title: Syntheses and characterization of a series of silver-thioantimonates(III) and thioarsenates(III) containing two types of silver-sulfur chains.
abstract: Three framework silver-thioantimonates, K(3)Ag(9)Sb(4)S(12)(1), Rb(3)Ag(9)Sb(4)S(12)(2), and Cs(3)Ag(9)Sb(4)S(12)(3), and one layered silver-thioarsenate, CsAg(2)AsS(3)(4), have been synthesized solvothermally in the presence of thiophenol as a mineralizer. Compounds 1, 2, and 3 are isostructural and contain infinite silver-sulfur chains [Ag(9)S(12)](15-). These chains are connected to one another by the antimony atoms to generate wide channels along the [001] direction where the alkali metal cations reside. The structure of 4 consists of helical chains [Ag(2)S(3)](4-) linked by the arsenic atoms to form layers with potassium ions between the layers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
authors.forename: Hua-Gang
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shou-Hua
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Ren-Chun
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Yong-Lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Gui-Ling
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Ning
mesh_terms: D000965:Antimony / Q000737:chemistry*; D001149:Arsenates / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001149:Arsenates; D012834:Silver; D013455:Sulfur; D000965:Antimony; C025657:arsenic acid