Materials Data on TlGeCl3 by Materials Project
TlGeCl3 is Potassium chlorate structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Tl1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to nine Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Tl–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.35–3.91 Å. Ge2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Cl1- atoms. There are one shorter (2.36 Å) and two longer (2.37 Å) Ge–Cl bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Tl1+ and one Ge2+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Tl1+ and one Ge2+ atom.