Materials Data on Nd3(BN2)2 by Materials Project
Nd3(BN2)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Nd2+ sites. In the first Nd2+ site, Nd2+ is bonded to six equivalent N3- atoms to form distorted edge-sharing NdN6 pentagonal pyramids. There are two shorter (2.48 Å) and four longer (2.57 Å) Nd–N bond lengths. In the second Nd2+ site, Nd2+ is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent N3- atoms. All Nd–N bond lengths are 2.68 Å. B3+ is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent N3- atoms. Both B–N bond lengths are 1.48 Å. N3- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five Nd2+ and one B3+ atom.
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