Materials Data on Lu(P2Rh3)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Lu(Rh3P2)2 crystallizes in the trigonal P3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Lu is bonded to six equivalent Rh and six equivalent P atoms to form face-sharing LuP6Rh6 cuboctahedra. There are three shorter (3.00 Å) and three longer (3.01 Å) Lu–Rh bond lengths. All Lu–P bond lengths are 2.95 Å. There are two inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five P atoms. There are a spread of Rh–P bond distances ranging from 2.42–2.52 Å. In the second Rh site, Rh is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Lu and four P atoms. There are a spread of Rh–P bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.51 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Rh atoms. In the second P site, P is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Lu and six Rh atoms.