In chemistry, pentagonal pyramidal molecular geometry describes the shape of compounds where in six atoms or groups of atoms or ligands are arranged around a central atom, at the vertices of a pentagonal pyramid. It is one of the few molecular geometries with uneven bond angles.
Examples
Pentagonal pyramid, Wolfram MathWorld
References
Baran, Enrique J. (2008). "Mean amplitudes of vibration of molecules and ions with interhalogen bonds and related species". Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 129 (11): 1060–1072. Bibcode:2008JFluC.129.1060B. doi:10.1016/j.jfluchem.2008.06.016. /wiki/Bibcode_(identifier) ↩
Baran, E. (2000). "Mean amplitudes of vibration of the pentagonal pyramidal XeOF−5 and IOF2−5 anions". J. Fluorine Chem. 101: 61–63. doi:10.1016/S0022-1139(99)00194-3. /wiki/Doi_(identifier) ↩
Baran, E. (2000). "Mean amplitudes of vibration of the pentagonal pyramidal XeOF−5 and IOF2−5 anions". J. Fluorine Chem. 101: 61–63. doi:10.1016/S0022-1139(99)00194-3. /wiki/Doi_(identifier) ↩
Housecroft, Catherine E.; Sharpe, Alan G. (2005). Inorganic Chemistry (2nd ed.). Pearson Prentice-Hall. p. 485. ISBN 0130-39913-2. 0130-39913-2 ↩