Materials Data on H5ClO4 by Materials Project

Abstract

(H2)2HClO4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pna2_1 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of eight hydrogen molecules and four HClO4 clusters. In each HClO4 cluster, H is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O atom. The H–O bond length is 0.99 Å. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cl atom. The O–Cl bond length is 1.43 Å. In the second O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cl atom. The O–Cl bond length is 1.43 Å. In the third O site, O is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one H and one Cl atom. The O–Cl bond length is 1.67 Å. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cl atom. The O–Cl bond length is 1.43 Å. Cl is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O atoms.