Materials Data on K2Cd(NO2)4 by Materials Project

Abstract

K2Cd(NO2)4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. K1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.85–3.14 Å. Cd2+ is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Cd–O bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.59 Å. There are three inequivalent N3+ sites. In the first N3+ site, N3+ is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent O2- atoms. Both N–O bond lengths are 1.27 Å. In the second N3+ site, N3+ is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two O2- atoms. Both N–O bond lengths are 1.27 Å. In the third N3+ site, N3+ is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent O2- atoms. Both N–O bond lengths are 1.27 Å. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+, one Cd2+, and one N3+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent K1+, one Cd2+, and one N3+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+, one Cd2+, and one N3+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K1+, one Cd2+, and one N3+ atom.