Database of Disordered Zeolite Structures
 
Intergrowth Family ITQ-39
Periodic Building Unit
 
  Periodic Building Unit (PerBU): ITQ-39 layer  
 
  Layer symmetry P -1  
 
  2D cell parameters a = 24.15 Å b = 12.48 Å gamma = 90°    
  Comment The terminal oxygen atoms of the 3-connected T atoms are shown  
 
  References

    Wilhammar, T., Sun, J., Wan, W., Oleynikov, P., Zhang, D., Zou, X., Moliner, M., Gonzalez, J., Martinez, C., Rey, F. and Corma, A.
   "Structure and catalytic properties of the most complex intergrown zeolite ITQ-39 determined by electron crystallography"
   Nature Chemistry, 4, 188-194 (2012)

Connectivity pattern
Examples
The layers are stacked along the [001] direction using the following connectivity patterns

 
Symmetry
Operation*
Translation* Comment Image
0
  
+1/3 b
  
-1/3 b
  
 

* relative to the previous layer


Simplest ordered end members
The color of each layer reflects the translation operation used to generate it from the previous layer (see table above).

 
  Polymorph ITQ-39_A
 
Cell Parameters: monoclinic P 1 2/c 1: (# 13)
  a = 24.1500 Å b = 12.4800 Å c = 26.9800 Å  
  α = 90.0000° β = 125.1400° γ = 90.0000°  
  Volume = 6649.6 Å3
Framework Density (FDSi): 16.2
Ring sizes (# T-atoms): 12  10  6  5  4    
Channel dimensionality: Topological (pore opening > 6-ring): 3-dimensional  
  Maximum diameter of a sphere:  
    that can be included 6.89 Å  
    that can diffuse along a:  4.96 Å b:  4.95 Å c:  4.68 Å  
    [1 0 0] :  4.96 Å
    addional volume data  
Composite Building Units:
mor
bea
stf
mtw
In this space group and setting, the PerBUs are stacked along [001]

Note: This polymorph has NOT been observed as a pure ordered material
 
 
  Polymorph ITQ-39_B
 
Cell Parameters: triclinic P -1: (# 2)
  a = 24.0900 Å b = 12.4600 Å c = 14.1800 Å  
  α = 72.6000° β = 123.2100° γ = 90.0990°  
  Volume = 3327.4 Å3
Framework Density (FDSi): 16.2
Ring sizes (# T-atoms): 12  10  6  5  4    
Channel dimensionality: Topological (pore opening > 6-ring): 3-dimensional  
  Maximum diameter of a sphere:  
    that can be included 6.89 Å  
    that can diffuse along a:  4.79 Å b:  4.39 Å c:  4.68 Å  
    [1 0 0] :  4.79 Å
    addional volume data  
Composite Building Units:
mor
bea
stf
mtw
In this space group and setting, the PerBUs are stacked along [001]
Adjacent layers generated by the same connectivity pattern (same basic color) are shown with different shades for clarity
Note: This polymorph has NOT been observed as a pure ordered material
 
 
  Polymorph ITQ-39_C
 
Cell Parameters: monoclinic P 1 2/m 1: (# 10)
  a = 23.9700 Å b = 12.5500 Å c = 13.6300 Å  
  α = 90.0000° β = 124.9070° γ = 90.0000°  
  Volume = 3362.5 Å3
Framework Density (FDSi): 16.1
Ring sizes (# T-atoms): 12  10  6  5  4    
Channel dimensionality: Topological (pore opening > 6-ring): 3-dimensional  
  Maximum diameter of a sphere:  
    that can be included 7.04 Å  
    that can diffuse along a:  5.18 Å b:  4.4 Å c:  4.57 Å  
    [1 0 0] :  5.18 Å
    addional volume data  
Composite Building Units:
mor
bea
stf
mtw
In this space group and setting, the PerBUs are stacked along [001]
Adjacent layers generated by the same connectivity pattern (same basic color) are shown with different shades for clarity
Note: This polymorph has NOT been observed as a pure ordered material