PuH3 is Sodium arsenide structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Pu(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to three equivalent H(2) and eight equivalent H(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(1) is bonded to four equivalent Pu(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing HPu4 tetrahedra. In the second H site, H(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Pu(1) atoms.
PuH3 is Sodium arsenide structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Pu(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to three equivalent H(2) and eight equivalent H(1) atoms. All Pu(1)-H(2) bond lengths are 2.17 Å. There are two shorter (2.31 Å) and six longer (2.41 Å) Pu(1)-H(1) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(1) is bonded to four equivalent Pu(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing HPu4 tetrahedra. In the second H site, H(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Pu(1) atoms.