Crystal structure of a new hybrid antimony–halide-based compound for possible non-linear optical applications

• Main Authors: Tarek Ben Rhaiem, Habib Boughzala
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Union of Crystallography 2015-05-01
• Series: Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications
• Subjects: crystal structure; chloridoantimonate(III); one-dimensional hybrid compound; (dabcoH2)2+ cation
• Online Access: http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2056989015007379

The hybrid title compound, catena-poly[[[bis(1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane) [tetraachloridoantimonate(III)]-μ-chlorido-[tetrachloridoantimonate(III)]-μ-chlorido]] monohydrate], {(C6H14N2)2[Sb2Cl10]·H2O}n, is self-assembled into alternating organic and inorganic layers parallel to the bc plane. The anionic inorganic layer consists of infinite zigzag chains of corner-sharing [SbCl6]3− octahedra running along the b axis. The organic part is made up of 1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane dications (dabcoH22+). The water molecules in the structure connect inorganic and organic layers. Hydrogen-bonding interactions between the ammonium groups, water molecules and Cl atoms ensure the structure cohesion.