Selected metrical parameters of [H2GaNH2]3.
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XRD (EXP) | ND (EXP) | B3LYP | B3LYP | B3LYP | |
| Temp. (K) | 106 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic | Monoclinic | Monoclinic | Orthorhombic | Orthorhombic |
| Space group | P21/m | P21/m | P21/m | Pmn21 | Pbcm |
| Z | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Lattice parameters | |||||
| a (Å) | 5.7615 | 5.7893 | 5.6471 | 8.4203 | 4.7423 |
| b (Å) | 8.5079 | 8.5635 | 8.3703 | 7.4080 | 13.7297 |
| c (Å) | 8.0848 | 8.1617 | 7.8564 | 5.6075 | 11.7629 |
| β (°) | 110.843 | 111.038 | 110.347 | ||
| Volume (Å3) | 370.37 | 377.66 | 348.18 | 349.78 | 765.89 |
| Density (g cm−3) | 2.36 | 2.31a | 2.49 | 2.48 | 2.26 |
| Average bond distances (Å) | |||||
| Ga–N | 1.978 | 1.976 | 1.995 | 1.995 | 1.993 |
| Ga–HA | 1.577 | 1.568 | 1.567 | 1.575 | |
| Ga–HE | 1.537 | 1.570 | 1.571 | 1.562 | |
| N–HA | 1.046 | 1.019 | 1.019 | 1.019 | |
| N–HE | 1.026 | 1.018 | 1.018 | 1.018 | |
| Close H–H nonbonded contacts (Å) | |||||
| H2A–H3A | 1.972 | 1.964 | 1.914 | 2.265 | |
| H2A–H1A | 2.082 | ||||
| H1E–H4A | 2.025 | ||||
Based on the formula [H2GaNH2]3.