RbSn2(PO4)3, a NASICON-type phosphate

Abstract

The title compound, rubidium ditin(IV) tris­(phosphate), RbSn2(PO4)3, belongs to the NASICON-type family of phosphates and crystallizes in the space group R . The structure is composed of PO4 tetra­hedra (1 symmetry) and two slightly distorted SnO6 octa­hedra, both with 3. symmetry, which are inter­linked through corner-sharing O atoms to form a 3 ∞[Sn2(PO4)3]− framework. The Rb+ cations are located on threefold inversion axes in the voids of this framework and exhibit a coordination number of 12. The crystal studied was twinned by merohedry with a component ratio of 0.503:0.497

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