Materials Data on RhC4N(Cl2O)2 by Materials Project
RhO2Cl3C4NCl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmn space group. The structure is one-dimensional and consists of two RhO2Cl3 clusters and two C4NCl ribbons oriented in the (1, 0, 0) direction. In each RhO2Cl3 cluster, Rh3+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry to two equivalent O2- and three Cl1- atoms. Both Rh–O bond lengths are 1.74 Å. There are one shorter (2.23 Å) and two longer (2.37 Å) Rh–Cl bond lengths. O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Rh3+ atom. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Rh3+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Rh3+ atom. In each C4NCl ribbon, there are two inequivalent C2+ sites. In the first C2+ site, C2+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N3- atom. The C–N bond length is 1.62 Å. In the second C2+ site, C2+ is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one N3- and one Cl1- atom. The C–N bond length is 1.63 Å. The C–Cl bond length is 2.05 Å. N3- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four C2+ atoms. Cl1- is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent C2+ atoms.