Database of Zeolite Structures
 

Framework Type RSN
Reference Material
  Material Name: RUB-17    
 
Chemical Formula:		  
|K4Na12 (H2O)18 | [Zn8Si28O72]-RSN		  
   
Unit Cell: 		 
monoclinic
 C 1 m 1 (# 8)
    a' = 7.2380 Å b' = 40.5600 Å c' = 7.3080 Å  
    α' = 90.000° β' = 91.800° γ' = 90.000°  
   
Framework Density: 		 
16.8 T/1000 Å3
 
  
Channels: 		 
[100] 9 3.3 x 4.4* <-> [001] 9 3.1 x 4.3* <->[010] 8 3.4 x 4.1*
Dimensionality
  Sorption (molecular cross section > 3.4Å): 1-dimensional
  Topological (pore opening > 6-ring): 3-dimensional
 
Stability:		  
Complete dehydration leads to destruction of the framework
   
References:
  Röhrig, C. and Gies, H.
  "A new zincosilicate zeolite with nine-ring channels"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 34, 63-65 (1995)
 
  
Name and Code derivation:
    Ruhr University Bochum - seventeen
  RUB-17 (seventeen)
  RSN
Limiting Rings
 
9-ring viewed along [100]

9-ring viewed along [001]

8-ring viewed along [010]

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