DOE OSTI2020
Cr(O2Cl)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is one-dimensional and consists of two Cr(O2Cl)3 ribbons oriented in the (1, 0, 1) direction. Cr is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to four O and two equivalent Cl atoms. There is two shorter (1.71 Å) and two longer (1.95 Å) Cr–O bond length. Both Cr–Cl bond lengths are 2.48 Å. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cr atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cr and one Cl atom. The O–Cl bond length is 1.72 Å. In the third O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cl atom. The O–Cl bond length is 1.55 Å. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent O atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Cr and one O atom.