Materials Data on CeH3(CO2)3 by Materials Project
Ce(HCOO)3 crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ce3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of Ce–O bond distances ranging from 2.52–2.60 Å. C2+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one H1+ and two O2- atoms. The C–H bond length is 1.11 Å. There is one shorter (1.26 Å) and one longer (1.28 Å) C–O bond length. H1+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C2+ atom. There are two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Ce3+ and one C2+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Ce3+ and one C2+ atom.
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