The crystal structures of the vanadium weberites Na2MIIVIIIF7 (MII = Mn, Ni, Cu) and of NaVF4

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/zaac.19976231022

At single crystals of the vanadium(III) compounds NaVF₄ (a = 790.1, b = 531.7, c = 754.0 pm, β = 101.7°; P2₁/c, Z = 4), Na₂NiVF₇ (a = 726.0, b = 1031.9, c = 744.6 pm; Imma, Z = 4) and Na₂CuVF₇ (a = 717.6, b = 1043.5, c = 754.6 pm; Pmnb, Z = 4) X-ray structure determinations were performed, at Na₂MnVF₇ (a = 746.7, c = 1821.6 pm; P3₂21, Z = 6) a new refinement. NaVF₄ crystallizes in the layer structure type of NaNbO₂F₂. The fluorides Na₂M^IIVF₇ represent new orthorhombic (M^II = Ni; Cu) resp. trigonal (M^II = Mn) weberites. The average distances within the [VF₆] octahedra of the four compounds are in good agreement with each other and with data of related fluorides (V-F: 193.3 pm). The differences between mean bond lengths of terminal and bridging F ligands are 5% in NaVF₄, but less than 1% in the weberites. Details and data for comparison are discussed.