Materials Data on AlCuCl4 by Materials Project
CuAlCl4 crystallizes in the tetragonal P-42c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cu1+ is bonded to four equivalent Cl1- atoms to form CuCl4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent AlCl4 tetrahedra. All Cu–Cl bond lengths are 2.35 Å. Al3+ is bonded to four equivalent Cl1- atoms to form AlCl4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent CuCl4 tetrahedra. All Al–Cl bond lengths are 2.17 Å. Cl1- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cu1+ and one Al3+ atom.
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