Abstract
Iodo-oxyapatite [pentadecacalcium iodide oxide nonaphosphate, Ca15(PO4)9IO] was synthesized by a flux method and the structure was solved from single-crystal X-ray data. The crystal structure was refined in the space group P63/m [a = 9.567 (1), c = 20.754 (2) Å and Z = 2] to wR on F of 0.0459. Iodo-oxyapatite has a typical hexagonal apatite structure but the unit cell is tripled along the hexad owing to ordering of the iodide and oxide ions along this direction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 165-169 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Acta Crystallographica. Section B: Structural Science |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 1999 Apr 1 |
Externally published | Yes |