The crystal structure of Li[SCN] · 2 H2O has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction on commercially available material. Crystals of this compound are colorless, transparent and hygroscopic. Li[SCN] · 2H2O adopts the orthorhombic space group Pnma with the cell parameters a = 572.1(3), b = 809.3(4) and c = 966.9(4) pm and Z = 4. Li[SCN] was obtained by dehydration of the afore-mentioned dihydrate and also crystallizes orthorhombically in Pnma with the lattice parameters a = 1215.1(3), b = 373.6(1) and c = 529:9(2) pm (Z = 4). Both compounds contain Li+ cations in sixfold coordination. Four water molecules and two nitrogen-attached thiocyanate anions [SCN]- arrange as trans-octahedra [Li(OH2)4(NCS)2]- in the case of Li[SCN] · 2 H2O. Anhydrous Li[SCN] displays fac-octahedra [Li(NCS)3(SCN)3]5- with six thiocyanate anions grafting via both nitrogen and sulfur atoms, three each. Infrared and Raman spectra of both compounds were recorded and a DSC=TG measurement was performed on Li[SCN] · 2 H2O.
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Single-Crystal Structures and Vibrational Spectra of Li[SCN] and Li[SCN] · 2H2O
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