Materials Data on Sr2LaCl7 by Materials Project
Sr2LaCl7 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sr2+ is bonded to seven Cl1- atoms to form distorted SrCl7 pentagonal bipyramids that share a cornercorner with one SrCl7 pentagonal bipyramid, a cornercorner with one LaCl7 pentagonal bipyramid, edges with three equivalent SrCl7 pentagonal bipyramids, and edges with three equivalent LaCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Sr–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.95–3.08 Å. La3+ is bonded to seven Cl1- atoms to form LaCl7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent SrCl7 pentagonal bipyramids and edges with six equivalent SrCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of La–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.85–2.90 Å. There are five inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Sr2+ and one La3+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Sr2+ and one La3+ atom. In the third Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sr2+ and one La3+ atom. In the fourth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Sr2+ and one La3+ atom. In the fifth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent Sr2+ and one La3+ atom.