A new high-pressure polymorph of K2MoO2F4

Abstract

In this paper, a new high-pressure (HP) polymorph of the otherwise known oxyfluoride K₂MoO₂F₄ is presented. The crystal structure was determined by use of single-crystal X-ray diffractometry and its features are described in detail herein. HP-K₂MoO₂F₄ crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/m (no. 12) with the cell parameters a = 13.8579(5), b = 5.8109(2), c = 6.9442(3) Å, β = 90.36(1)°, V = 559.18(4) ų, and Z = 4 at T = 301(2) K. Bond valence (BV) and charge distribution (CHARDI) calculations were carried out to support the assignment of oxygen and fluorine to the various anion positions and Madelung part of lattice energy (MAPLE) calculations were used to validate the structure model. Infrared spectroscopy provided further information on the structure and water content of the inseparable side phase.