Lithium metal atoms fill vacancies in the germanium network of a type-I clathrate: Synthesis and structural characterization of Ba8Li5Ge41
Ghosh, Kowsik; Ovchinnikov, Alexander; Baitinger, Michael; Krnel, Mitja; Burkhardt, Ulrich; Grin, Yuri; Bobev, Svilen; Dalton Transactions  (2023) –; doi:10.1039/D3DT01168B

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_publ_section_title
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 Lithium metal atoms fill vacancies in the germanium network of a type-I
 clathrate: Synthesis and structural characterization of Ba8Li5Ge41
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_journal_name_full               'Dalton Transactions'
_journal_paper_doi               10.1039/D3DT01168B
_journal_year                    2023
_chemical_formula_moiety         'C32 H34 N4 O2 Zn'
_chemical_formula_sum            'C32 H34 N4 O2 Zn'
_chemical_formula_weight         572.00
_space_group_crystal_system      monoclinic
_space_group_IT_number           15
_space_group_name_Hall           '-C 2yc'
_space_group_name_H-M_alt        'C 1 2/c 1'
_atom_sites_solution_hydrogens   geom
_atom_sites_solution_primary     dual
_audit_creation_date             2022-06-23
_audit_creation_method
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Olex2 1.5
(compiled 2022.04.07 svn.rca3783a0 for OlexSys, GUI svn.r6498)
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_audit_update_record
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2022-06-27 deposited with the CCDC.	2023-05-17 downloaded from the CCDC.
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_cell_angle_alpha                90
_cell_angle_beta                 99.317(2)
_cell_angle_gamma                90
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_cell_length_b                   12.3033(9)
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_cell_measurement_temperature    110.0(0)
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_cell_measurement_theta_min      2.71
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_computing_structure_solution    'SHELXT  (Sheldrick, 2015)'
_diffrn_ambient_temperature      110.0(1)
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_diffrn_reflns_limit_l_min       -31
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_exptl_absorpt_process_details
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SADABS-2016/2 (Bruker,2016) was used for absorption correction.
wR2(int) was 0.0650 before and 0.0579 after correction.
The Ratio of minimum to maximum transmission is 0.9186.
The \l/2 correction factor is Not present.
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_exptl_crystal_colour            'clear light colourless'
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'The material was recrystallised from DCM by slow evaporation'
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_refine_ls_extinction_method     none
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_refine_ls_matrix_type           full
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_refine_ls_restrained_S_all      1.046
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_refine_ls_R_factor_gt           0.0385
_refine_ls_shift/su_max          0.001
_refine_ls_shift/su_mean         0.000
_refine_ls_structure_factor_coef Fsqd
_refine_ls_weighting_details
'w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0418P)^2^+3.1339P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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_reflns_number_gt                2621
_reflns_number_total             3244
_reflns_threshold_expression     'I > 2\s(I)'
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_cod_database_code               7713077
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_olex2_refinement_description
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1. Fixed Uiso
 At 1.2 times of:
  All C(H) groups
 At 1.5 times of:
  All C(H,H,H) groups
2.a Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
 C3(H3), C3'(H3'), C4(H4), C4'(H4'), C5(H5), C5'(H5'), C6(H6), C6'(H6')
2.b Idealised Me refined as rotating group:
 C7'(H7'A,H7'B,H7'C), C8(H8A,H8B,H8C), C9(H9A,H9B,H9C)
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_shelx_res_checksum              90553
_shelx_hkl_checksum              33795
_olex2_exptl_crystal_mounting_method
'The crystal was mounted on a MITIGEN holder oil'
_olex2_submission_special_instructions 'No special instructions were received'