Boron - ₅B: crystal structures

• Space group: R-3mr
• Space group number: 166
• Structure: rhombohedral
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 506 pm
  • b: 506 pm
  • c: 506 pm
  • α: 58.060°
  • β: 58.060°
  • γ: 58.060°

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References

L. McCarty, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1958, 80, 2592.