Materials Data on RbC by Materials Project
RbC crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb is bonded to five C atoms to form distorted edge-sharing RbC5 square pyramids. There are a spread of Rb–C bond distances ranging from 3.17–3.36 Å. In the second Rb site, Rb is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven C atoms. There are a spread of Rb–C bond distances ranging from 3.13–3.36 Å. There are two inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to six Rb and one C atom. The C–C bond length is 1.27 Å. In the second C site, C is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to six Rb and one C atom.