DOE OSTI2020
La(IO3)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic Cc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent La3+ sites. In the first La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.86 Å. In the second La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.41–2.98 Å. In the third La3+ site, La3+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten O2- atoms. There are a spread of La–O bond distances ranging from 2.51–2.80 Å. There are twenty-seven inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.87 Å. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.86 Å. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.87 Å. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.84 Å. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.83 Å. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.82 Å. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.86 Å. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.82 Å. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.84 Å. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.83 Å. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.87 Å. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.84 Å. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.82 Å. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.87 Å. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.82 Å. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.82 Å. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.83 Å. In the twenty-fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.83 Å. In the twenty-sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one La3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.83 Å. In the twenty-seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.83 Å. There are nine inequivalent I5+ sites. In the first I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. In the second I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. In the third I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. In the fourth I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. In the fifth I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. In the sixth I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. In the seventh I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. In the eighth I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. In the ninth I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms.