Pentagonal pyramidal molecular geometry
Molecular geometry
Pentagonal pyramidal molecular geometry | |
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Examples | XeOF− 5 |
Point group | C5v |
Coordination number | 6 |
Bond angle(s) | 90°, 72° |
μ (Polarity) | >0 |
In chemistry, pentagonal pyramidal molecular geometry describes the shape of compounds where in six atoms or groups of atoms or ligands are arranged around a central atom, at the vertices of a pentagonal pyramid. It is one of the few molecular geometries with uneven bond angles.[1]
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Examples
- XeOF−
5[2] - IOF2−
5[2][3]
References
- ^ Baran, Enrique J. (2008). "Mean amplitudes of vibration of molecules and ions with interhalogen bonds and related species". Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 129 (11): 1060–1072. Bibcode:2008JFluC.129.1060B. doi:10.1016/j.jfluchem.2008.06.016.
- ^ a b Baran, E. (2000). "Mean amplitudes of vibration of the pentagonal pyramidal XeOF−
5 and IOF2−
5 anions". J. Fluorine Chem. 101: 61–63. doi:10.1016/S0022-1139(99)00194-3. - ^ Housecroft, Catherine E.; Sharpe, Alan G. (2005). Inorganic Chemistry (2nd ed.). Pearson Prentice-Hall. p. 485. ISBN 0130-39913-2.
Pentagonal pyramid, Wolfram MathWorld
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Molecular geometry
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- Pentagonal pyramidal
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