Acta Crystallographica Section E (Jul 2011)
A-type Ce2NCl3
Abstract
Cerium(III) nitride chloride, Ce2NCl3, contains trans-edge connected [NCe4]9+ tetrahedra (222 symmetry) forming chains parallel to the c axis that are separated by Cl− anions. The Ce3+ cations (..m symmetry) are each surrounded by two N3− and six Cl− anions in a bicapped trigonal prismatic coordination geometry (CN = 8).
