Molecular Parameters - Phosphorus - Bismuth Compounds

Molecular FormulaNameStructureBond Length (Å)Bond Angle (°)Symmetry
PCl3 phosphorus trichloride   P-Cl 2.043 ± 0.003 ClPCl 103.6 ± 2 C3v
PCl3O phophorus oxychloride (phosphoryl chloride)   P-O1.45 ± 0.05 P-Cl 1.99 ± 0.02 ClPCl 103.4 ± 1 C3v
[PCl4]+   in [PCl4][ICl2] P-Cl 1.98   Td
PCl5 phosphorus pentachloride Phosphorus Pentachloride a = 2.04 ± 0.06 b = 2.19 ± 0.02   D3h
[PCl6]-   PCl6
in PCl5
P-Cl 2.07 (avg.)   Oh
PF3 phosphorus trifluoride   P-F 1.535 FPF 100 C3v
PF5 phosphorus pentafluoride   P-F 1.57 ± 0.02   D3h
PH3     P-H 1.4206 ± 0.005 HPH 93.5 ± 0.1 (ass.) C3v
P4 tetraphophorus   P-P 2.21 ± 0.02   Td
P4O6 phosphorus oxide Phosphorus Oxide P-O 1.65 ± 0.02 POP 127.5 ± 1 OPO [99 ± 1] Td
P4O10 phosphoric oxide Phosphoric Oxide b = c = d = e = 1.62 ± 0.02 a = f = 1.39 ± 0.02 bb = de 101.5 ± 1 bc 123.5 ± 1 ab = fc = fd = fe 116.5 ± 1 Td
AsCl3 arsenic trichloride in Cs3As2Cl9 As-Cl 2.161 ± 0.004 ClAsCl 98.4 ± 0.5 C3v
AsF3 arsenic pentafluoride   As-F 1.712 ± 0.005 FAsF 102 ± 2 C3v
AsH3 arsine   As-H 1.5192 ± 0.002 HAsH 91.83 ± 0.33 C3v
[AsO4]3-(s)   in Ag3AsO4 As-O 1.75   Td
SbCl3 antimony trichloride   Sb-Cl 2.325 ± 0.005 ClSbCl 99.5 ± 1.5 C3v
SbCl5 antimony pentachloride Antimony Pentachloride Sb-Cl (a) 2.31 ± 0.06 Sb-Cl (b) 2.43 ± 0.06   D3h
[SbCl6]2-   in Rb2SbCl6 Sb-Cl 2.47   Oh
SbH3 stibine   Sb-H 1.7073 ± 0.0025 HSbH 91.30 ± 0.33 C3v
BiCl3 bismuth trichloride   Bi-Cl 2.48 ± 0.02 ClBiCl 100 ± 6 C3v

ass. = assumed parameter
( ) = preliminary results
(s) = in crystalline state

Reference: Tables of Interatomic Distances and Configuration in Molecules and Ions, L.E. Sutton, ed., London: The Chemical Society, 1958.