DOE OSTI2020
Mg2S2O11O2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of eight hydrogen peroxide molecules and two Mg2S2O11 sheets oriented in the (1, 0, 0) direction. In each Mg2S2O11 sheet, there are two inequivalent Mg sites. In the first Mg site, Mg is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to four O atoms. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.87–2.75 Å. In the second Mg site, Mg is bonded to five O atoms to form MgO5 tetrahedra that share corners with four SO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of Mg–O bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.75 Å. There are two inequivalent S sites. In the first S site, S is bonded to four O atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share a cornercorner with one MgO5 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (1.44 Å) and three longer (1.50 Å) S–O bond length. In the second S site, S is bonded to four O atoms to form SO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent MgO5 tetrahedra. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.47–1.50 Å. There are eleven inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg and one S atom. In the second O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mg and one O atom. The O–O bond length is 1.23 Å. In the third O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg and one S atom. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one S atom. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O atom. The O–O bond length is 1.23 Å. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mg and one O atom. In the seventh O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg and one S atom. In the eighth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg and one S atom. In the ninth O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg and one S atom. In the tenth O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg and one S atom. In the eleventh O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mg and one S atom.