Materials Data on Nd(NO3)3 by Materials Project

Nd(NO3)3 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are three inequivalent Nd3+ sites. In the first Nd3+ site, Nd3+ is bonded in a cuboctahedral geometry to twelve O2- atoms. There are a spread of Nd–O bond distances ranging from 2.61–2.65 Å. In the second Nd3+ site, Nd3+ is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve O2- atoms. There are a spread of Nd–O bond distances ranging from 2.55–2.83 Å. In the third Nd3+ site, Nd3+ is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to eleven O2- atoms. There are a spread of Nd–O bond distances ranging from 2.50–2.91 Å. There are six inequivalent N5+ sites. In the first N5+ site, N5+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of N–O bond distances ranging from 1.25–1.29 Å. In the second N5+ site, N5+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of N–O bond distances ranging from 1.24–1.30 Å. In the third N5+ site, N5+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There is two shorter (1.25 Å) and one longer (1.31 Å) N–O bond length. In the fourth N5+ site, N5+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of N–O bond distances ranging from 1.25–1.29 Å. In the fifth N5+ site, N5+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of N–O bond distances ranging from 1.24–1.29 Å. In the sixth N5+ site, N5+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of N–O bond distances ranging from 1.25–1.30 Å. There are eighteen inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Nd3+ and one N5+ atom.