Materials Data on SnCl3O4 by Materials Project

Abstract

SnO4Cl3 is alpha structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two SnO4Cl3 clusters. Sn is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three O and three Cl atoms. There are a spread of Sn–O bond distances ranging from 2.10–2.14 Å. There are a spread of Sn–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.34–2.46 Å. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two equivalent Sn and one O atom. The O–O bond length is 1.79 Å. In the second O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sn atom. In the third O site, O is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two O atoms. The O–O bond length is 1.22 Å. In the fourth O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O atom. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sn atom. In the second Cl site, Cl is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sn atom. In the third Cl site, Cl is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sn atom.