title: Hexalithium hexadecahydrate decavanadate, [Li6(H2O)16V10O28]n.
abstract: The novel title compound, poly[octa-mu-aqua-octaaqua-mu-decavanadato-hexalithium], contains [V10O28]6- polyanions with 2/m symmetry linked by centrosymmetric [Li6(H2O)16]6+ cation chains. The [V10O28]6- polyanions form a two-dimensional network with [Li6(H2O)16]6+ chains via O-polyanion-Li-chain coordination, with Li-O bond lengths in the range 2.007 (5)-2.016 (5) A. The hexalithium hexadecahydrate chain is composed of a centrosymmetric pair of LiO6 octahedra and four distorted LiO4 tetrahedra. Hydrogen bonds occur between the polyanion and the Li-based chains, and within the Li-based chains.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 320014, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ai Li
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Chun An
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ma