Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 8, 2026

Imine Metathesis by Silica-Supported Catalysts Using the Methodology of Surface Organometallic Chemistry
Published on: October 18, 2019
Edge-sharing SiN4 Tetrahedra in the Highly Condensed Nitridosilicate BaSi7 N10
1Laboratorium für Anorganische Chemie der Universität, D-95440 Bayreuth (Germany), Fax: Int. code +(921)55-2788,
Abstract:
The novel nitridosilicate BaSi7 N10 was obtained by the reaction of barium metal with Si(NH)2 in a special high-frequency furnace at 1650 °C. The single-crystal structure determination (a = 687.29(3), b = 671.29(3), c = 963.28(4) pm, β = 106.269(3)°, PC, Z = 2, R1 = 0.0497, wR2 = 0.0924) reveals a network structure of connected SiN4 tetrahedra. BaSi7 N10 is the first nitridosilicate with both corner and edge-sharing SiN4 tetrahedra. Unlike the situation in normal oxosilicates, vertex-sharing of SiN4 tetrahedra is not exclusively favored over edge-sharing. With a Si:N molar ratio of 7:10, BaSi7 N10 is the most highly condensed multinary nitridosilicate known and has almost the same degree of condensation as binary Si3 N4 .
More Related Videos
06:57Theoretical Calculation and Experimental Verification for Dislocation Reduction in Germanium Epitaxial Layers with Semicylindrical Voids on Silicon
Published on: July 17, 2020
08:02Rendering SiO2/Si Surfaces Omniphobic by Carving Gas-Entrapping Microtextures Comprising Reentrant and Doubly Reentrant Cavities or Pillars
Published on: February 11, 2020
Related Concept Videos
Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals I
Crystal Field Theory - Tetrahedral and Square Planar Complexes
Crystal field theory (CFT) is applicable to molecules in geometries other than octahedral. In octahedral complexes, the lobes of the dx2−y2 and dz2 orbitals point directly at the ligands. For tetrahedral complexes, the d orbitals remain in place, but with only four ligands located between the axes. None of the orbitals points directly at the tetrahedral ligands. However, the dx2−y2 and dz2 orbitals (along the Cartesian axes) overlap with the ligands less than the dxy,...
Ionic Crystal Structures
Most monatomic ions behave as charged spheres, and their attraction for ions of opposite charge is the same in every direction. Consequently, stable structures for ionic compounds result (1) when ions of one charge are surrounded by as many ions as possible of the opposite...
Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals II
VSEPR Theory and the Effect of Lone Pairs
VSEPR Theory and the Basic Shapes