Materials Data on K4CO4 by Materials Project

Abstract

K4CO4 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent K1+ sites. In the first K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.56–3.12 Å. In the second K1+ site, K1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.53–2.85 Å. C4+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of C–O bond distances ranging from 1.41–1.51 Å. There are three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four K1+ and one C4+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three K1+ and one C4+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to six K1+ and one C4+ atom.