Materials Data on Cd2P3Cl by Materials Project
Cd2P3Cl crystallizes in the monoclinic Cc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Cd2+ sites. In the first Cd2+ site, Cd2+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three P1- and two equivalent Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Cd–P bond distances ranging from 2.57–2.67 Å. There are one shorter (2.73 Å) and one longer (3.43 Å) Cd–Cl bond lengths. In the second Cd2+ site, Cd2+ is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three P1- and two equivalent Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Cd–P bond distances ranging from 2.57–2.67 Å. There are one shorter (2.72 Å) and one longer (3.42 Å) Cd–Cl bond lengths. There are three inequivalent P1- sites. In the first P1- site, P1- is bonded to two Cd2+ and two P1- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing PCd2P2 tetrahedra. Both P–P bond lengths are 2.21 Å. In the second P1- site, P1- is bonded to two equivalent Cd2+ and two P1- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing PCd2P2 trigonal pyramids. The P–P bond length is 2.20 Å. In the third P1- site, P1- is bonded to two equivalent Cd2+ and two P1- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing PCd2P2 trigonal pyramids. Cl1- is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to four Cd2+ atoms.