Materials Data on Pd(NCl)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Pd(NCl)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is one-dimensional and consists of one Pd(NCl)2 ribbon oriented in the (1, 0, 0) direction. Pd2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four N atoms. There are three shorter (2.01 Å) and one longer (2.02 Å) Pd–N bond lengths. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Pd2+ and one Cl1- atom. The N–Cl bond length is 1.66 Å. In the second N site, N is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Pd2+ and one Cl1- atom. The N–Cl bond length is 1.66 Å. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N atom.