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

data_7713075
_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         'C28 H46 N6 O2 Zn2'
_chemical_formula_sum            'C28 H46 N6 O2 Zn2'
_chemical_formula_weight         629.45
_space_group_crystal_system      monoclinic
_space_group_IT_number           14
_space_group_name_Hall           '-P 2yn'
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Olex2 1.3
(compiled 2020.11.12 svn.r5f609507 for OlexSys, GUI svn.r6226)
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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
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_cell_angle_gamma                90
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_cell_length_a                   10.0934(6)
_cell_length_b                   14.4079(8)
_cell_length_c                   11.0432(7)
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_cell_measurement_temperature    100.0(1)
_cell_measurement_theta_max      27.53
_cell_measurement_theta_min      2.40
_cell_volume                     1529.14(16)
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_diffrn_ambient_temperature      100.0(1)
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_diffrn_reflns_limit_l_min       -14
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_diffrn_reflns_theta_max         27.543
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_diffrn_source_voltage           50.0
_diffrn_standards_number         0
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_exptl_absorpt_correction_type   multi-scan
_exptl_absorpt_process_details
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SADABS-2016/2 (Bruker,2016) was used for absorption correction.
wR2(int) was 0.0629 before and 0.0527 after correction.
The Ratio of minimum to maximum transmission is 0.8625.
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_R_factor_gt           0.0198
_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^)+(0.0222P)^2^+0.8573P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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_reflns_number_gt                3108
_reflns_number_total             3525
_reflns_threshold_expression     'I > 2\s(I)'
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_cod_data_source_block           compound_6c
_cod_database_code               7713075
_shelx_shelxl_version_number     2018/3
_shelx_estimated_absorpt_t_max   0.784
_shelx_estimated_absorpt_t_min   0.555
_olex2_refinement_description
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1. Fixed Uiso
 At 1.2 times of:
  All C(H) groups, All C(H,H) groups
 At 1.5 times of:
  All C(H,H,H) groups
2.a Secondary CH2 refined with riding coordinates:
 C9(H9A,H9B), C13(H13A,H13B), C10(H10A,H10B)
2.b Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
 C3(H3), C4(H4), C5(H5), C6(H6), C7(H7)
2.c Idealised Me refined as rotating group:
 C14(H14A,H14B,H14C), C8(H8A,H8B,H8C), C11(H11A,H11B,H11C), C12(H12A,H12B,H12C)
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_shelx_res_checksum              774
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_olex2_diffrn_ambient_temperature_device 'Oxford Cryosystems'
_olex2_exptl_crystal_mounting_method
'The crystal was mounted on a MITIGEN holder oil'
_olex2_submission_special_instructions 'No special instructions were received'