The title compound, ammonium potassium iron(III) phosphate fluoride, (NH
4)
0.875K
0.125FePO
4F, is built from zigzag chains
∞1{[FeO
4F
2]
7−}, with Fe
3+ in a distorted octahedral coordination, extending along both the [011] and [0

1] directions. These chains are made up of alternating
trans-[FeO
4F
2] and
cis-[FeO
4F
2] octahedra
via shared F-atom corners, and are linked by PO
4 tetrahedra, resulting in an open-framework structure with channels along the [010] and [100] directions. There are two crystallographically independent ammonium sites: one in the [010] channels and the other, partially substituted by K
+ ions, in the [100] channels. The ammonium in the [010] channels is fixed to the framework
via eight hydrogen bonds (six N—H

O and two N—H

F).
Supporting information
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 173 K
- Mean
(P-O) = 0.004 Å
- H-atom completeness 58%
- Disorder in main residue
- R factor = 0.031
- wR factor = 0.054
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 13.9
checkCIF/PLATON results
No syntax errors found
Alert level A
PLAT073_ALERT_1_A H-atoms ref, but _hydrogen_treatment reported as constr
Alert level B
PLAT112_ALERT_2_B ADDSYM Detects Additional (Pseudo) Symm. Elem... n
PLAT112_ALERT_2_B ADDSYM Detects Additional (Pseudo) Symm. Elem... n
PLAT430_ALERT_2_B Short Inter D...A Contact O1 .. N1 .. 2.83 Ang.
PLAT430_ALERT_2_B Short Inter D...A Contact O4 .. N1 .. 2.75 Ang.
PLAT430_ALERT_2_B Short Inter D...A Contact O5 .. N1 .. 2.74 Ang.
PLAT431_ALERT_2_B Short Inter HL..A Contact F1 .. N1 .. 2.70 Ang.
PLAT115_ALERT_5_B ADDSYM Detects Noncrystallographic Inversion ... 93 PerFi
Alert level C
Value of measurement temperature given = 173.000
Value of melting point given = 0.000
SHFSU01_ALERT_2_C Test not performed. _refine_ls_shift/su_max and
_refine_ls_shift/esd_max not present.
Absolute value of the parameter shift to su ratio given 0.001
PLAT301_ALERT_3_C Main Residue Disorder ......................... 1.00 Perc.
PLAT430_ALERT_2_C Short Inter D...A Contact O7 .. N1 .. 2.89 Ang.
PLAT034_ALERT_1_C No Flack Parameter Given. Z .GT. Si, NonCentro . ?
PLAT041_ALERT_1_C Calc. and Rep. SumFormula Strings Differ .... ?
PLAT045_ALERT_1_C Calculated and Reported Z Differ by ............ 0.25 Ratio
PLAT068_ALERT_1_C Reported F000 Differs from Calcd (or Missing)... ?
Alert level G
FORMU01_ALERT_2_G There is a discrepancy between the atom counts in the
_chemical_formula_sum and the formula from the _atom_site* data.
Atom count from _chemical_formula_sum:H7 F2 Fe2 K0.25 N1.75 O8 P2
Atom count from the _atom_site data: H4 F2 Fe2 K0.249 N1.75 O8 P2
CELLZ01_ALERT_1_G Difference between formula and atom_site contents detected.
CELLZ01_ALERT_1_G WARNING: H atoms missing from atom site list. Is this intentional?
From the CIF: _cell_formula_units_Z 4
From the CIF: _chemical_formula_sum F2 Fe2 H7 K0.25 N1.75 O8 P2
TEST: Compare cell contents of formula and atom_site data
atom Z*formula cif sites diff
F 8.00 8.00 0.00
Fe 8.00 8.00 0.00
H 28.00 16.00 12.00
K 1.00 1.00 0.00
N 7.00 7.00 0.00
O 32.00 32.00 0.00
P 8.00 8.00 0.00
REFLT03_ALERT_4_G WARNING: Large fraction of Friedel related reflns may
be needed to determine absolute structure
From the CIF: _diffrn_reflns_theta_max 32.53
From the CIF: _reflns_number_total 2162
Count of symmetry unique reflns 1683
Completeness (_total/calc) 128.46%
TEST3: Check Friedels for noncentro structure
Estimate of Friedel pairs measured 479
Fraction of Friedel pairs measured 0.285
Are heavy atom types Z>Si present yes
PLAT860_ALERT_3_G Note: Number of Least-Squares Restraints ....... 5
1 ALERT level A = In general: serious problem
7 ALERT level B = Potentially serious problem
7 ALERT level C = Check and explain
5 ALERT level G = General alerts; check
7 ALERT type 1 CIF construction/syntax error, inconsistent or missing data
9 ALERT type 2 Indicator that the structure model may be wrong or deficient
2 ALERT type 3 Indicator that the structure quality may be low
1 ALERT type 4 Improvement, methodology, query or suggestion
1 ALERT type 5 Informative message, check
Transparent, colorless single crystals of the title compound were synthesized
hydrothermally. A mixture of 0.055 g NaBF4, 1.035 g NH4H2PO4, 0.342 g
NH4HF2 and 0.048 g Fe2O3 in an approximate molar ratio of Na: NH4:
P: Fe = 0.5: 15: 9: 6, was dissolved in 9 ml distilled water while stirring.
The prepared solution was transferred to a Teflon-lined stainless steel
autoclave (internal volume 30 ml, degree of filling 33%) and held at 453 K for
three days under autogenous pressure. Then the autoclave was cooled to room
temperature by turning off the power. Products were filtered off, washed with
distilled water and dried at room temperature. The presence of potassium in
the crystal that was used for single crystal X-ray data collection, was
determined by semi-quantitative chemical analysis on an Oxford Instruments
Energy Dispersive Spectrometer(EDS)(calcd K: 2.56 %, Obsd K: ~3%). Sodium was
not detectable in the crystal by EDS. It is supposed that potassium should be
introduced into the sample as impurities in the reagents.
There are two possible space groups Pna21(abc) and Pnna(acb) for the KTP-type
compounds. Initially, the centrosymmetric Pnna( No.52) space group was selected
according to the observed systematic absences. All the framework atoms fit to
the centrosymmetric model, except that the ammonium ions resided in the
channel are in disordered manner and have abnormally short (1.46 Å) N–N
distances. Furthermore, the structural refinement converged to only
R1(gt)=0.0783 and wR(all)=0.1813, which are much higher than those from
the noncentrosymmetric model (i.e., all anisotropic atoms resulting in
R1(gt)=0.031,and wR(all)=0.054 using 155 parameters). Therefore, the
noncentrosymmetric space group Pna21(No.33) was chosen to solve and refine
the crystal structure as an inversion twin with twin components
0.48 (3)/0.52 (3). During the structure refinement, five constrained parameters
were set, one for the constraint of N1 and K1 atoms (i.e., EXYZ and EADP)
sharing the same site, the other four for geometrical constraints (i.e., HFIX:
fixed bond distance 0.89 Å) of N2–H1, N2–H2, N2–H3, and N2–H4,
respectively. Hydrogen coordinate parameters linked to N2 were obtained from
difference electron density synthesis and refined by constrained N–H bond
distances, their displacement parameters refined via setting to a common
variable. Hydrogen atoms linked to N1 were not determined in the present
paper.
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2005); cell refinement: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2005); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2005) and ATOMS (Dowty, 2004); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).
Ammonium iron(III) phosphate(V) fluoride
top
Crystal data top
(NH4)0.875K0.125FePO4F | F(000) = 752 |
Mr = 190.49 | Dx = 2.854 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2c -2n | Cell parameters from 5001 reflections |
a = 12.9402 (4) Å | θ = 3.0–32.5° |
b = 6.4382 (2) Å | µ = 3.82 mm−1 |
c = 10.6428 (3) Å | T = 173 K |
V = 886.67 (5) Å3 | Prism, colorless |
Z = 8 | 0.12 × 0.09 × 0.09 mm |
Data collection top
Oxford Diffraction CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2162 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1636 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.040 |
326 images,Δω=1°, Exp time: 40 s. scans | θmax = 32.5°, θmin = 2.5° |
Absorption correction: numerical (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2005) | h = −19→16 |
Tmin = 0.657, Tmax = 0.725 | k = −4→9 |
5371 measured reflections | l = −10→16 |
Refinement top
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)] = 0.031 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.054 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.88 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0164P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2162 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
155 parameters | Δρmax = 0.52 e Å−3 |
5 restraints | Δρmin = −0.56 e Å−3 |
Crystal data top
(NH4)0.875K0.125FePO4F | V = 886.67 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 190.49 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 12.9402 (4) Å | µ = 3.82 mm−1 |
b = 6.4382 (2) Å | T = 173 K |
c = 10.6428 (3) Å | 0.12 × 0.09 × 0.09 mm |
Data collection top
Oxford Diffraction CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2162 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: numerical (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2005) | 1636 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.657, Tmax = 0.725 | Rint = 0.040 |
5371 measured reflections | |
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031 | 5 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.054 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.88 | Δρmax = 0.52 e Å−3 |
2162 reflections | Δρmin = −0.56 e Å−3 |
155 parameters | |
Special details top
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes)
are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken
into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles
and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only
used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic)
treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 > 2sigma(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.
The crystal structure of the title compound was refined by a inversion twin
matrix so the Flack parameter is equal to zero. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) |
Fe1 | 0.11299 (4) | 0.48776 (11) | 0.41908 (14) | 0.00427 (10) | |
Fe2 | 0.25117 (7) | 0.25076 (13) | 0.16711 (14) | 0.00434 (9) | |
K1 | 0.1161 (2) | 0.7780 (4) | 0.1155 (3) | 0.0243 (9) | 0.249 (5) |
N1 | 0.1161 (2) | 0.7780 (4) | 0.1155 (3) | 0.0243 (9) | 0.75 |
N2 | 0.4008 (3) | 0.6749 (6) | 0.3543 (4) | 0.0094 (7) | |
P1 | 0.18531 (6) | 0.9964 (2) | 0.4152 (2) | 0.00453 (15) | |
P2 | 0.49699 (14) | 0.17105 (12) | 0.1701 (2) | 0.00426 (15) | |
F1 | 0.2694 (3) | 0.0303 (7) | 0.0365 (3) | 0.0067 (8) | |
F2 | 0.2233 (3) | 0.4707 (7) | 0.2864 (3) | 0.0070 (8) | |
O1 | 0.2426 (3) | 0.4522 (9) | 0.0261 (4) | 0.0082 (9) | |
O2 | 0.4023 (3) | 0.3113 (6) | 0.1847 (4) | 0.0075 (8) | |
O3 | 0.2540 (3) | 0.0417 (9) | 0.2989 (4) | 0.0076 (9) | |
O4 | 0.0953 (3) | 0.1996 (6) | 0.1474 (4) | 0.0056 (8) | |
O5 | 0.4803 (4) | 0.0316 (8) | 0.0535 (3) | 0.0095 (9) | |
O6 | 0.1173 (3) | 0.1868 (5) | 0.4430 (4) | 0.0069 (8) | |
O7 | 0.1172 (3) | 0.8075 (5) | 0.3867 (4) | 0.0061 (8) | |
O8 | 0.5104 (3) | 0.0264 (8) | 0.2834 (3) | 0.0057 (9)* | |
H1 | 0.372 (3) | 0.678 (8) | 0.427 (3) | 0.020 (7)* | |
H2 | 0.386 (4) | 0.580 (7) | 0.299 (4) | 0.020 (7)* | |
H3 | 0.385 (4) | 0.780 (6) | 0.310 (4) | 0.020 (7)* | |
H4 | 0.462 (2) | 0.634 (8) | 0.365 (5) | 0.020 (7)* | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
Fe1 | 0.0045 (2) | 0.0046 (2) | 0.00376 (18) | 0.0002 (3) | −0.0004 (5) | 0.0001 (2) |
Fe2 | 0.00452 (18) | 0.00472 (17) | 0.00377 (17) | 0.00037 (17) | 0.00040 (18) | 0.0003 (2) |
K1 | 0.0311 (16) | 0.0146 (14) | 0.0271 (14) | −0.0069 (11) | 0.0077 (11) | −0.0039 (10) |
N1 | 0.0311 (16) | 0.0146 (14) | 0.0271 (14) | −0.0069 (11) | 0.0077 (11) | −0.0039 (10) |
N2 | 0.0038 (17) | 0.0161 (18) | 0.0083 (17) | −0.0023 (15) | 0.0024 (14) | 0.0011 (15) |
P1 | 0.0048 (4) | 0.0048 (3) | 0.0039 (4) | −0.0008 (6) | −0.0017 (9) | 0.0010 (3) |
P2 | 0.0041 (4) | 0.0046 (3) | 0.0041 (3) | −0.0001 (6) | −0.0001 (3) | −0.0030 (7) |
F1 | 0.0066 (18) | 0.0067 (14) | 0.0070 (16) | −0.0007 (14) | 0.0021 (13) | −0.0002 (13) |
F2 | 0.0077 (18) | 0.0096 (15) | 0.0037 (15) | −0.0016 (15) | 0.0019 (13) | −0.0036 (13) |
F1 | 0.0066 (18) | 0.0067 (14) | 0.0070 (16) | −0.0007 (14) | 0.0021 (13) | −0.0002 (13) |
F2 | 0.0077 (18) | 0.0096 (15) | 0.0037 (15) | −0.0016 (15) | 0.0019 (13) | −0.0036 (13) |
O1 | 0.008 (2) | 0.0123 (18) | 0.0045 (19) | 0.0027 (19) | 0.0029 (15) | 0.0042 (17) |
O2 | 0.005 (2) | 0.0119 (15) | 0.005 (2) | −0.0012 (15) | 0.0027 (18) | 0.0014 (15) |
O3 | 0.007 (2) | 0.0091 (18) | 0.0067 (19) | 0.0002 (18) | 0.0000 (14) | 0.0012 (17) |
O4 | 0.0036 (19) | 0.0049 (14) | 0.008 (2) | 0.0006 (13) | −0.0034 (17) | 0.0000 (14) |
O5 | 0.0102 (18) | 0.0095 (15) | 0.0089 (16) | 0.0032 (14) | −0.0035 (12) | −0.0052 (11) |
O6 | 0.0095 (18) | 0.0063 (13) | 0.005 (2) | 0.0009 (17) | 0.0009 (19) | 0.0017 (13) |
O7 | 0.0070 (17) | 0.0053 (13) | 0.006 (2) | 0.0005 (16) | −0.0013 (19) | −0.0034 (12) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Fe1—O5i | 1.893 (4) | N2—O7iv | 2.823 (5) |
Fe1—O6 | 1.955 (4) | N2—O2 | 2.956 (6) |
Fe1—O8ii | 1.963 (4) | N2—F1i | 3.079 (6) |
Fe1—F1i | 1.988 (4) | N2—O3iii | 3.088 (7) |
Fe1—F2 | 2.010 (4) | N2—O4i | 3.124 (6) |
Fe1—O7 | 2.088 (4) | N2—O1i | 3.159 (7) |
Fe2—F2 | 1.936 (4) | P1—O1i | 1.531 (5) |
Fe2—O3 | 1.944 (5) | P1—O7 | 1.532 (4) |
Fe2—O1 | 1.986 (5) | P1—O6iii | 1.538 (4) |
Fe2—F1 | 2.001 (4) | P1—O3iii | 1.551 (5) |
Fe2—O2 | 2.003 (4) | P2—O2 | 1.530 (4) |
Fe2—O4 | 2.055 (3) | P2—O8 | 1.533 (5) |
K1—F1iii | 2.697 (5) | P2—O4v | 1.539 (4) |
K1—O5ii | 2.739 (6) | P2—O5 | 1.547 (5) |
K1—O4iii | 2.749 (4) | F1—Fe1vi | 1.988 (4) |
K1—O1 | 2.825 (6) | F1—K1vii | 2.697 (5) |
K1—O7 | 2.893 (5) | O1—P1vi | 1.531 (5) |
K1—O8ii | 2.985 (5) | O3—P1vii | 1.551 (5) |
K1—F2 | 3.025 (5) | O3—K1vii | 3.142 (6) |
K1—O3iii | 3.142 (6) | O4—P2ii | 1.539 (4) |
N2—H1 | 0.86 (2) | O4—K1vii | 2.749 (4) |
N2—H2 | 0.87 (2) | O5—Fe1vi | 1.893 (4) |
N2—H3 | 0.85 (2) | O5—K1v | 2.739 (6) |
N2—H4 | 0.84 (2) | O6—P1vii | 1.538 (4) |
N2—F2 | 2.744 (6) | O8—Fe1v | 1.963 (4) |
N2—O8iii | 2.775 (6) | O8—K1v | 2.985 (5) |
| | | |
O5i—Fe1—O6 | 93.9 (2) | F1iii—K1—O3iii | 56.70 (12) |
O5i—Fe1—O8ii | 97.58 (10) | O5ii—K1—O3iii | 155.13 (16) |
O6—Fe1—O8ii | 94.0 (2) | O4iii—K1—O3iii | 56.31 (13) |
O5i—Fe1—F1i | 89.56 (19) | O1—K1—O3iii | 106.34 (16) |
O6—Fe1—F1i | 91.87 (18) | O7—K1—O3iii | 48.85 (13) |
O8ii—Fe1—F1i | 170.45 (17) | O8ii—K1—O3iii | 104.06 (15) |
O5i—Fe1—F2 | 172.51 (19) | F2—K1—O3iii | 73.71 (16) |
O6—Fe1—F2 | 90.97 (18) | H1—N2—H2 | 122 (5) |
O8ii—Fe1—F2 | 87.76 (17) | H1—N2—H3 | 112 (5) |
F1i—Fe1—F2 | 84.57 (10) | H2—N2—H3 | 98 (5) |
O5i—Fe1—O7 | 89.7 (2) | H1—N2—H4 | 107 (5) |
O6—Fe1—O7 | 176.27 (15) | H2—N2—H4 | 95 (5) |
O8ii—Fe1—O7 | 86.68 (19) | H3—N2—H4 | 124 (5) |
F1i—Fe1—O7 | 87.03 (17) | O1i—P1—O7 | 110.8 (3) |
F2—Fe1—O7 | 85.37 (17) | O1i—P1—O6iii | 110.4 (3) |
F2—Fe2—O3 | 92.1 (2) | O7—P1—O6iii | 109.98 (13) |
F2—Fe2—O1 | 90.43 (16) | O1i—P1—O3iii | 107.56 (14) |
O3—Fe2—O1 | 176.3 (3) | O7—P1—O3iii | 108.7 (3) |
F2—Fe2—F1 | 175.3 (2) | O6iii—P1—O3iii | 109.4 (3) |
O3—Fe2—F1 | 90.44 (16) | O2—P2—O8 | 111.7 (3) |
O1—Fe2—F1 | 86.9 (2) | O2—P2—O4v | 111.00 (12) |
F2—Fe2—O2 | 88.75 (18) | O8—P2—O4v | 111.0 (2) |
O3—Fe2—O2 | 92.82 (18) | O2—P2—O5 | 108.2 (3) |
O1—Fe2—O2 | 89.87 (19) | O8—P2—O5 | 107.11 (13) |
F1—Fe2—O2 | 95.06 (17) | O4v—P2—O5 | 107.7 (3) |
F2—Fe2—O4 | 90.05 (17) | Fe1vi—F1—Fe2 | 128.6 (2) |
O3—Fe2—O4 | 88.90 (18) | Fe1vi—F1—K1vii | 132.5 (2) |
O1—Fe2—O4 | 88.46 (18) | Fe2—F1—K1vii | 97.14 (16) |
F1—Fe2—O4 | 86.05 (18) | Fe2—F2—Fe1 | 129.3 (2) |
O2—Fe2—O4 | 177.9 (2) | Fe2—F2—K1 | 99.74 (15) |
F1iii—K1—O5ii | 146.65 (16) | Fe1—F2—K1 | 93.52 (16) |
F1iii—K1—O4iii | 61.07 (13) | P1vi—O1—Fe2 | 132.1 (3) |
O5ii—K1—O4iii | 133.26 (16) | P1vi—O1—K1 | 118.3 (3) |
F1iii—K1—O1 | 85.20 (17) | Fe2—O1—K1 | 105.24 (19) |
O5ii—K1—O1 | 75.57 (15) | P2—O2—Fe2 | 131.1 (2) |
O4iii—K1—O1 | 146.27 (16) | P1vii—O3—Fe2 | 134.0 (3) |
F1iii—K1—O7 | 105.53 (14) | P1vii—O3—K1vii | 94.0 (2) |
O5ii—K1—O7 | 106.92 (14) | Fe2—O3—K1vii | 85.15 (16) |
O4iii—K1—O7 | 79.17 (13) | P2ii—O4—Fe2 | 135.1 (2) |
O1—K1—O7 | 112.44 (15) | P2ii—O4—K1vii | 129.4 (2) |
F1iii—K1—O8ii | 156.77 (16) | Fe2—O4—K1vii | 94.26 (14) |
O5ii—K1—O8ii | 51.09 (8) | P2—O5—Fe1vi | 141.5 (3) |
O4iii—K1—O8ii | 121.95 (15) | P2—O5—K1v | 98.0 (2) |
O1—K1—O8ii | 88.83 (16) | Fe1vi—O5—K1v | 118.9 (2) |
O7—K1—O8ii | 56.47 (12) | P1vii—O6—Fe1 | 141.4 (3) |
F1iii—K1—F2 | 104.14 (16) | P1—O7—Fe1 | 139.9 (2) |
O5ii—K1—F2 | 87.88 (16) | P1—O7—K1 | 104.6 (2) |
O4iii—K1—F2 | 128.06 (15) | Fe1—O7—K1 | 95.74 (14) |
O1—K1—F2 | 56.72 (12) | P2—O8—Fe1v | 133.1 (3) |
O7—K1—F2 | 55.97 (11) | P2—O8—K1v | 88.85 (19) |
O8ii—K1—F2 | 54.57 (13) | Fe1v—O8—K1v | 95.74 (18) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z; (iii) x, y+1, z; (iv) x+1/2, −y+3/2, z; (v) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z; (vi) −x+1/2, y−1/2, z−1/2; (vii) x, y−1, z. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H1···F1i | 0.86 (4) | 2.37 (5) | 3.079 (6) | 140 (4) |
N2—H1···O4i | 0.86 (4) | 2.39 (3) | 3.124 (6) | 144 (4) |
N2—H1···O1i | 0.86 (4) | 2.54 (5) | 3.159 (7) | 130 (4) |
N2—H2···O2 | 0.87 (4) | 2.13 (4) | 2.956 (6) | 159 (4) |
N2—H2···F2 | 0.87 (4) | 2.22 (5) | 2.744 (6) | 118 (4) |
N2—H3···O8iii | 0.85 (4) | 2.29 (5) | 2.775 (6) | 117 (4) |
N2—H3···O3iii | 0.85 (4) | 2.39 (5) | 3.088 (7) | 139 (4) |
N2—H4···O7iv | 0.84 (3) | 2.06 (3) | 2.823 (5) | 151 (4) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2; (iii) x, y+1, z; (iv) x+1/2, −y+3/2, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data |
Chemical formula | (NH4)0.875K0.125FePO4F |
Mr | 190.49 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pna21 |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 12.9402 (4), 6.4382 (2), 10.6428 (3) |
V (Å3) | 886.67 (5) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 3.82 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.12 × 0.09 × 0.09 |
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Data collection |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Numerical (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.657, 0.725 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5371, 2162, 1636 |
Rint | 0.040 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.757 |
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Refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.031, 0.054, 0.88 |
No. of reflections | 2162 |
No. of parameters | 155 |
No. of restraints | 5 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.52, −0.56 |
Selected geometric parameters (Å, º) topFe1—O5i | 1.893 (4) | K1—O4iii | 2.749 (4) |
Fe1—O6 | 1.955 (4) | K1—O1 | 2.825 (6) |
Fe1—O8ii | 1.963 (4) | K1—O7 | 2.893 (5) |
Fe1—F1i | 1.988 (4) | K1—O8ii | 2.985 (5) |
Fe1—F2 | 2.010 (4) | K1—F2 | 3.025 (5) |
Fe1—O7 | 2.088 (4) | K1—O3iii | 3.142 (6) |
Fe2—F2 | 1.936 (4) | P1—O1i | 1.531 (5) |
Fe2—O3 | 1.944 (5) | P1—O7 | 1.532 (4) |
Fe2—O1 | 1.986 (5) | P1—O6iii | 1.538 (4) |
Fe2—F1 | 2.001 (4) | P1—O3iii | 1.551 (5) |
Fe2—O2 | 2.003 (4) | P2—O2 | 1.530 (4) |
Fe2—O4 | 2.055 (3) | P2—O8 | 1.533 (5) |
K1—F1iii | 2.697 (5) | P2—O4iv | 1.539 (4) |
K1—O5ii | 2.739 (6) | P2—O5 | 1.547 (5) |
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Fe1v—F1—Fe2 | 128.6 (2) | P2ii—O4—Fe2 | 135.1 (2) |
Fe2—F2—Fe1 | 129.3 (2) | P2—O5—Fe1v | 141.5 (3) |
P1v—O1—Fe2 | 132.1 (3) | P1vi—O6—Fe1 | 141.4 (3) |
P2—O2—Fe2 | 131.1 (2) | P1—O7—Fe1 | 139.9 (2) |
P1vi—O3—Fe2 | 134.0 (3) | P2—O8—Fe1iv | 133.1 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z; (iii) x, y+1, z; (iv) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z; (v) −x+1/2, y−1/2, z−1/2; (vi) x, y−1, z. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H1···F1i | 0.86 (4) | 2.37 (5) | 3.079 (6) | 140 (4) |
N2—H1···O4i | 0.86 (4) | 2.39 (3) | 3.124 (6) | 144 (4) |
N2—H1···O1i | 0.86 (4) | 2.54 (5) | 3.159 (7) | 130 (4) |
N2—H2···O2 | 0.87 (4) | 2.13 (4) | 2.956 (6) | 159 (4) |
N2—H2···F2 | 0.87 (4) | 2.22 (5) | 2.744 (6) | 118 (4) |
N2—H3···O8iii | 0.85 (4) | 2.29 (5) | 2.775 (6) | 117 (4) |
N2—H3···O3iii | 0.85 (4) | 2.39 (5) | 3.088 (7) | 139 (4) |
N2—H4···O7vii | 0.84 (3) | 2.06 (3) | 2.823 (5) | 151 (4) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2; (iii) x, y+1, z; (vii) x+1/2, −y+3/2, z. |
Compounds of the KTiOPO4 (KTP) group have attracted great attention in the past decades owing to their non-linear optical properties, and became a large family of compositions with formula MM'OXO4 (M = Na, K, Rb, Cs or Tl; M' = Ti, Ge, Sn and X = P or As), where M and M' can be partially replaced by two or more different cations (Hagerman et al., 1995). Tetravalent M' ions can be replaced by trivalent ions such as Fe3+ and Cr3+ with oxygen being substituted simultaneously by fluorine for charge balance. Many examples of fluorophosphates with the KTP-type structure are known, such as (NH4)Fe(PO4)F, (NH4)Ga(PO4)F (Loiseau et al., 1994, 2000 ), and (NH4)V(PO4)F (Alda et al., 2003) in the ammonium series, and KAl(PO4)F (Slovokhotova et al., 1991), KGa(PO4)F (Harrison et al., 1995), KFe(PO4)F (Matvienko et al., 1979), and KCr(PO4)F (Slobodyanik et al., 1991) in the potassium series. However, to the best of our knowledge, sodium fluorophosphate compounds with the KTP-type structure have not been reported to date. Our attempt to synthesize KTP-type sodium fluorophophates failed as well, instead we obtained a solid-solution ammonium fluorophosphate, (NH4)((NH4)0.75K0.25)[Fe2(PO4)2F2], partially substituted by potassium.
The crystal structure of the title compound is built from one-dimensional zigzag ferric octahedral chains ∞1{[FeO4F2]7-} (see Fig. 1) linked by PO4 tetrahedra via common O-corners, resulting in a three dimensional open framework structure (see Fig.2). The zigzag ferric octahedral chains are made up of alternating trans-[FeO4F2] and cis-[FeO4F2] octahedra via common fluorine-corners, and are along both [011] and [0-11] directions. Each PO4 tetrahedron shares all oxygen corners with four neighboring [FeO4F2] octahedra, and each [FeO4F2] octahedron shares its four oxygen atoms with four PO4 tetrahedra. The negative charge of the framework is compensated by ammonium ions and potassium cations. Two crystallographically independent ammonium sites are found. One resides in the channels along [010], linking to the framework via hydrogen bonds (N-H···O(F)). If this ammonium ion is considered as a normal cation, its coordination number is 8 with an average bond distance of 2.969Å (i.e., to neighboring oxygen and fluorine atoms). The other ammonium site, partially occupied by K+ ions, resides in the channels along [100]. The potassium (ammonium) has a coordination number of 8 with a mean bond distance of 2.882Å. Therefore, the ammonium site in the [010] channels is slightly larger in size than its counterpart in the [100] channels. Consequently, potassium ions preferentially substitute for the ammonium ions in the [100] channels. We suggest that the potassium-to-ammonium ratio in the title compound is controlled by the size effect. It is possible that the size effect in hydrothermally synthesized crystals at lower temperatures is more pronounced than those from a solid state reaction route.