Pentagonal planar molecular geometry | |
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Examples | XeF5− |
Point group | D5h |
Coordination number | 5 |
Bond angle(s) | 72° |
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.
The only two pentagonal planar species known are the isoelectronic (nine valence electrons) ions XeF−5 and IF2−5.[1] Both are derived from the pentagonal bipyramid with two lone pairs occupying the apical positions and the five fluorine atoms all equatorial.
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