Bicapped trigonal prismatic molecular geometry
In chemistry, the bicapped trigonal prismatic molecular geometry describes the shape of compounds where eight atoms or groups of atoms or ligands are arranged around a central atom defining the vertices of a biaugmented triangular prism. This shape has C2v symmetry and is one of the three common shapes for octacoordinate transition metal complexes, along with the square antiprism and the dodecahedron.[1][2]
| Bicapped trigonal prismatic molecular geometry | |
|---|---|
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| Examples | ZrF4− 8 |
| Point group | C2v |
| Coordination number | 8 |
One example of the bicapped trigonal prismatic molecular geometry is the ZrF4−
8 ion.[1]
References
- Jeremy K. Burdett; Roald Hoffmann; Robert C. Fay (1978). "Eight-Coordination". Inorganic Chemistry. 17 (9): 2553–2568. doi:10.1021/ic50187a041.
- Wells A.F. (1984) Structural Inorganic Chemistry 5th edition Oxford Science Publications ISBN 0-19-855370-6
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