Selective deintercalation of apex over face-shared oxide ions in the topotactic reduction of Sr7Mn4O15 to Sr7Mn4O12.
Sodium hydride selectively deintercalates the apex rather than face-shared oxide ions within the structure of Sr(7)Mn(4)O(15) leading to the formation of the structurally related reduced phase Sr(7)Mn(4)O(12).
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Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, UKOX1 3QR. michael.hayward@chem.ox.ac.uk