Molecular Parameters - Boron-Aluminum Compounds

Molecular FormulaNameStructureBond Length (Å)Bond Angle (°)Symmetry
B2Cl4(s)tetrachlorodiborinetetrachlorodiborineB-B (1.77 ass.)
B-Cl (1.73 ass.)
ClBCl (120)D2d
B2H6diboranediboranea = 1.187 ± 0.030
b = 1.334 ± 0.027
aa 121.5 ± 7.5D2h
[AlCl4]-(s) in NaAlCl4Al-Cl 2.13 Td
[AlF6]3-(s) in Na3AlF6Al-F 1.81 Oh

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.