Materials Data on Nd2NCl3 by Materials Project
Nd2NCl3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbcn space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Nd3+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent N3- and five Cl1- atoms. There are one shorter (2.34 Å) and one longer (2.35 Å) Nd–N bond lengths. There are a spread of Nd–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.84–3.03 Å. N3- is bonded to four equivalent Nd3+ atoms to form distorted edge-sharing NNd4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Nd3+ atoms. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd3+ atoms.
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