Materials Data on HgB6 by Materials Project
Hg(B)6 is Calcium hexaboride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure is three-dimensional and consists of one mercury molecule and one B framework. In the B framework, B is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent B atoms. There is one shorter (1.68 Å) and four longer (1.78 Å) B–B bond length.
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