Materials Data on SnCl3O4 by Materials Project
(SnOCl3)2(O2)3 is Cyanogen Chloride-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of four trioxidane molecules and two SnOCl3 clusters. In each SnOCl3 cluster, Sn is bonded to two equivalent O and three Cl atoms to form distorted edge-sharing SnCl3O2 trigonal bipyramids. There are one shorter (2.11 Å) and one longer (2.14 Å) Sn–O bond lengths. There are a spread of Sn–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.33–2.37 Å. O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Sn atoms. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sn atom. In the second Cl site, Cl is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sn atom. In the third Cl site, Cl is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sn atom.