Materials Data on UF5 by Materials Project
UF5 crystallizes in the tetragonal I-42d space group. The structure is three-dimensional. U5+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight F1- atoms. There are a spread of U–F bond distances ranging from 2.02–2.36 Å. There are three inequivalent F1- sites. In the first F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent U5+ atoms. In the second F1- site, F1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one U5+ atom. In the third F1- site, F1- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent U5+ atoms.