DOE OSTI2020
Cr46(BC3)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are forty-six inequivalent Cr sites. In the first Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.56 Å. Both Cr–C bond lengths are 2.14 Å. In the second Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr, one B, and one C atom. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.53 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.15 Å. The Cr–C bond length is 2.13 Å. In the third Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr, one B, and one C atom. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.51 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.14 Å. The Cr–C bond length is 2.12 Å. In the fourth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr, one B, and one C atom. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.52 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.15 Å. The Cr–C bond length is 2.12 Å. In the fifth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr, one B, and one C atom. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.50 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.14 Å. The Cr–C bond length is 2.11 Å. In the sixth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two B atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.48 Å. Both Cr–B bond lengths are 2.13 Å. In the seventh Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.56 Å. There are one shorter (2.13 Å) and one longer (2.14 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the eighth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.62 Å. Both Cr–C bond lengths are 2.13 Å. In the ninth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.61 Å. There are one shorter (2.11 Å) and one longer (2.12 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the tenth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.61 Å. There are one shorter (2.12 Å) and one longer (2.13 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the eleventh Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.65 Å. Both Cr–C bond lengths are 2.11 Å. In the twelfth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.60 Å. There are one shorter (2.11 Å) and one longer (2.12 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the thirteenth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr, one B, and one C atom. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.52 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.15 Å. The Cr–C bond length is 2.13 Å. In the fourteenth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.55 Å. Both Cr–C bond lengths are 2.13 Å. In the fifteenth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.60 Å. There are one shorter (2.12 Å) and one longer (2.13 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the sixteenth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.60 Å. There are one shorter (2.11 Å) and one longer (2.13 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the seventeenth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr, one B, and one C atom. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.57 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.13 Å. The Cr–C bond length is 2.11 Å. In the eighteenth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.60 Å. There are one shorter (2.11 Å) and one longer (2.13 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the nineteenth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.55 Å. There are one shorter (2.13 Å) and one longer (2.14 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the twentieth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.61 Å. There are one shorter (2.13 Å) and one longer (2.14 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the twenty-first Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr, one B, and one C atom. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.51 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.15 Å. The Cr–C bond length is 2.13 Å. In the twenty-second Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr, one B, and one C atom. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.50 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.14 Å. The Cr–C bond length is 2.11 Å. In the twenty-third Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr, one B, and one C atom. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.51 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.14 Å. The Cr–C bond length is 2.12 Å. In the twenty-fourth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr, one B, and one C atom. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.57 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.13 Å. The Cr–C bond length is 2.11 Å. In the twenty-fifth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr, two B, and one C atom. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.38 Å. There are one shorter (2.13 Å) and one longer (2.14 Å) Cr–B bond lengths. The Cr–C bond length is 2.08 Å. In the twenty-sixth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr, one B, and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.39 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.13 Å. Both Cr–C bond lengths are 2.08 Å. In the twenty-seventh Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr and three C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.42 Å. There are two shorter (2.09 Å) and one longer (2.10 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the twenty-eighth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr and three C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.41 Å. There are a spread of Cr–C bond distances ranging from 2.08–2.10 Å. In the twenty-ninth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr, one B, and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.40 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.14 Å. There are one shorter (2.08 Å) and one longer (2.09 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the thirtieth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr and three C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.41 Å. There are two shorter (2.09 Å) and one longer (2.10 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the thirty-first Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr, one B, and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.39 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.14 Å. There are one shorter (2.08 Å) and one longer (2.09 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the thirty-second Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr, one B, and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.39 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.14 Å. Both Cr–C bond lengths are 2.08 Å. In the thirty-third Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr and three C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.42 Å. All Cr–C bond lengths are 2.09 Å. In the thirty-fourth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr and three C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.41 Å. There are two shorter (2.09 Å) and one longer (2.10 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the thirty-fifth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr, two B, and one C atom. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.38 Å. There are one shorter (2.13 Å) and one longer (2.14 Å) Cr–B bond lengths. The Cr–C bond length is 2.08 Å. In the thirty-sixth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr, one B, and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.39 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.13 Å. Both Cr–C bond lengths are 2.08 Å. In the thirty-seventh Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr, one B, and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.39 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.14 Å. Both Cr–C bond lengths are 2.09 Å. In the thirty-eighth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr, one B, and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.41 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.14 Å. Both Cr–C bond lengths are 2.08 Å. In the thirty-ninth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr, one B, and two C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.40 Å. The Cr–B bond length is 2.14 Å. There are one shorter (2.08 Å) and one longer (2.10 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the fortieth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cr and three C atoms. The Cr–Cr bond length is 2.41 Å. There are two shorter (2.09 Å) and one longer (2.10 Å) Cr–C bond lengths. In the forty-first Cr site, Cr is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve Cr and one B atom. The Cr–B bond length is 2.76 Å. In the forty-second Cr site, Cr is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve Cr and two B atoms. There are one shorter (2.78 Å) and one longer (2.80 Å) Cr–B bond lengths. In the forty-third Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to four Cr atoms. In the forty-fourth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to four Cr atoms. In the forty-fifth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to four Cr atoms. In the forty-sixth Cr site, Cr is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to four Cr atoms. There are three inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to nine Cr atoms. In the second B site, B is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to nine Cr atoms. In the third B site, B is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to nine Cr atoms. There are nine inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cr atoms. In the second C site, C is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cr atoms. In the third C site, C is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cr atoms. In the fourth C site, C is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cr atoms. In the fifth C site, C is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cr atoms. In the sixth C site, C is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cr atoms. In the seventh C site, C is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cr atoms. In the eighth C site, C is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cr atoms. In the ninth C site, C is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cr atoms.