BaC2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Ba(1) is bonded to eight equivalent C(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing BaC8 hexagonal bipyramids. C(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and one C(1) atom.
BaC2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Ba(1) is bonded to eight equivalent C(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing BaC8 hexagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Ba(1)-C(1) bond distances ranging from 2.98-3.24 Å. C(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba(1) and one C(1) atom. The C(1)-C(1) bond length is 1.26 Å.