Research Letter

Mean Amplitudes of Vibration of the I F 8 Anion

Table 2

Mean amplitudes of vibration (in Å ) of some iodine (VII) species at three different temperatures ((eq): equatorial I–F bonds; (ax): axial I–F bonds).

Species0 K298.16 K600 KReference

I F 6 + 0.03670.03770.0433[13]
I F 7 (eq)0.04080.04300.0516[14]
I F 7 (ax)0.03780.03900.0454[14]
I O F 6 (eq)0.04180.04440.0537[15]
I O F 6 (ax)0.03960.04140.0491[15]
I O 2 F 5 2 0.04550.04990.0625[16]
I O 2 F 4 0.04210.04480.0544[17]
I F 8 0.04260.04550.0556this work