DOE OSTI2020
Pb(IO3)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Pb2+ sites. In the first Pb2+ site, Pb2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.57–2.84 Å. In the second Pb2+ site, Pb2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.43–3.10 Å. There are twelve inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.84 Å. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.84 Å. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.84 Å. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.84 Å. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.82 Å. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.83 Å. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.83 Å. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. There are four inequivalent I5+ sites. In the first I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. In the second I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. In the third I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. In the fourth I5+ site, I5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms.