title: High-temperature synthesis of Rb2MnP2S6 in molten salt medium.
abstract: Transparent yellow plates of rubidium manganese hexathiodiphosphate, Rb(2)MnP(2)S(6), were synthesized in molten RbBr. The compound is isotypic to other compounds of the type A(2)MP(2)Q(6) (A = K, Rb, Cs; M = Mn, Fe; Q = S, Se). Its structure can be viewed as columns of face-sharing S(6) polyhedra parallel to the a axis, interconnected by Rb(+). The S(6) polyhedra are centered alternately by Mn (in octahedral coordination) and P(2) units (in trigonal antiprisms). The Mn atom and P(2)S(6) group lie on centers of symmetry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0973, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krawiec
authors.forename: Shiou-Jyh
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hwu