Irena Stein, Uwe Ruschewitz
Sep 1, 2006
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Acta Crystallographica Section E-structure Reports Online
Abstract
Colourless platelets of dirubidium terephthalate dihydrate, [Rb2(C8O4H4)(H2O)2]n, were obtained by hydrothermal reaction of Rb2CO3 and terephthalic acid in demineralized water followed by slow evaporation of the solvent at room temperature. Rubidium is coordinated by four O atoms from four water molecules and four O atoms from four different centrosymmetric terephthalates. The metal centers are connected by the water molecules, forming a double layer perpendicular to [100]. These double layers are linked by the terephthalate dianions, forming a three-dimensional framework structure.