Materials Data on Mg(C2N3)2 by Materials Project
Mg(C2N3)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnnm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Mg2+ is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six N3- atoms. There are four shorter (2.13 Å) and two longer (2.31 Å) Mg–N bond lengths. C4+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two N3- atoms. There is one shorter (1.17 Å) and one longer (1.31 Å) C–N bond length. There are two inequivalent N3- sites. In the first N3- site, N3- is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mg2+ and two equivalent C4+ atoms. In the second N3- site, N3- is bonded in a linear geometry to one Mg2+ and one C4+ atom.