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Single-crystals of the title compound, nona­potassium triyttrium dodeca­silicate difluoride, were obtained from flux synthesis experiments in the system SiO2-Y2O3-KF. The crystal structure belongs to the group of single-layer silicates and is based on silicate sheets parallel to (110). A single layer contains secondary (Q2) and tertiary (Q3) silicate tetra­hedra in the ratio 1:2 and is build up from six-, eight- and twelve-membered rings. The linkage between neighboring layers is achieved by two crystallographically independent Y3+ cations, which are coordinated by six oxygen ligands in form of distorted octa­hedra. Charge compensation is accomplished by incorporation of additional F- anions and K+ cations in the structural channels, forming anion-centred [F2K7] groups. Apart from one K+ and one Y3+ cation (each with site symmetry -1), the 30 crystallographically independent atoms reside on general positions.

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Single crystals of Rb2Lu[Si4O10]F (dirubidium lutetium tetra­silicate fluoride) were obtained in flux-synthesis experiments in the system SiO2-Lu2O3-RbF. The compound belongs to the group of tubular chain silicates, i.e. it is based on multiple chains of condensed [SiO4] tetra­hedra forming closed columns. The periodicity of the unbranched multiple chains is four and corresponds to the length of the b axis. Adjacent columns are connected by Lu3+ cations, which are coordinated by four oxide and two fluoride anions in the form of slightly distorted octa­hedra. By sharing common fluoride corners, the single octa­hedra are linked into chains running parallel to the silicate tubes. Electroneutrality is achieved by the incorporation of additional Rb+ cations. All four symmetrically independent rubidium ions, four out of twelve oxide as well as the two fluoride anions are located on mirror planes. The remaining atoms reside on general positions.

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Single crystals of dithulium disilicate, Tm2Si2O7, were obtained in flux synthesis experiments in the system SiO2-Tm2O3-LiF at ambient pressure. The compound belongs to the group of sorosilicates, i.e. it is based on [Si2O7]-units and crystallizes in the thortveitite (Sc2Si2O7) structure type. The Tm3+ cation (site symmetry .2.) occupies a distorted octa­hedral site, with Tm-O bond lengths in the range 2.217 (4)-2.289 (4) Å. Each of the octa­hedra shares three of its edges with adjacent [TmO6] groups, resulting in the formation of layers parallel to (001). The individual [SiO4] tetra­hedra are more regular, i.e. the differences between the bond lengths between Si and the bridging and non-bridging O atoms are not very pronounced. The layers containing the octa­hedra and the sheets containing the [Si2O7] groups (point group symmetry 2/m) form an alternating sequence. Linkage is provided by sharing common oxygen vertices.

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The title compound, C9H10N4O, was obtained unintentionally by hydrolysis of 4-amino-1-benzyl-5-methyl­sulfanyl-1,2,4-triazolium tetra­fluoro­borate in the presence of sodium azide. In the crystal, alternating layers of polar amino­triazolinone and apolar benzene moieties are observed. N—H...O hydrogen bonds between the amino and carbonyl groups form infinite chains along [010]. These infinite chains are linked by additional C—H...O contacts.
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