NaCl3 crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3n space group. Na(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and face-sharing NaCl12 cuboctahedra. Cl(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Na(1) atoms.
NaCl3 crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3n space group. Na(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and face-sharing NaCl12 cuboctahedra. All Na(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths are 3.09 Å. Cl(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Na(1) atoms.