DOE OSTI2020
CTlCO2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12_1 space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of four ethyne molecules and two TlCO2 sheets oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. In each TlCO2 sheet, there are two inequivalent Tl3+ sites. In the first Tl3+ site, Tl3+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–O bond distances ranging from 2.67–2.84 Å. In the second Tl3+ site, Tl3+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to six O2- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–O bond distances ranging from 2.80–3.09 Å. There are two inequivalent C+0.50+ sites. In the first C+0.50+ site, C+0.50+ is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.27 Å) and one longer (1.28 Å) C–O bond length. In the second C+0.50+ site, C+0.50+ is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two O2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.27 Å) and one longer (1.28 Å) C–O bond length. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Tl3+ and one C+0.50+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Tl3+ and one C+0.50+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three Tl3+ and one C+0.50+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Tl3+ and one C+0.50+ atom.