussgnug (1929); Krishnamachari & Calvo (1972); Litterscheid (2009); Malaman et al. (1992); Palkina et al. (1985); Stefanidis & Nord (1984); Zachariasen (1930). For the preparation, see: Binnewies et al. (2012); Litterscheid (2009).
Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002); cell refinement: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002); data reduction: X-RED (Stoe & Cie, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).
Co5V2(P2O7)4 | F(000) = 2100 |
Mr = 1092.29 | Dx = 3.75 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, C2221 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: C 2c 2 | Cell parameters from 4330 reflections |
a = 8.3551 (4) Å | θ = 1.0–29.1° |
b = 9.7067 (5) Å | µ = 5.92 mm−1 |
c = 23.8555 (11) Å | T = 293 K |
V = 1934.69 (16) Å3 | Isometric, pink |
Z = 4 | 0.08 × 0.08 × 0.08 mm |
Stoe IPDS 2T 2-circle goniometer diffractometer | 3800 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed X-ray tube, 12 x 0.4 mm long-fine focus | 2832 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.082 |
profile data from θ/2θ scans | θmax = 34.1°, θmin = 3.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (Blessing, 1995) | h = −12→12 |
Tmin = 0.495, Tmax = 0.647 | k = −13→15 |
9445 measured reflections | l = −28→35 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0575P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.046 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.058 |
wR(F2) = 0.110 | Δρmax = 1.02 e Å−3 |
S = 0.92 | Δρmin = −1.17 e Å−3 |
3800 reflections | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) |
201 parameters | Extinction coefficient: 0.00114 (15) |
1 restraint | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 2275 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: −0.02 (2) |
Co5V2(P2O7)4 | V = 1934.69 (16) Å3 |
Mr = 1092.29 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, C2221 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.3551 (4) Å | µ = 5.92 mm−1 |
b = 9.7067 (5) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 23.8555 (11) Å | 0.08 × 0.08 × 0.08 mm |
Stoe IPDS 2T 2-circle goniometer diffractometer | 3800 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (Blessing, 1995) | 2832 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.495, Tmax = 0.647 | Rint = 0.082 |
9445 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.046 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.110 | Δρmax = 1.02 e Å−3 |
S = 0.92 | Δρmin = −1.17 e Å−3 |
3800 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 2275 Friedel pairs |
201 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: −0.02 (2) |
Experimental. To reach the desired data resolution with the given experimental setup the image plate had been tilted by 15 degrees. This is also the explanation for the asymmetrie in the upper and lower limits of observed hkl values. |
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) | |
Co1 | −0.08177 (13) | 0 | −0.5 | 0.0231 (3) | |
Co2 | −0.06997 (9) | −0.35558 (9) | −0.38065 (4) | 0.01028 (16) | 0.3452 (5) |
V2 | −0.06997 (9) | −0.35558 (9) | −0.38065 (4) | 0.01028 (16) | 0.6548 (5) |
Co3 | 0.29241 (13) | 0 | −0.5 | 0.0162 (3) | 0.934 (19) |
V3 | 0.29241 (13) | 0 | −0.5 | 0.0162 (3) | 0.066 (19) |
Co4 | 0 | −0.71981 (12) | −0.25 | 0.0106 (3) | 0.72 (2) |
V4 | 0 | −0.71981 (12) | −0.25 | 0.0106 (3) | 0.28 (2) |
Co5 | 0.31161 (9) | −0.36011 (9) | −0.35848 (4) | 0.0146 (2) | 0.827 (12) |
V5 | 0.31161 (9) | −0.36011 (9) | −0.35848 (4) | 0.0146 (2) | 0.173 (12) |
P1 | 0.09658 (15) | −0.29386 (13) | −0.49912 (6) | 0.0084 (2) | |
P2 | 0.11867 (16) | −0.05623 (14) | −0.37555 (6) | 0.0088 (3) | |
P3 | 0.10814 (15) | −0.64697 (13) | −0.37996 (6) | 0.0075 (2) | |
P4 | 0.23708 (16) | −0.46167 (13) | −0.23058 (6) | 0.0088 (2) | |
O1 | 0.1176 (4) | −0.4895 (4) | −0.37362 (15) | 0.0091 (7) | |
O2 | 0.1166 (5) | −0.2135 (4) | −0.37347 (17) | 0.0128 (7) | |
O3 | 0.1028 (4) | −0.1378 (4) | −0.49593 (17) | 0.0119 (7) | |
O4 | 0.1778 (5) | −0.5885 (4) | −0.25902 (18) | 0.0148 (8) | |
O5 | 0.0296 (5) | −0.3310 (4) | −0.55996 (17) | 0.0161 (8) | |
O6 | −0.2299 (4) | −0.5048 (4) | −0.40502 (16) | 0.0119 (7) | |
O7 | −0.1713 (4) | −0.8684 (4) | −0.27171 (17) | 0.0121 (7) | |
O8 | −0.0110 (5) | −0.7125 (4) | −0.33991 (17) | 0.0144 (8) | |
O9 | 0.1241 (4) | −0.0051 (4) | −0.31260 (17) | 0.0138 (7) | |
O10 | −0.0396 (4) | −0.3561 (4) | −0.46426 (16) | 0.0116 (7) | |
O11 | −0.2444 (5) | 0.1430 (5) | −0.48668 (19) | 0.0174 (8) | |
O12 | 0.4680 (4) | −0.4907 (5) | −0.39934 (16) | 0.0132 (7) | |
O13 | −0.2302 (5) | −0.2113 (4) | −0.38130 (18) | 0.0131 (7) | |
O14 | 0.1101 (5) | −0.3849 (4) | −0.19772 (17) | 0.0132 (7) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Co1 | 0.0073 (4) | 0.0060 (4) | 0.0559 (9) | 0 | 0 | −0.0023 (5) |
Co2 | 0.0092 (3) | 0.0085 (3) | 0.0131 (4) | 0.0004 (3) | −0.0003 (3) | 0.0004 (3) |
V2 | 0.0092 (3) | 0.0085 (3) | 0.0131 (4) | 0.0004 (3) | −0.0003 (3) | 0.0004 (3) |
Co3 | 0.0109 (5) | 0.0116 (5) | 0.0260 (7) | 0 | 0 | −0.0022 (5) |
V3 | 0.0109 (5) | 0.0116 (5) | 0.0260 (7) | 0 | 0 | −0.0022 (5) |
Co4 | 0.0102 (5) | 0.0075 (5) | 0.0140 (6) | 0 | 0.0005 (4) | 0 |
V4 | 0.0102 (5) | 0.0075 (5) | 0.0140 (6) | 0 | 0.0005 (4) | 0 |
Co5 | 0.0118 (3) | 0.0124 (4) | 0.0197 (4) | −0.0005 (3) | 0.0000 (3) | −0.0020 (3) |
V5 | 0.0118 (3) | 0.0124 (4) | 0.0197 (4) | −0.0005 (3) | 0.0000 (3) | −0.0020 (3) |
P1 | 0.0081 (5) | 0.0056 (5) | 0.0114 (6) | 0.0001 (4) | 0.0015 (5) | 0.0001 (5) |
P2 | 0.0078 (5) | 0.0064 (5) | 0.0123 (7) | −0.0010 (4) | −0.0001 (5) | −0.0002 (5) |
P3 | 0.0081 (5) | 0.0043 (5) | 0.0100 (5) | 0.0012 (5) | −0.0004 (5) | 0.0004 (5) |
P4 | 0.0086 (6) | 0.0070 (5) | 0.0107 (6) | −0.0016 (4) | 0.0009 (5) | 0.0008 (4) |
O1 | 0.0080 (14) | 0.0060 (15) | 0.0132 (18) | 0.0023 (14) | 0.0035 (14) | 0.0015 (14) |
O2 | 0.0141 (16) | 0.0110 (17) | 0.0133 (19) | −0.0008 (15) | 0.0011 (16) | 0.0030 (15) |
O3 | 0.0112 (16) | 0.0081 (15) | 0.0162 (18) | 0.0030 (14) | −0.0014 (16) | 0.0017 (16) |
O4 | 0.0163 (18) | 0.0109 (17) | 0.017 (2) | −0.0048 (15) | 0.0022 (16) | −0.0004 (15) |
O5 | 0.0145 (18) | 0.019 (2) | 0.0147 (19) | −0.0017 (15) | 0.0007 (16) | −0.0063 (16) |
O6 | 0.0106 (15) | 0.0094 (16) | 0.0157 (18) | −0.0007 (15) | 0.0007 (14) | −0.0009 (14) |
O7 | 0.0112 (15) | 0.0103 (17) | 0.0148 (18) | −0.0009 (14) | −0.0018 (14) | 0.0043 (15) |
O8 | 0.0179 (19) | 0.0112 (18) | 0.0142 (18) | −0.0027 (15) | −0.0001 (16) | −0.0004 (15) |
O9 | 0.0102 (15) | 0.0141 (17) | 0.0171 (19) | −0.0014 (15) | 0.0002 (14) | −0.0024 (16) |
O10 | 0.0116 (16) | 0.0128 (17) | 0.0104 (17) | 0.0014 (15) | 0.0032 (14) | 0.0001 (15) |
O11 | 0.0107 (16) | 0.0112 (17) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0046 (15) | 0.0018 (16) | 0.0011 (17) |
O12 | 0.0080 (15) | 0.0157 (18) | 0.0158 (19) | −0.0022 (14) | 0.0008 (14) | 0.0036 (16) |
O13 | 0.0114 (16) | 0.0065 (16) | 0.021 (2) | 0.0020 (13) | −0.0019 (16) | −0.0014 (15) |
O14 | 0.0122 (16) | 0.0170 (19) | 0.0102 (17) | 0.0015 (15) | 0.0014 (15) | −0.0011 (14) |
Co1—O11 | 1.968 (4) | Co5—O12 | 2.065 (4) |
Co1—O11i | 1.968 (4) | Co5—O7iv | 2.076 (4) |
Co1—O3i | 2.044 (4) | Co5—O1 | 2.082 (4) |
Co1—O3 | 2.044 (4) | Co5—O8iv | 2.109 (4) |
Co2—O14ii | 1.921 (4) | Co5—O2 | 2.192 (4) |
Co2—O13 | 1.937 (4) | P1—O11v | 1.493 (4) |
Co2—O10 | 2.010 (4) | P1—O3 | 1.518 (4) |
Co2—O1 | 2.043 (3) | P1—O10 | 1.533 (4) |
Co2—O6 | 2.055 (4) | P1—O5 | 1.597 (4) |
Co2—O2 | 2.089 (4) | P2—O12vi | 1.520 (4) |
Co3—O3i | 2.075 (4) | P2—O2 | 1.527 (4) |
Co3—O3 | 2.075 (4) | P2—O6iv | 1.531 (4) |
Co3—O10iii | 2.156 (4) | P2—O9 | 1.582 (4) |
Co3—O10iv | 2.156 (4) | P3—O13v | 1.489 (4) |
Co3—O6iii | 2.274 (4) | P3—O8 | 1.519 (4) |
Co3—O6iv | 2.274 (4) | P3—O1 | 1.538 (4) |
Co4—O4ii | 1.969 (4) | P3—O5vii | 1.591 (4) |
Co4—O4 | 1.969 (4) | P4—O4 | 1.490 (4) |
Co4—O7 | 2.097 (4) | P4—O14 | 1.515 (4) |
Co4—O7ii | 2.097 (4) | P4—O7iv | 1.539 (4) |
Co4—O8 | 2.148 (4) | P4—O9viii | 1.608 (4) |
Co4—O8ii | 2.148 (4) | ||
O11—Co1—O11i | 92.7 (3) | O11v—P1—O3 | 111.7 (2) |
O11—Co1—O3i | 93.86 (16) | O11v—P1—O10 | 113.0 (2) |
O11i—Co1—O3i | 167.12 (17) | O3—P1—O10 | 113.1 (2) |
O11—Co1—O3 | 167.12 (17) | O11v—P1—O5 | 113.6 (2) |
O11i—Co1—O3 | 93.86 (16) | O3—P1—O5 | 106.4 (2) |
O3i—Co1—O3 | 82.0 (2) | O10—P1—O5 | 98.3 (2) |
O14ii—Co2—O13 | 89.68 (18) | O12vi—P2—O2 | 114.9 (3) |
O14ii—Co2—O10 | 170.85 (19) | O12vi—P2—O6iv | 112.1 (2) |
O13—Co2—O10 | 94.66 (17) | O2—P2—O6iv | 110.5 (2) |
O14ii—Co2—O1 | 87.68 (16) | O12vi—P2—O9 | 104.3 (2) |
O13—Co2—O1 | 172.15 (17) | O2—P2—O9 | 106.4 (2) |
O10—Co2—O1 | 89.03 (15) | O6iv—P2—O9 | 108.1 (2) |
O14ii—Co2—O6 | 93.29 (17) | O13v—P3—O8 | 115.6 (2) |
O13—Co2—O6 | 93.32 (16) | O13v—P3—O1 | 111.9 (2) |
O10—Co2—O6 | 78.44 (16) | O8—P3—O1 | 112.8 (2) |
O1—Co2—O6 | 94.22 (15) | O13v—P3—O5vii | 107.4 (2) |
O14ii—Co2—O2 | 98.53 (17) | O8—P3—O5vii | 103.9 (2) |
O13—Co2—O2 | 92.24 (16) | O1—P3—O5vii | 104.1 (2) |
O10—Co2—O2 | 89.36 (16) | O4—P4—O14 | 114.2 (2) |
O1—Co2—O2 | 80.85 (15) | O4—P4—O7iv | 111.2 (2) |
O6—Co2—O2 | 166.96 (16) | O14—P4—O7iv | 112.9 (2) |
O3i—Co3—O3 | 80.5 (2) | O4—P4—O9viii | 108.3 (2) |
O3i—Co3—O10iii | 153.63 (15) | O14—P4—O9viii | 107.6 (2) |
O3—Co3—O10iii | 95.61 (15) | O7iv—P4—O9viii | 101.8 (2) |
O3i—Co3—O10iv | 95.62 (15) | P3—O1—Co2 | 125.8 (2) |
O3—Co3—O10iv | 153.62 (15) | P3—O1—Co5 | 131.1 (2) |
O10iii—Co3—O10iv | 98.8 (2) | Co2—O1—Co5 | 103.14 (16) |
O3i—Co3—O6iii | 82.97 (15) | P2—O2—Co2 | 131.7 (3) |
O3—Co3—O6iii | 89.84 (15) | P2—O2—Co5 | 130.2 (2) |
O10iii—Co3—O6iii | 70.88 (14) | Co2—O2—Co5 | 98.01 (17) |
O10iv—Co3—O6iii | 115.74 (14) | P1—O3—Co1 | 128.7 (2) |
O3i—Co3—O6iv | 89.84 (15) | P1—O3—Co3 | 131.9 (2) |
O3—Co3—O6iv | 82.97 (15) | Co1—O3—Co3 | 98.73 (16) |
O10iii—Co3—O6iv | 115.73 (14) | P4—O4—Co4 | 137.3 (3) |
O10iv—Co3—O6iv | 70.88 (14) | P3vii—O5—P1 | 134.8 (3) |
O6iii—Co3—O6iv | 170.60 (19) | P2ix—O6—Co2 | 129.6 (2) |
O4ii—Co4—O4 | 99.4 (3) | P2ix—O6—Co3ix | 122.1 (2) |
O4ii—Co4—O7 | 87.52 (17) | Co2—O6—Co3ix | 102.37 (16) |
O4—Co4—O7 | 158.93 (16) | P2ix—O6—V3ix | 122.1 (2) |
O4ii—Co4—O7ii | 158.93 (16) | Co2—O6—V3ix | 102.37 (16) |
O4—Co4—O7ii | 87.52 (17) | P4ix—O7—V5ix | 128.6 (2) |
O7—Co4—O7ii | 93.1 (2) | P4ix—O7—Co5ix | 128.6 (2) |
O4ii—Co4—O8 | 93.18 (17) | P4ix—O7—Co4 | 125.9 (2) |
O4—Co4—O8 | 84.36 (17) | V5ix—O7—Co4 | 105.46 (17) |
O7—Co4—O8 | 75.35 (15) | Co5ix—O7—Co4 | 105.46 (17) |
O7ii—Co4—O8 | 107.37 (16) | P3—O8—V5ix | 127.8 (2) |
O4ii—Co4—O8ii | 84.36 (17) | P3—O8—Co5ix | 127.8 (2) |
O4—Co4—O8ii | 93.18 (17) | P3—O8—Co4 | 127.9 (2) |
O7—Co4—O8ii | 107.37 (16) | V5ix—O8—Co4 | 102.55 (18) |
O7ii—Co4—O8ii | 75.35 (15) | Co5ix—O8—Co4 | 102.55 (18) |
O8—Co4—O8ii | 176.2 (2) | P2—O9—P4x | 135.3 (3) |
O12—Co5—O7iv | 113.79 (16) | P1—O10—Co2 | 129.1 (2) |
O12—Co5—O1 | 92.30 (15) | P1—O10—V3ix | 121.6 (2) |
O7iv—Co5—O1 | 101.71 (15) | Co2—O10—V3ix | 108.17 (17) |
O12—Co5—O8iv | 94.11 (16) | P1—O10—Co3ix | 121.6 (2) |
O7iv—Co5—O8iv | 76.62 (15) | Co2—O10—Co3ix | 108.17 (17) |
O1—Co5—O8iv | 173.51 (15) | P1vi—O11—Co1 | 150.7 (3) |
O12—Co5—O2 | 142.34 (16) | P2v—O12—Co5 | 127.2 (2) |
O7iv—Co5—O2 | 103.80 (15) | P3vi—O13—Co2 | 158.5 (3) |
O1—Co5—O2 | 77.59 (14) | P4—O14—V2ii | 134.3 (3) |
O8iv—Co5—O2 | 96.63 (16) | P4—O14—Co2ii | 134.3 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y, −z−1; (ii) −x, y, −z−1/2; (iii) x+1/2, −y−1/2, −z−1; (iv) x+1/2, y+1/2, z; (v) x+1/2, y−1/2, z; (vi) x−1/2, y+1/2, z; (vii) x, −y−1, −z−1; (viii) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z−1/2; (ix) x−1/2, y−1/2, z; (x) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | Co5V2(P2O7)4 |
Mr | 1092.29 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, C2221 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.3551 (4), 9.7067 (5), 23.8555 (11) |
V (Å3) | 1934.69 (16) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 5.92 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.08 × 0.08 × 0.08 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Stoe IPDS 2T 2-circle goniometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (Blessing, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.495, 0.647 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9445, 3800, 2832 |
Rint | 0.082 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.790 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.046, 0.110, 0.92 |
No. of reflections | 3800 |
No. of parameters | 201 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 1.02, −1.17 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 2275 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | −0.02 (2) |
Computer programs: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002), X-RED (Stoe & Cie, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2008), WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).
Equilibrium investigations in the ternary system CoO/V2O3/P2O5 revealed three new phosphates: CoII3VIII4(PO4)6, CoII3VIII2(P2O7)3, and CoII5VIII2(P2O7)4 (Litterscheid, 2009).
CoII5VIII2(P2O7)4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group C2221. The crystal structure is isotopic to that of FeII5FeIII2(P2O7)4 (Malaman et al., 1992). It consists of P2O7 groups and five independent polyhedra [MOn] (n = 5 or 6; Fig. 1). Four of the five cation sites are occupied by both cobalt and vanadium, two lying on a two-fold axis. The fifth cation site (Co1) is occupied by cobalt only. Sites Co1, M3 and M4 are located on two-fold axes. Sites Co1, M2, M3 and M4 show octahedral coordination by oxygen. M5 has a square-pyramidal enviroment. The metal oxygen polyhedra form corrugated layers (stacked along the b-axis). These layers are separated by P2O7 groups (Fig. 3).
The pyrophosphate groups display bridging angles (P1,O5,P3)=134.8 ° and (P2,O9,P4)=135.2 °. The displacement parameters for O5 and O9 do not exhibit any anomalies. The pyrophosphate group (P1P3O7) shows a staggered conformation while (P2P4O7) has an almost eclipsed one (Fig.2).
Allowing for disorder in the crystal structure of Co5V2(P2O7)4 led to significantly improved residuals. This refinement revealed disorder for four metal sites whereas the fifth site Co1 is fully occupied by cobalt (see table). The mean inter-atomic distances d(M-O) for the sites with mixed metal occupancy range from 2.01 Å to 2.17 Å. The average distance d(M-O) = 2.15 Å is found for [Co1O6]. All distances d(M-O) are in agreement with those already known from other cobalt(II) (Krishnamachari and Calvo, 1972) and vanadium(III) (Palkina et al., 1985) phosphates.
The crystal structure of CoII5VIII2(P2O7)4 shows close similarity to the thortveitite structure family (Gossner & Mussgnug, 1929; Cruickshank et al., 1962; Zachariasen et al., 1930). This relation is visualized in Fig. 4 by comparison of the structures of CoII5VIII2(P2O7)4 and Mn2P2O7 (Stefanidis et al., 1984). With respect to the composition of the latter pyrophosphate 5/8 of the Mn2+ sites are occupied by Co2+, 2/8 by V3+ and 1/8 remains empty for charge balance. In contrast to the honeycomb network of [MnO6] octahedra (Fig. 4) in Mn2P2O7 the polyhedra [MOn] in CoII5VIII2(P2O7)4 show lower connectivity. This follows from the presence of octahedral voids and the reduced coordination number for polyhedron [M5O5].