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 (0, 1, 0) direction. Pd2+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two N and one Cl1- atom. There is one shorter (1.83 Å) and one longer (1.89 Å) Pd–N bond length. The Pd–Cl bond length is 2.56 Å. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Pd2+ and one Cl1- atom. The N–Cl bond length is 1.63 Å. In the second N site, N is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Pd2+ and one Cl1- atom. The N–Cl bond length is 1.65 Å. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Pd2+ and one N atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N atom.