PCl5 is beta Np structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/n space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two [pcl4]+1 molecules and two PCl6 clusters. In each PCl6 cluster, P(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and four equivalent Cl(4) atoms. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom.
PCl5 is beta Np structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/n space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two [pcl4]+1 molecules and two PCl6 clusters. In each PCl6 cluster, P(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and four equivalent Cl(4) atoms. The P(2)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.14 Å. The P(2)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.19 Å. All P(2)-Cl(4) bond lengths are 2.15 Å. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom.