Materials Data on Rb3Au3Cl8 by Materials Project
Rb3Au3Cl8 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Rb1+ sites. In the first Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.31–4.02 Å. In the second Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.36–3.72 Å. There are two inequivalent Au+1.67+ sites. In the first Au+1.67+ site, Au+1.67+ is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to six Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Au–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.35–3.30 Å. In the second Au+1.67+ site, Au+1.67+ is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to four Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Au–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.31–3.27 Å. There are four inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four Rb1+ and two Au+1.67+ atoms. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb1+ and two Au+1.67+ atoms. In the third Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+ and one Au+1.67+ atom. In the fourth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two Rb1+ and two Au+1.67+ atoms.