Materials Data on RbAuCl4 by Materials Project
RbAuCl4 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Rb1+ is bonded in a distorted q6 geometry to ten Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.55–3.76 Å. Au3+ is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four Cl1- atoms. All Au–Cl bond lengths are 2.32 Å. There are two inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Rb1+ and one Au3+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb1+ and one Au3+ atom.
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