Materials Data on H2CO by Materials Project

Abstract

CH2O crystallizes in the orthorhombic C222_1 space group. The structure is one-dimensional and consists of two CH2O ribbons oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. there are two inequivalent C2+ sites. In the first C2+ site, C2+ is bonded to two equivalent H and two equivalent O2- atoms to form corner-sharing CH2O2 tetrahedra. Both C–H bond lengths are 1.10 Å. Both C–O bond lengths are 1.42 Å. In the second C2+ site, C2+ is bonded to two equivalent H and two equivalent O2- atoms to form corner-sharing CH2O2 tetrahedra. Both C–H bond lengths are 1.10 Å. Both C–O bond lengths are 1.42 Å. There are two inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C2+ atom. In the second H site, H is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C2+ atom. O2- is bonded in a water-like geometry to two C2+ atoms.