Materials Data on Al6Re by Materials Project
Al6Re crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Re is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to ten Al atoms. There are a spread of Re–Al bond distances ranging from 2.54–2.68 Å. There are three inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Re and nine Al atoms. There are a spread of Al–Al bond distances ranging from 2.67–2.96 Å. In the second Al site, Al is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Re and eight Al atoms. There are two shorter (2.96 Å) and two longer (2.99 Å) Al–Al bond lengths. In the third Al site, Al is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Re and ten Al atoms. There are one shorter (2.50 Å) and one longer (2.69 Å) Al–Al bond lengths.