Materials Data on B9H11C2 by Materials Project
B13C4H17(BH)5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of forty boranediylradical molecules and eight B13C4H17 clusters. In each B13C4H17 cluster, there are thirteen inequivalent B+0.33- sites. In the first B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one B+0.33- and one H1+ atom. The B–B bond length is 1.70 Å. The B–H bond length is 1.34 Å. In the second B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C4- and one H1+ atom. The B–C bond length is 1.52 Å. The B–H bond length is 1.19 Å. In the third B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two C4- and one H1+ atom. There is one shorter (1.69 Å) and one longer (1.71 Å) B–C bond length. The B–H bond length is 1.19 Å. In the fourth B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C4- and one H1+ atom. The B–C bond length is 1.66 Å. The B–H bond length is 1.19 Å. In the fifth B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C4- and one H1+ atom. The B–C bond length is 1.70 Å. The B–H bond length is 1.19 Å. In the sixth B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B+0.33- and one H1+ atom. The B–B bond length is 1.78 Å. The B–H bond length is 1.19 Å. In the seventh B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one B+0.33-, one C4-, and one H1+ atom. The B–B bond length is 1.79 Å. The B–C bond length is 1.69 Å. The B–H bond length is 1.19 Å. In the eighth B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two C4- and one H1+ atom. Both B–C bond lengths are 1.72 Å. The B–H bond length is 1.19 Å. In the ninth B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C4- and one H1+ atom. The B–C bond length is 1.70 Å. The B–H bond length is 1.19 Å. In the tenth B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one B+0.33-, one C4-, and one H1+ atom. The B–B bond length is 1.79 Å. The B–C bond length is 1.69 Å. The B–H bond length is 1.19 Å. In the eleventh B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four B+0.33- and two C4- atoms. Both B–C bond lengths are 1.73 Å. In the twelfth B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three H1+ atoms. There is one shorter (1.19 Å) and two longer (1.33 Å) B–H bond length. In the thirteenth B+0.33- site, B+0.33- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one C4- and two H1+ atoms. The B–C bond length is 1.75 Å. There is one shorter (1.19 Å) and one longer (1.33 Å) B–H bond length. There are four inequivalent C4- sites. In the first C4- site, C4- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two B+0.33-, one C4-, and one H1+ atom. The C–C bond length is 1.46 Å. The C–H bond length is 1.09 Å. In the second C4- site, C4- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three B+0.33-, one C4-, and one H1+ atom. The C–H bond length is 1.09 Å. In the third C4- site, C4- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four B+0.33- and one H1+ atom. The C–H bond length is 1.09 Å. In the fourth C4- site, C4- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four B+0.33- and one H1+ atom. The C–H bond length is 1.09 Å. There are sixteen inequivalent H1+ sites. In the first H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B+0.33- atom. In the second H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B+0.33- atom. In the third H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B+0.33- atom. In the fourth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C4- atom. In the fifth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C4- atom. In the sixth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B+0.33- atom. In the seventh H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B+0.33- atom. In the eighth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B+0.33- atom. In the ninth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B+0.33- atom. In the tenth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B+0.33- atom. In the eleventh H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B+0.33- atom. In the twelfth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two B+0.33- atoms. In the thirteenth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two B+0.33- atoms. In the fourteenth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B+0.33- atom. In the fifteenth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C4- atom. In the sixteenth H1+ site, H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C4- atom.