KCuAlF6
KCuAlF6 has an unusual structure that consists of an infinite chain of molecules linked by bridging fluorides. The copper(II) is six coordinate but showing Jahn-Teller distortions of the type 4Long 2Short.


References:
G.Wingefeld, R. Hoppe, Z.fuer Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 1984, 516, 223-228
M.Atanasov, M.A.Hitchman, R.Hoppe, K.S.Murray, B.Moubaraki, D.Reinen, H.Stratemeier, Inorg. Chem., 32 (1993) 3397.
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