Distorted octahedral molecular geometry
In chemistry, the distorted octahedral molecular geometry describes the shape of compounds where six atoms or groups of atoms or ligands are arranged around a central atom (with an electron pair capping the octahedron), defining the vertices of a gyroelongated triangular pyramid. This shape has C3v symmetry.
Jahn–Teller effect
The term can also refer to octahedral influenced by the Jahn–Teller effect, which is a common phenomenon encountered in coordination chemistry.
Examples
References
- ^ Crawford, T. Daniel; Springer, Kristen W.; Schaefer, Henry F. (1994). "A contribution to the understanding of the structure of xenon hexafluoride". J. Chem. Phys. 102 (8). doi:10.1063/1.468642.
- ^ Christe, Karl O.; Dixon, David A.; Sanders, Jeremy C. P.; Schrobilgen, Gary J.; Tsai, Scott S.; Wilson, William W. (1995). "On the Structure of the [XeOF5]− Anion and of Heptacoordinated Complex Fluorides Containing One or Two Highly Repulsive Ligands or Sterically Active Free Valence Electron Pairs". Inorg. Chem. 34 (7): 1868–1874. doi:10.1021/ic00111a039.
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