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The TiNiSi Family of Compounds: Structure and Bonding
We report the synthesis and structure and discuss in substantial detail the bonding of a remarkable family of compounds spanning most of the transition series. All members of the MTSi (M = Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni; T = Co, Ni) series have now been prepared, and their crystal structures have bee...
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Published in: | Inorganic chemistry 1998-11, Vol.37 (22), p.5754-5763 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | We report the synthesis and structure and discuss in substantial detail the bonding of a remarkable family of compounds spanning most of the transition series. All members of the MTSi (M = Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni; T = Co, Ni) series have now been prepared, and their crystal structures have been determined accurately using X-ray diffraction and, for MnNiSi and FeNiSi, neutron diffraction. Each of these compounds, four of which were previously unknown, crystallizes in the TiNiSi structure type. In contrast, for T = Cu, one has only representatives with M = Sc and Ti. A simple Zintl picture, which works so well for the three-dimensional four-connected indium net of the related BaIn2 structure, is not applicable to these intermetallics; there is substantial M−T and M−Si bonding, and the “extra” electrons in the MTSi structure enter orbitals essentially nonbonding within the TSi network. A structural change observed for M = Fe and higher d-electron counts, distorting the six-rings in the structure, is traced to the formation of M−M bonds. The instability of the corresponding Cu phases is discussed in terms of Miedema's ideas about electronegativity and electron density. |
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ISSN: | 0020-1669 1520-510X |
DOI: | 10.1021/ic980223e |