Pentagonal planar molecular geometry
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Pentagonal planar molecular geometry | |
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Examples | [XeF5]− |
Point group | D5h |
Coordination number | 5 |
Bond angle(s) | 72° |
μ (Polarity) | 0 |
In
atoms, groups of atoms, or ligands are arranged around a central atom, defining the vertices of a pentagon
.
Examples
The only two pentagonal planar species known are the
ions [XeF5]− (pentafluoroxenate(IV)) and [IF5]2− (pentafluoroiodate(III)).[1] Both are derived from the pentagonal bipyramid with two lone pairs occupying the apical positions and the five fluorine
atoms all equatorial.
References
- ISBN 978-0130399137.