Materials Data on AlHg2O2F5 by Materials Project
(HgO)2AlF5 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4cm space group. The structure is one-dimensional and consists of eight quecksilber(i)-hydroxid molecules and two AlF5 ribbons oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. In each AlF5 ribbon, Al is bonded to six F atoms to form corner-sharing AlF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 0°. There are a spread of Al–F bond distances ranging from 1.83–1.86 Å. There are two inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Al atoms. In the second F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Al atom.