Materials Data on Ni(XeF8)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

XeF5XeNiF11 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of eight XeF5 clusters and four XeNiF11 clusters. In each XeF5 cluster, Xe is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five F atoms. There are a spread of Xe–F bond distances ranging from 1.98–2.00 Å. There are five inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Xe atom. In the second F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Xe atom. In the third F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Xe atom. In the fourth F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Xe atom. In the fifth F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Xe atom. In each XeNiF11 cluster, Xe is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to eight F atoms. There are a spread of Xe–F bond distances ranging from 1.97–2.59 Å. Ni is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six F atoms. There are a spread of Ni–F bond distances ranging from 1.80–1.82 Å. There are eleven inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Xe atom. In the second F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Xe atom. In the third F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ni atom. In the fourth F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ni atom. In the fifth F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Xe and one Ni atom. In the sixth F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Xe atom. In the seventh F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Xe atom. In the eighth F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Xe atom. In the ninth F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Xe and one Ni atom. In the tenth F site, F is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Xe and one Ni atom. In the eleventh F site, F is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ni atom.