Materials Data on MoS3(NCl4)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

MoNSCl6NS2Cl2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of four MoNSCl6 clusters and four NS2Cl2 clusters. In each MoNSCl6 cluster, Mo6+ is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to one N4+ and five Cl1- atoms. The Mo–N bond length is 1.80 Å. There are a spread of Mo–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.50 Å. N4+ is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Mo6+ and one S2- atom. The N–S bond length is 1.56 Å. S2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one N4+ and one Cl1- atom. The S–Cl bond length is 2.10 Å. There are six inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one S2- atom. In the third Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Mo6+ atom. In the fourth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ atom. In the fifth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ atom. In the sixth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mo6+ atom. In each NS2Cl2 cluster, N4+ is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two S2- atoms. There is one shorter (1.54 Å) and one longer (1.55 Å) N–S bond length. There are two inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one N4+ and one Cl1- atom. The S–Cl bond length is 2.02 Å. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one N4+ and one Cl1- atom. The S–Cl bond length is 2.03 Å. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one S2- atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one S2- atom.