Refinement of the crystal structures of trinickel boron, Ni3B, and tripalladium boron, Pd3B

Abstract

BNi3, orthorhombic, Pnma (no. 62), a = 5.2219(2) Å, b = 6.6171(2) Å, c = 4.3918(1) Å, V = 151.8 Å3, Z = 4, Rgt(F) = 0.022, wRref(F2) = 0.036, T = 293 K. BPd3, orthorhombic, Pnma (no. 62), a = 5.4644(2) Å, b = 7.5632(3) Å, c = 4.8506(1) Å, V= 200.5 Å3, Z = 4, Rgt(F) = 0.025, wRref(F2) = 0.049, T = 293 K. © 2014 Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag GmbH, Rosenheimer Str. 145, 81671 München. All rights reserved.