Figure 8
Perspective view with atom numbering of the D4MR cage of the ilerdite framework model (repeated along a) as obtained from Patterson-function direct methods and subsequent Rietveld refinement with only framework atoms. Noteworthy is the presence of pentacoordinated Al atoms at the cage junctions. The D4MR cages propagate along b via formation of four-membered rings with O1 and O2 as bridging O atoms. In the c direction O8 connects the T3 and T4 atoms of adjacent cages thereby spanning the framework reproduced in Fig. 10. T2 and T2′ are related by a mirror plane. |