Materials Data on Ga(IO3)3 by Materials Project
Ga(IO3)3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ga3+ is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six O2- atoms. There are three shorter (2.00 Å) and three longer (2.01 Å) Ga–O bond lengths. There are three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.80 Å. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ga3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.89 Å. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Ga3+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.86 Å. I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms.
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