Pentagonal planar molecular geometry

Pentagonal planar molecular geometry
Examples XeF5
Steric number 7
Coordination number 5
Bond angle(s) 72°, 144°
μ (Polarity) 0

In chemistry, the pentagonal planar molecular geometry describes the shape of compounds where five 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 isoelectronic ions XeF5 and IF52.[1]

References

  1. Housecroft, C. E.; Sharpe, A. G. (2004). Inorganic Chemistry (2nd ed.). Prentice Hall. p.498. ISBN 978-0130399137.
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