Materials Data on CeN(ClO)4 by Materials Project
Ce(OCl2)2NO2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12 space group. The structure is one-dimensional and consists of two nitrous acid molecules and two Ce(OCl2)2 ribbons oriented in the (1, 0, 0) direction. In each Ce(OCl2)2 ribbon, Ce is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O and four Cl atoms. Both Ce–O bond lengths are 2.12 Å. There are two shorter (2.62 Å) and two longer (3.24 Å) Ce–Cl bond lengths. O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ce and one Cl atom. The O–Cl bond length is 1.64 Å. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Ce and one O atom. In the second Cl site, Cl is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ce atom.
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