Database of Zeolite Structures
 

Framework Type SGT
Reference Material
  Material Name: Sigma-2    
 
Chemical Formula:
 
|(AdaA)4 | [Si64O128]-SGT
AdaA = C10H17N = 1-aminoadamantane = adamantan-1-amine
SMILES: C1C2CC3CC1CC(C2)(C3)N   Images:  stick or 3D
 
   
Unit Cell:
 
tetragonal

 I 41/a m d (# 141)
    a' = 10.2390 Å b' = 10.2390 Å c' = 34.3830 Å  
    α' = 90.000° β' = 90.000° γ' = 90.000°  
   
Framework Density:
 
17.8 T/1000 Å3
 
 
Channels:
 
apertures formed by 6-rings only
Dimensionality
  Sorption (molecular cross section > 3.4Å): 0-dimensional
  Topological (pore opening > 6-ring): 0-dimensional
   
References:
  McCusker, L.B.
  "The ab initio structure determination of Sigma-2 (a new clathrasil phase) from synchrotron powder diffraction data"
J. Appl. Crystallogr., 21, 305-310 (1988)
 
 
Name and Code derivation:
    Sigma-2 (two)
  SGT