CrN2 is beta Vanadium nitride-like structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mnm space group. Cr(1) is bonded to six equivalent N(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CrN6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 45°. N(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent Cr(1) atoms.
CrN2 is beta Vanadium nitride-like structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mnm space group. Cr(1) is bonded to six equivalent N(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CrN6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 45°. There are four shorter (1.87 Å) and two longer (1.97 Å) Cr(1)-N(1) bond lengths. N(1) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three equivalent Cr(1) atoms.