Ab initio and molecular-mechanics studies of aluminosilicate fragments, and the origin of Lowenstein's rule
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 01/01/1900 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/CC9960001311
Abstract
We present results of the energies of formation and hydration of small clusters and rings containing Si and Al; the results provide a rationalisation of Lowenstein's rule in terms of the energetics of species containing Al–O–Al bridges.