Materials Data on K(IO3)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

K(O3I)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. K is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O atoms. There are a spread of K–O bond distances ranging from 2.77–3.22 Å. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one K and one I atom. The O–I bond length is 1.84 Å. In the second O site, O is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K and one I atom. The O–I bond length is 1.83 Å. In the third O site, O is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one K and one I atom. The O–I bond length is 1.84 Å. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to two equivalent K and one I atom. The O–I bond length is 1.84 Å. In the fifth O site, O is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K and two I atoms. There are one shorter (1.83 Å) and one longer (2.72 Å) O–I bond lengths. In the sixth O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one K and one I atom. The O–I bond length is 1.86 Å. There are two inequivalent I sites. In the first I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four O atoms. In the second I site, I is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O atoms.