Materials Data on Zn5H2(NO7)2 by Materials Project

Abstract

Zn5(HO4)2(NO3)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of four nitric acid molecules and two Zn5(HO4)2 sheets oriented in the (1, 0, 0) direction. In each Zn5(HO4)2 sheet, there are three inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn is bonded to six O atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent ZnHO3 tetrahedra and edges with four ZnO6 octahedra. There are a spread of Zn–O bond distances ranging from 2.01–2.07 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn is bonded to one H and three O atoms to form corner-sharing ZnHO3 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 55–56°. The Zn–H bond length is 1.67 Å. There is one shorter (1.94 Å) and two longer (1.95 Å) Zn–O bond length. In the third Zn site, Zn is bonded to six O atoms to form ZnO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent ZnHO3 tetrahedra and edges with four equivalent ZnO6 octahedra. There are two shorter (2.01 Å) and four longer (2.06 Å) Zn–O bond lengths. H is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Zn atom. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Zn atoms. In the second O site, O is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Zn atoms. In the third O site, O is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Zn atoms.