SiB6 is Calcium hexaboride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure consists of one 7440-21-3 atom inside a B framework. In the B framework, B(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent B(1) atoms.
SiB6 is Calcium hexaboride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pm-3m space group. The structure consists of one 7440-21-3 atom inside a B framework. In the B framework, B(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent B(1) atoms. There is one shorter (1.65 Å) and four longer (1.75 Å) B(1)-B(1) bond lengths.