Materials Data on Tm(BC)2 by Materials Project
Tm(BC)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Tm is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent B and eight equivalent C atoms. All Tm–B bond lengths are 2.70 Å. All Tm–C bond lengths are 2.67 Å. B is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm and two equivalent C atoms. Both B–C bond lengths are 1.60 Å. C is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm, two equivalent B, and one C atom. The C–C bond length is 1.42 Å.