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The cage compound Cl8Si8O12 shows a close structural resemblance to the compound (CH3)8Si8O12. As a result of interelectronic repulsion and the considerable electronegativity of the Cl substituent, distortions of the tetrahedral Si environment and a shortening of the Si-O bond occur.

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cif

Crystallographic Information File (CIF)
Contains datablocks octachlorosilasesquioxane, global

fcf

Structure factor file (CIF format)
Contains datablock clt8

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