DOI: 10.17188/1203838
title: Materials Data on Rb4Cu5Cl9 by Materials Project

description: Rb4Cu5Cl9 crystallizes in the monoclinic Pc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are eight inequivalent Rb1+ sites. In the first Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.25–3.86 Å. In the second Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.33–3.97 Å. In the third Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.37–3.75 Å. In the fourth Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.27–3.89 Å. In the fifth Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.30–3.87 Å. In the sixth Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded to seven Cl1- atoms to form distorted RbCl7 pentagonal bipyramids that share corners with two equivalent CuCl4 trigonal pyramids. There are a spread of Rb–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.43–3.69 Å. In the seventh Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to seven Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.29–3.80 Å. In the eighth Rb1+ site, Rb1+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Rb–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.31–3.74 Å. There are ten inequivalent Cu1+ sites. In the first Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Cl1- atoms. There are one shorter (2.23 Å) and two longer (2.30 Å) Cu–Cl bond lengths. In the second Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded to four Cl1- atoms to form distorted CuCl4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with two equivalent RbCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Cu–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.79 Å. In the third Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal pyramidal geometry to four Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.28–2.75 Å. In the fourth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.22–2.36 Å. In the fifth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.25–2.31 Å. In the sixth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.21–2.31 Å. In the seventh Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.26–3.08 Å. In the eighth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.23–2.50 Å. In the ninth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.12–3.17 Å. In the tenth Cu1+ site, Cu1+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Cu–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.13–3.05 Å. There are eighteen inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+ and one Cu1+ atom. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four Rb1+ and two Cu1+ atoms. In the third Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four Rb1+ and two Cu1+ atoms. In the fourth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four Rb1+ and two Cu1+ atoms. In the fifth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two Rb1+ and two Cu1+ atoms. In the sixth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+ and two Cu1+ atoms. In the seventh Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four Rb1+ and one Cu1+ atom. In the eighth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded to four Rb1+ and one Cu1+ atom to form distorted edge-sharing ClRb4Cu trigonal bipyramids. In the ninth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+ and three Cu1+ atoms. In the tenth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+ and three Cu1+ atoms. In the eleventh Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded to four Rb1+ and one Cu1+ atom to form distorted edge-sharing ClRb4Cu trigonal bipyramids. In the twelfth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four Rb1+ and two Cu1+ atoms. In the thirteenth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+ and one Cu1+ atom. In the fourteenth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four Rb1+ and two Cu1+ atoms. In the fifteenth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+ and three Cu1+ atoms. In the sixteenth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+ and three Cu1+ atoms. In the seventeenth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+ and two Cu1+ atoms. In the eighteenth Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three Rb1+ and two Cu1+ atoms.