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Effect of lone-pair stereoactivity on polyhedral volume and structural flexibility: Application to TeIVO6 octahedra

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Authors

Christy, Andrew

Mills, S J

Publisher

Munksgaard International Publishers

Abstract

The Distortion Theorem implies that the irregularity of bond distances in a distorted coordination polyhedron causes an increase of mean bond distance. Examination of 40 polyhedra containing the lone-pair cation TeIV shows that this does not imply an incr

Keywords

Keywords: Coordination polyhedra; Distortion theorems; Distortion theory; Lone-pair activities; Polarizable cations; Sphere surfaces; Stereoactivity; Structural flexibilities; Oxygen; Positive ions; Spheres; Geometry distortion theory; lone-pair stereoactivity; polyhedral distortion

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/74899

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science

Type

Journal article

Access Statement

Open Access

DOI

10.1107/S2052519213023087

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