Issue 2, 2000

Abstract

An aluminogermanate, Na2Al2Ge3O10·2H2O (NaAlGe-NAT), possessing the natrolite topology has been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions at 423 K from sodium- and tetramethylammonium-containing gels. Room temperature single crystal X-ray diffraction data indicate a tetragonal unit cell with a = 13.314(2) and c = 6.819(2) Å, and space group Image ID:a907933e-t1.gif. NaAlGe-NAT displays complete disorder of aluminium and germanium in the framework, with Ge/Al = 1.5. The substitution of germanium for silicon in the framework leads to a larger unit cell volume for NaAlGe-NAT compared with Na8Al8Si12O40·8H2O (NaAlSi-NAT) and Na8Ga8Si12O40·8H2O (NaGaSi-NAT) framework structures. The mean rotation angle Ψ of the chains (composed of 4=1 secondary building units) relative to the a and b cell axes is 20.4°, compared with 21.7 and 22.9° calculated for NaGaSi-NAT and NaAlSi-NAT, respectively. Elliptical channels along the c-axis host well-ordered water molecules and sodium cations in fully occupied sites.

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Oct 1999
First published
19 Jan 2000

J. Mater. Chem., 2000,10, 451-455

Na2Al2Ge3O10·2H2O: an aluminogermanate with the tetranatrolite topology

A. Tripathi, G. M. Johnson, S. Jin Kim and J. B. Parise, J. Mater. Chem., 2000, 10, 451 DOI: 10.1039/A907933E

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