Materials Data on La2C3 by Materials Project
La2C3 is Plutonium carbide structured and crystallizes in the cubic I-43d space group. The structure is three-dimensional. La3+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine equivalent C2- atoms. There are a spread of La–C bond distances ranging from 2.70–3.00 Å. C2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to six equivalent La3+ and one C2- atom. The C–C bond length is 1.33 Å.
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