Materials Data on Nd(CO3)3 by Materials Project
Nd(CO3)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two Nd(CO3)3 clusters. Nd is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven O atoms. There are a spread of Nd–O bond distances ranging from 2.22–2.75 Å. There are three inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C is bonded in a linear geometry to two O atoms. There is one shorter (1.17 Å) and one longer (1.18 Å) C–O bond length. In the second C site, C is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two O atoms. There is one shorter (1.26 Å) and one longer (1.27 Å) C–O bond length. In the third C site, C is bonded in a linear geometry to two O atoms. There is one shorter (1.17 Å) and one longer (1.18 Å) C–O bond length. There are nine inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Nd and one C atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C atom. In the third O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Nd atom. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Nd and one O atom. The O–O bond length is 1.35 Å. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Nd and one C atom. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Nd and one O atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C atom. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Nd and one C atom. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Nd and one C atom.