Chemistry Publications Chemistry 1993 Dimensional diversity in transition metal trihalides Jianhua Lin Iowa State University Gordon J. Miller Iowa State University,
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[email protected]. Dimensional diversity in transition metal trihalides Abstract Structural variations of the second- and third-row transition metal trihalides are rationalized via tight-binding band calculations and evaluation of Madelung energetic factors. The bso erved structure for a given metal halide is controlled by both the coordination geometry at the anion and the d electron configuration at the metal. As the polarizability of the halide increases, the M-X-M angle, in general, decreases so that three- dimensional frameworks occur for the fluorides, while layer and chain structures are found for the chlorides, bromides, and iodides. Within a particular halide system, systematic structural trends also occur as the d electron configuration changes. Disciplines Materials Chemistry | Other Chemistry | Physical Chemistry Comments Reprinted (adapted) with permission from Inorg. Chem., 1993, 32 (8), pp 1476–1487.