Materials Data on SbCNCl5 by Materials Project
CNSbCl5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of four hydrogen cyanide molecules and four SbCl5 clusters. In each SbCl5 cluster, Sb5+ is bonded in a distorted square pyramidal geometry to five Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Sb–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.32–2.38 Å. There are five inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sb5+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sb5+ atom. In the third Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sb5+ atom. In the fourth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sb5+ atom. In the fifth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Sb5+ atom.