Materials Data on CsPdCl3 by Materials Project

CsPdCl3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ibam space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Cs1+ is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to ten Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Cs–Cl bond distances ranging from 3.66–3.91 Å. Pd2+ is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four Cl1- atoms. There are a spread of Pd–Cl bond distances ranging from 2.30–2.35 Å. There are three inequivalent Cl1- sites. In the first Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Cs1+ and two equivalent Pd2+ atoms. In the second Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to four equivalent Cs1+ and one Pd2+ atom. In the third Cl1- site, Cl1- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Cs1+ and one Pd2+ atom.