Abstract In metal‒rich borides, numerous boron fragments Bn (n = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) have been discovered, the B4 units being the most versatile with four different shapes (bent, zigzag, trigonal… Click to show full abstract
Abstract In metal‒rich borides, numerous boron fragments Bn (n = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) have been discovered, the B4 units being the most versatile with four different shapes (bent, zigzag, trigonal planar and tetrahedral). We report on the new boride series Ti2-xM1+x–δIr3+δB3 (x = 0.5 for M = V–Mn, x = 0 for M = Mn–Ni and δ 6 ‾ 2m, no. 189) to the Ti1+xRh2‒x+yIr3‒yB3‒type (Pbam, no. 55) leads to a change of B4 shape from trigonal planar B4 (M = V–Mn) to zigzag B4 fragment (M = Mn–Ni). Even though there is no group‒subgroup relationship between the two structures, we present how the Ti1+xOs2‒xRuB2‒type structure can easily be geometrically derived from the Ti1+xRh2-x+yIr3-yB3‒type.
               
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