Materials Data on Sn(PO3)3 by Materials Project

Abstract

Sn(PO3)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Sn3+ is bonded to seven O2- atoms to form distorted SnO7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with seven PO4 tetrahedra and an edgeedge with one SnO7 pentagonal bipyramid. There are a spread of Sn–O bond distances ranging from 2.24–2.60 Å. There are three inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent SnO7 pentagonal bipyramids and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.50–1.63 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent SnO7 pentagonal bipyramids and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.51–1.62 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded to four O2- atoms to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with three equivalent SnO7 pentagonal bipyramids and corners with two PO4 tetrahedra. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.49–1.61 Å. There are nine inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Sn3+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Sn3+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Sn3+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Sn3+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Sn3+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Sn3+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms.