Chemical preparation and crystal data for two condensed phosphates NiCs₄(PO₃)₆ and NiK₄(P₃O₉)₂

Abstract

Methods of chemical preparation and crystallographic data are reported for two new condensed phosphates: a polyphosphate of nickel and cesium, NiCs4(PO3)6, and a cyclotriphosphate of nickel and potassium, NiK4(P3O9)2. NiCs4(PO3)6 is rhombohedral with the following unit-cell dimensions: a=b=11.602(1) Å, c=9.078(1) Å, space group P−31c, V=1058.24(1) Å3, and Z=2. NiK4(P3O9)2 is triclinic with the following unit-cell dimensions: a=6.143(8) Å, b=6.80(1) Å, c=12.80(3) Å, α=102.8(3)°, β=89.7(2)°, γ=66.03(7)°, space group P−1, V=473.56(3) Å3, and Z=1.