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Following the recent determination of the Al3AuIr structure, a new ternary phase has been identified in the Al–Au–Ir phase diagram. It has a chemical composition Al9(Au;Ir)4 with an apparently low gold content. Its crystal structure has been determined with single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The new compound crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system and has been successfully solved in space group I41/acd (Pearson symbol tI104) with lattice parameters a = 8.6339 (2) and c = 21.8874 (7) Å. Atomic environments are described as well as similarities with the BGa8Ir4 compound.

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Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520618016712/dq5033sup1.cif
Contains datablock I

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Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520618016712/dq5033Isup2.hkl
Contains datablock I

CCDC reference: 1881225

Computing details top

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2014); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2014).

(I) top
Crystal data top
Al72Au2.50Ir29.50Dx = 8.249 Mg m3
Mr = 8104.88Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Tetragonal, I41/acdCell parameters from 9909 reflections
a = 8.6339 (2) Åθ = 3.7–44.3°
c = 21.8874 (7) ŵ = 66.45 mm1
V = 1631.58 (9) Å3T = 296 K
Z = 1Platelet, black
F(000) = 34050.05 × 0.05 × 0.01 mm
Data collection top
Bruker APEX-II QUAZAR CCD
diffractometer
1177 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Radiation source: micro sourcesRint = 0.064
ω scanθmax = 44.3°, θmin = 3.8°
Absorption correction: multi-scan
SADABS 2014/5
h = 1616
Tmin = 0.274, Tmax = 0.749k = 1616
44132 measured reflectionsl = 4242
1629 independent reflections
Refinement top
Refinement on F20 restraints
Least-squares matrix: full w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0139P)2 + 16.567P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.017(Δ/σ)max = 0.002
wR(F2) = 0.043Δρmax = 4.05 e Å3
S = 1.13Δρmin = 1.85 e Å3
1629 reflectionsExtinction correction: SHELXL, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4
35 parametersExtinction coefficient: 0.000130 (10)
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/UeqOcc. (<1)
Ir10.00000.25000.01467 (2)0.00316 (4)0.923 (4)
Au10.00000.25000.01467 (2)0.00316 (4)0.0782 (4)
Ir20.19858 (2)0.44858 (2)0.12500.00368 (3)0.922 (4)
Au20.19858 (2)0.44858 (2)0.12500.00368 (3)0.0781 (3)
Al10.04687 (12)0.03071 (12)0.31109 (4)0.0063 (2)
Al20.27779 (12)0.19958 (12)0.19068 (5)0.0068 (2)
Al30.00000.25000.12500.0060 (3)
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
Ir10.00365 (14)0.00361 (13)0.00224 (5)0.00039 (3)0.0000.000
Au10.00365 (14)0.00361 (13)0.00224 (5)0.00039 (3)0.0000.000
Ir20.00358 (4)0.00358 (4)0.00390 (5)0.00009 (3)0.00000 (3)0.00000 (3)
Au20.00358 (4)0.00358 (4)0.00390 (5)0.00009 (3)0.00000 (3)0.00000 (3)
Al10.0084 (4)0.0049 (4)0.0057 (4)0.0003 (3)0.0004 (3)0.0012 (3)
Al20.0049 (4)0.0091 (4)0.0064 (4)0.0003 (3)0.0010 (3)0.0015 (3)
Al30.0080 (4)0.0080 (4)0.0020 (6)0.0043 (5)0.0000.000
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Ir1—Al32.4148 (1)Al1—Ir1xi2.6589 (10)
Ir1—Al2i2.5481 (10)Al1—Au1xi2.6589 (10)
Ir1—Al2ii2.5481 (10)Al1—Al1xii2.726 (2)
Ir1—Al1iii2.5491 (10)Al1—Al2xiii2.7431 (15)
Ir1—Al1iv2.5491 (10)Al1—Al2ix2.7778 (15)
Ir1—Al2iii2.6262 (10)Al1—Al2xii2.8160 (14)
Ir1—Al2iv2.6262 (10)Al2—Au1xiv2.5481 (10)
Ir1—Al1v2.6589 (10)Al2—Ir1xiv2.5481 (10)
Ir1—Al1vi2.6589 (10)Al2—Au2xv2.6086 (10)
Ir2—Al32.4247 (1)Al2—Ir2xv2.6086 (10)
Ir2—Al2vii2.6086 (10)Al2—Ir1iii2.6262 (10)
Ir2—Al2viii2.6086 (10)Al2—Au1iii2.6262 (10)
Ir2—Al1ix2.6113 (11)Al2—Al1xvi2.7431 (15)
Ir2—Al1ii2.6113 (11)Al2—Al1ix2.7778 (15)
Ir2—Al1v2.6364 (10)Al2—Al2ix2.780 (2)
Ir2—Al1x2.6364 (10)Al2—Al1xii2.8160 (14)
Ir2—Al2iii2.6751 (11)Al3—Au1iii2.4148 (1)
Ir2—Al22.6751 (11)Al3—Ir1iii2.4148 (1)
Al1—Au1iii2.5492 (10)Al3—Au2xvii2.4247 (1)
Al1—Ir1iii2.5492 (10)Al3—Ir2xvii2.4247 (1)
Al1—Au2ix2.6113 (11)Al3—Al1x2.8274 (10)
Al1—Ir2ix2.6113 (11)Al3—Al1vi2.8274 (10)
Al1—Au2xi2.6363 (10)Al3—Al1v2.8274 (10)
Al1—Ir2xi2.6363 (10)Al3—Al1xii2.8274 (10)
Al3—Ir1—Al2i129.46 (2)Au2ix—Al1—Al2ix59.43 (3)
Al3—Ir1—Al2ii129.46 (2)Ir2ix—Al1—Al2ix59.43 (3)
Al2i—Ir1—Al2ii101.08 (5)Au2xi—Al1—Al2ix132.14 (5)
Al3—Ir1—Al1iii130.58 (2)Ir2xi—Al1—Al2ix132.14 (5)
Al2i—Ir1—Al1iii65.12 (4)Ir1xi—Al1—Al2ix147.32 (4)
Al2ii—Ir1—Al1iii66.04 (4)Au1xi—Al1—Al2ix147.32 (4)
Al3—Ir1—Al1iv130.58 (2)Al1xii—Al1—Al2ix98.59 (5)
Al2i—Ir1—Al1iv66.04 (4)Al2xiii—Al1—Al2ix90.90 (4)
Al2ii—Ir1—Al1iv65.12 (4)Au1iii—Al1—Al2xii128.89 (5)
Al1iii—Ir1—Al1iv98.84 (5)Ir1iii—Al1—Al2xii128.89 (5)
Al3—Ir1—Al2iii68.16 (2)Au2ix—Al1—Al2xii57.31 (3)
Al2i—Ir1—Al2iii153.61 (4)Ir2ix—Al1—Al2xii57.31 (3)
Al2ii—Ir1—Al2iii64.99 (4)Au2xi—Al1—Al2xii112.74 (4)
Al1iii—Ir1—Al2iii88.51 (3)Ir2xi—Al1—Al2xii112.74 (4)
Al1iv—Ir1—Al2iii120.67 (3)Ir1xi—Al1—Al2xii57.24 (3)
Al3—Ir1—Al2iv68.16 (2)Au1xi—Al1—Al2xii57.24 (3)
Al2i—Ir1—Al2iv64.99 (4)Al1xii—Al1—Al2xii81.32 (4)
Al2ii—Ir1—Al2iv153.61 (4)Al2xiii—Al1—Al2xii167.09 (5)
Al1iii—Ir1—Al2iv120.67 (3)Al2ix—Al1—Al2xii101.88 (3)
Al1iv—Ir1—Al2iv88.51 (3)Au1xiv—Al2—Ir1xiv0.000 (4)
Al2iii—Ir1—Al2iv136.31 (4)Au1xiv—Al2—Au2xv115.68 (4)
Al3—Ir1—Al1v67.54 (2)Ir1xiv—Al2—Au2xv115.68 (4)
Al2i—Ir1—Al1v106.50 (4)Au1xiv—Al2—Ir2xv115.68 (4)
Al2ii—Ir1—Al1v101.64 (3)Ir1xiv—Al2—Ir2xv115.68 (4)
Al1iii—Ir1—Al1v161.75 (2)Au2xv—Al2—Ir2xv0.000 (2)
Al1iv—Ir1—Al1v63.09 (4)Au1xiv—Al2—Ir1iii115.01 (4)
Al2iii—Ir1—Al1v98.51 (3)Ir1xiv—Al2—Ir1iii115.01 (4)
Al2iv—Ir1—Al1v64.39 (3)Au2xv—Al2—Ir1iii114.47 (4)
Al3—Ir1—Al1vi67.54 (2)Ir2xv—Al2—Ir1iii114.47 (4)
Al2i—Ir1—Al1vi101.64 (3)Au1xiv—Al2—Au1iii115.01 (4)
Al2ii—Ir1—Al1vi106.50 (4)Ir1xiv—Al2—Au1iii115.01 (4)
Al1iii—Ir1—Al1vi63.09 (4)Au2xv—Al2—Au1iii114.47 (4)
Al1iv—Ir1—Al1vi161.75 (2)Ir2xv—Al2—Au1iii114.47 (4)
Al2iii—Ir1—Al1vi64.39 (3)Ir1iii—Al2—Au1iii0.000 (5)
Al2iv—Ir1—Al1vi98.51 (3)Au1xiv—Al2—Ir2113.37 (4)
Al1v—Ir1—Al1vi135.07 (4)Ir1xiv—Al2—Ir2113.37 (4)
Al3—Ir2—Al2vii130.00 (2)Au2xv—Al2—Ir2113.04 (4)
Al3—Ir2—Al2viii130.00 (2)Ir2xv—Al2—Ir2113.04 (4)
Al2vii—Ir2—Al2viii100.01 (5)Ir1iii—Al2—Ir280.40 (3)
Al3—Ir2—Al1ix130.06 (2)Au1iii—Al2—Ir280.40 (3)
Al2vii—Ir2—Al1ix65.29 (3)Au1xiv—Al2—Al1xvi57.46 (3)
Al2viii—Ir2—Al1ix65.84 (3)Ir1xiv—Al2—Al1xvi57.46 (3)
Al3—Ir2—Al1ii130.06 (2)Au2xv—Al2—Al1xvi58.96 (3)
Al2vii—Ir2—Al1ii65.84 (3)Ir2xv—Al2—Al1xvi58.96 (3)
Al2viii—Ir2—Al1ii65.29 (3)Ir1iii—Al2—Al1xvi150.09 (5)
Al1ix—Ir2—Al1ii99.88 (4)Au1iii—Al2—Al1xvi150.09 (5)
Al3—Ir2—Al1v67.78 (2)Ir2—Al2—Al1xvi129.50 (5)
Al2vii—Ir2—Al1v159.91 (3)Au1xiv—Al2—Al1ix57.00 (3)
Al2viii—Ir2—Al1v63.06 (3)Ir1xiv—Al2—Al1ix57.00 (3)
Al1ix—Ir2—Al1v96.48 (4)Au2xv—Al2—Al1ix130.25 (4)
Al1ii—Ir2—Al1v111.95 (3)Ir2xv—Al2—Al1ix130.25 (4)
Al3—Ir2—Al1x67.78 (2)Ir1iii—Al2—Al1ix111.34 (4)
Al2vii—Ir2—Al1x63.06 (3)Au1iii—Al2—Al1ix111.34 (4)
Al2viii—Ir2—Al1x159.91 (3)Ir2—Al2—Al1ix57.19 (3)
Al1ix—Ir2—Al1x111.95 (3)Al1xvi—Al2—Al1ix89.07 (4)
Al1ii—Ir2—Al1x96.48 (4)Au1xiv—Al2—Al2ix58.86 (4)
Al1v—Ir2—Al1x135.56 (4)Ir1xiv—Al2—Al2ix58.86 (4)
Al3—Ir2—Al2iii67.20 (2)Au2xv—Al2—Al2ix142.03 (6)
Al2vii—Ir2—Al2iii98.43 (4)Ir2xv—Al2—Al2ix142.03 (6)
Al2viii—Ir2—Al2iii110.58 (3)Ir1iii—Al2—Al2ix56.15 (4)
Al1ix—Ir2—Al2iii161.22 (3)Au1iii—Al2—Al2ix56.15 (4)
Al1ii—Ir2—Al2iii63.38 (3)Ir2—Al2—Al2ix101.89 (5)
Al1v—Ir2—Al2iii97.85 (3)Al1xvi—Al2—Al2ix109.01 (6)
Al1x—Ir2—Al2iii64.56 (3)Al1ix—Al2—Al2ix81.06 (5)
Al3—Ir2—Al267.20 (2)Au1xiv—Al2—Al1xii131.49 (5)
Al2vii—Ir2—Al2110.58 (3)Ir1xiv—Al2—Al1xii131.49 (5)
Al2viii—Ir2—Al298.43 (4)Au2xv—Al2—Al1xii57.40 (3)
Al1ix—Ir2—Al263.38 (3)Ir2xv—Al2—Al1xii57.40 (3)
Al1ii—Ir2—Al2161.22 (3)Ir1iii—Al2—Al1xii58.37 (3)
Al1v—Ir2—Al264.56 (3)Au1iii—Al2—Al1xii58.37 (3)
Al1x—Ir2—Al297.85 (3)Ir2—Al2—Al1xii112.27 (4)
Al2iii—Ir2—Al2134.40 (4)Al1xvi—Al2—Al1xii102.95 (4)
Au1iii—Al1—Ir1iii0.000 (4)Al1ix—Al2—Al1xii167.85 (5)
Au1iii—Al1—Au2ix115.54 (4)Al2ix—Al2—Al1xii96.42 (5)
Ir1iii—Al1—Au2ix115.54 (4)Ir1—Al3—Au1iii180.0
Au1iii—Al1—Ir2ix115.54 (4)Ir1—Al3—Ir1iii180.0
Ir1iii—Al1—Ir2ix115.54 (4)Au1iii—Al3—Ir1iii0.0
Au2ix—Al1—Ir2ix0.000 (6)Ir1—Al3—Ir290.0
Au1iii—Al1—Au2xi114.67 (4)Au1iii—Al3—Ir290.0
Ir1iii—Al1—Au2xi114.67 (4)Ir1iii—Al3—Ir290.0
Au2ix—Al1—Au2xi114.25 (4)Ir1—Al3—Au2xvii90.0
Ir2ix—Al1—Au2xi114.25 (4)Au1iii—Al3—Au2xvii90.0
Au1iii—Al1—Ir2xi114.67 (4)Ir1iii—Al3—Au2xvii90.0
Ir1iii—Al1—Ir2xi114.67 (4)Ir2—Al3—Au2xvii180.0
Au2ix—Al1—Ir2xi114.25 (4)Ir1—Al3—Ir2xvii90.0
Ir2ix—Al1—Ir2xi114.25 (4)Au1iii—Al3—Ir2xvii90.0
Au2xi—Al1—Ir2xi0.000 (1)Ir1iii—Al3—Ir2xvii90.0
Au1iii—Al1—Ir1xi113.85 (4)Ir2—Al3—Ir2xvii180.0
Ir1iii—Al1—Ir1xi113.85 (4)Au2xvii—Al3—Ir2xvii0.000 (6)
Au2ix—Al1—Ir1xi113.28 (4)Ir1—Al3—Al1x119.65 (2)
Ir2ix—Al1—Ir1xi113.28 (4)Au1iii—Al3—Al1x60.35 (2)
Au2xi—Al1—Ir1xi80.52 (3)Ir1iii—Al3—Al1x60.35 (2)
Ir2xi—Al1—Ir1xi80.52 (3)Ir2—Al3—Al1x59.67 (2)
Au1iii—Al1—Au1xi113.85 (4)Au2xvii—Al3—Al1x120.33 (2)
Ir1iii—Al1—Au1xi113.85 (4)Ir2xvii—Al3—Al1x120.33 (2)
Au2ix—Al1—Au1xi113.28 (4)Ir1—Al3—Al1vi60.35 (2)
Ir2ix—Al1—Au1xi113.28 (4)Au1iii—Al3—Al1vi119.65 (2)
Au2xi—Al1—Au1xi80.52 (3)Ir1iii—Al3—Al1vi119.65 (2)
Ir2xi—Al1—Au1xi80.52 (3)Ir2—Al3—Al1vi120.33 (2)
Ir1xi—Al1—Au1xi0.000 (5)Au2xvii—Al3—Al1vi59.67 (2)
Au1iii—Al1—Al1xii60.42 (4)Ir2xvii—Al3—Al1vi59.67 (2)
Ir1iii—Al1—Al1xii60.42 (4)Al1x—Al3—Al1vi89.97 (4)
Au2ix—Al1—Al1xii122.60 (2)Ir1—Al3—Al1v60.35 (2)
Ir2ix—Al1—Al1xii122.60 (2)Au1iii—Al3—Al1v119.65 (2)
Au2xi—Al1—Al1xii117.91 (3)Ir1iii—Al3—Al1v119.65 (2)
Ir2xi—Al1—Al1xii117.91 (3)Ir2—Al3—Al1v59.67 (2)
Ir1xi—Al1—Al1xii56.49 (4)Au2xvii—Al3—Al1v120.33 (2)
Au1xi—Al1—Al1xii56.49 (4)Ir2xvii—Al3—Al1v120.33 (2)
Au1iii—Al1—Al2xiii57.42 (3)Al1x—Al3—Al1v119.35 (4)
Ir1iii—Al1—Al2xiii57.42 (3)Al1vi—Al3—Al1v120.69 (4)
Au2ix—Al1—Al2xiii133.16 (5)Ir1—Al3—Al1xii119.65 (2)
Ir2ix—Al1—Al2xiii133.16 (5)Au1iii—Al3—Al1xii60.35 (2)
Au2xi—Al1—Al2xiii57.97 (3)Ir1iii—Al3—Al1xii60.35 (2)
Ir2xi—Al1—Al2xiii57.97 (3)Ir2—Al3—Al1xii120.33 (2)
Ir1xi—Al1—Al2xiii110.50 (4)Au2xvii—Al3—Al1xii59.67 (2)
Au1xi—Al1—Al2xiii110.50 (4)Ir2xvii—Al3—Al1xii59.67 (2)
Al1xii—Al1—Al2xiii95.13 (4)Al1x—Al3—Al1xii120.69 (4)
Au1iii—Al1—Al2ix56.96 (3)Al1vi—Al3—Al1xii119.35 (4)
Ir1iii—Al1—Al2ix56.96 (3)Al1v—Al3—Al1xii89.97 (4)
Symmetry codes: (i) y1/4, x1/4, z1/4; (ii) y+1/4, x+3/4, z1/4; (iii) y1/4, x+1/4, z+1/4; (iv) y+1/4, x+1/4, z+1/4; (v) y+1/4, x+1/4, z1/4; (vi) y1/4, x+1/4, z1/4; (vii) x+1/2, y+1/2, z; (viii) y+1/4, x+3/4, z+1/4; (ix) x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2; (x) x, y+1/2, z+1/2; (xi) y+1/4, x1/4, z+1/4; (xii) x, y, z+1/2; (xiii) x1/2, y, z+1/2; (xiv) y+3/4, x+1/4, z+1/4; (xv) y+3/4, x1/4, z+1/4; (xvi) x+1/2, y, z+1/2; (xvii) x, y+1/2, z.
 

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