Materials Data on Pb(IO3)2 by Materials Project
Pb(IO3)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbcn space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two Pb(IO3)2 sheets oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. Pb2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight O2- atoms. There are a spread of Pb–O bond distances ranging from 2.44–2.97 Å. There are three inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.85 Å. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.84 Å. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Pb2+ and one I5+ atom. The O–I bond length is 1.86 Å. I5+ is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms.