PuF3 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 F(2) and eight equivalent F(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded to four equivalent Pu(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing FPu4 tetrahedra. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Pu(1) atoms.
PuF3 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 F(2) and eight equivalent F(1) atoms. All Pu(1)-F(2) bond lengths are 2.36 Å. There are two shorter (2.36 Å) and six longer (2.66 Å) Pu(1)-F(1) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded to four equivalent Pu(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing FPu4 tetrahedra. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Pu(1) atoms.