Ternary Indides Ln RhIn 2 ( Ln = La , Ce , Pr , Nd , Sm ) with MgCuAl 2 Type Structure

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Author	Zarembaa, Vasyl’ I. Dubenskiyb, Vitaliy P. Pöttgena, Rainer
Copyright Year	2002
Abstract	The ternary indides LnRhIn2 (Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm) were synthesized by arc-melting of the elements under an argon atmosphere and subsequent annealing at 870 K. The samples have been investigated by X-ray diffraction on powders and single crystals: MgCuAl2 type, Cmcm, a = 448.2(1), b = 1025.7(1), c = 795.1(1) pm, wR2 = 0.0372, 228 F2 values, 16 variables for LaRhIn2, a = 446.0(1), b = 1017.3(2), c = 792.7(1) pm for CeRhIn2, a = 444.03(6), b = 1013.1(1), c = 792.5(1) pm for PrRhIn2, a = 442.49(5), b = 1012.7(1), c = 789.3(1) pm for NdRhIn2, and a = 438.1(1), b = 1009.3(1), c = 788.3(1) pm, wR2 = 0.0414, 304 F2 values, 16 variables for SmRhIn2. Geometrical motifs of these structures are tricapped trigonal prisms around the rhodium atoms. The shortest interatomic distances were observed for the RhÐIn contacts: 280Ð282 pm for LaRhIn2 and 276Ð279 pm for SmRhIn2. Together, the rhodium and indium atoms build a three-dimensional [RhIn2] polyanion in which the lanthanoid atoms fill distorted pentagonal channels. According to one short LaÐRh (282 pm) and SmÐRh (284 pm) distance one can assume strong bonding of the lanthanoid atoms to the polyanion.
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