Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 March 2012
X-ray powder diffraction data for the trigonal form of disilver trihydrogen paraperiodate, Ag2H3IO6, are reported. The cell parameters are a=5.941 89(3), c=12.7253(1) Å, V=389.089(6) Å3, and ρ=5.65 g cm−3 for Z=3. A full-profile Rietveld refinement confirms the monophasic nature of the sample and the presence of two-dimensional corrugated layers of the A2BO6 type linked by hydrogen bonds. Short unsupported Ag–Ag contacts (about 3.02 Å) of the argentophilic type are also shown.