Materials Data on La2NCl3 by Materials Project
La2NCl3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ibam space group. The structure is three-dimensional. La3+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N3- and six Cl1- atoms. Both La–N bond lengths are 2.37 Å. There are a spread of La–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.92–3.43 Å. N3- is bonded to four equivalent La3+ atoms to form edge-sharing NLa4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La3+ atoms. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent La3+ atoms.
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