Hexa-β-alaninium tetradeca(bromido)tetraplumbate(II)

Abstract A new compound, ( β -AlaH) 6 (Pb 4 Br 14 ) ( I ), where β -AlaH is a cation of β -alanine, was synthesized; it crystallizes in the triclinic space group P <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mover accent="true"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>1</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="true">¯</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mover> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . The tetradeca(bromido)tetraplumbate(II) anion (Pb 4 Br 14 ) 6− is located in a general position and forms a 2D-structure. The crystal exhibits photoluminescence at ambient conditions using 405 nm laser excitation.