Materials Data on RbAuBr3 by Materials Project
RbAuBr3 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Rb1+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine Br1- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Br bond distances ranging from 3.52–3.89 Å. There are two inequivalent Au2+ sites. In the first Au2+ site, Au2+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent Br1- atoms. All Au–Br bond lengths are 2.51 Å. In the second Au2+ site, Au2+ is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to six Br1- atoms. There are two shorter (2.45 Å) and four longer (3.23 Å) Au–Br bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Br1- sites. In the first Br1- site, Br1- is bonded to three equivalent Rb1+ and two Au2+ atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing BrRb3Au2 square pyramids. In the second Br1- site, Br1- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Rb1+ and one Au2+ atom.