Materials Data on SbSCl9 by Materials Project

Abstract

SbCl6SCl3 is Molybdenum Carbide MAX Phase-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of four SCl3 clusters and four SbCl6 clusters. In each SCl3 cluster, S6+ is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Cl1- atoms. There are two shorter (2.00 Å) and one longer (2.01 Å) S–Cl bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one S6+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one S6+ atom. In two of the SbCl6 clusters, Sb3+ is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six Cl1- atoms. There are two shorter (2.38 Å) and four longer (2.43 Å) Sb–Cl bond lengths. There are three inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sb3+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sb3+ atom. In the third Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sb3+ atom. In two of the SbCl6 clusters, Sb3+ is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six Cl1- atoms. There are two shorter (2.41 Å) and four longer (2.42 Å) Sb–Cl bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sb3+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sb3+ atom.