La2O3 crystallizes in the trigonal P321 space group. La(1) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing LaO6 pentagonal pyramids. O(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent La(1) atoms.
La2O3 crystallizes in the trigonal P321 space group. La(1) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing LaO6 pentagonal pyramids. There are three shorter (2.46 Å) and three longer (2.47 Å) La(1)-O(1) bond lengths. O(1) is bonded in a square co-planar geometry to four equivalent La(1) atoms.