Materials Data on B2Mo by Materials Project
MoB2 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mo6+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten B3- atoms. There are a spread of Mo–B bond distances ranging from 2.22–2.38 Å. There are two inequivalent B3- sites. In the first B3- site, B3- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Mo6+ and three equivalent B3- atoms. All B–B bond lengths are 1.75 Å. In the second B3- site, B3- is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mo6+ and three equivalent B3- atoms. All B–B bond lengths are 1.86 Å.
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