Materials Data on Ce2NCl3 by Materials Project
Ce2NCl3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ibam space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ce3+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N3- and six Cl1- atoms. Both Ce–N bond lengths are 2.33 Å. There are a spread of Ce–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.86–3.37 Å. N3- is bonded to four equivalent Ce3+ atoms to form edge-sharing NCe4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce3+ atoms. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ce3+ atoms.