ScF3 is alpha Rhenium trioxide-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3c space group. Sc(1) is bonded to six equivalent F(1) atoms to form corner-sharing ScF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. F(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Sc(1) atoms.
ScF3 is alpha Rhenium trioxide-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3c space group. Sc(1) is bonded to six equivalent F(1) atoms to form corner-sharing ScF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 8°. All Sc(1)-F(1) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. F(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Sc(1) atoms.