Materials Data on LiB12PC by Materials Project

LiB6CP(B)6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ima2 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of twenty-four boron molecules and four LiB6CP clusters. In each LiB6CP cluster, Li1+ is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C4- and one P3- atom. The Li–C bond length is 2.74 Å. The Li–P bond length is 2.68 Å. There are four inequivalent B+0.50+ sites. In the first B+0.50+ site, B+0.50+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C4- atom. The B–C bond length is 1.67 Å. In the second B+0.50+ site, B+0.50+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P3- atom. The B–P bond length is 1.91 Å. In the third B+0.50+ site, B+0.50+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C4- atom. The B–C bond length is 1.66 Å. In the fourth B+0.50+ site, B+0.50+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P3- atom. The B–P bond length is 1.91 Å. C4- is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one Li1+, three B+0.50+, and one P3- atom. The C–P bond length is 1.87 Å. P3- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Li1+, three B+0.50+, and one C4- atom.