title: Beta-Sm(OH)2Cl: a new lamellar variety.
abstract: Crystals of dihydroxysamarium chloride were synthesized hydrothermally at 473 K. The orthorhombic structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Beta-Sm(OH)2Cl exhibits a lamellar structure built up from the stacking of neutral slabs; all the atoms lie on crystallographic mirror planes. The structure is stabilized by strong hydrogen bonds between the OH groups and the Cl ions of adjacent layers.
authors.affiliation: Institut Lavoisier, IREM, UMR CNRS C 8637, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 45 Avenue des Etats Unis, 78035 Versailles CEDEX, France.
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jouve
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marrot
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Riou