Crystal and molecular structure of CuSiF6•4H2O

Abstract

The structure of CuSiF6•4H2O has been shown to consist of chains of [Cu(H2O)4F2] and [SiF6] octahedra linked through a common fluorine atom. The space group is monoclinic P21/a, with cell dimensions a = 7.22 ± 0.01 Å, b = 9.64 ± 0.01 Å, c = 5.36 ± 0.01 Å and β = 105.2 ± 0.3°. There are 2 molecules in the unit cell and the copper and silicon atoms occupy centers of symmetry. Atomic parameters have been obtained from a block diagonal least squares refinement using anisotropic temperature parameters. The final agreement residual for 574 observed reflections is R = 0.083.