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Table 4 Distortions from the ideal geometries of the chloride first coordination spheres

From: Buried chloride stereochemistry in the Protein Data Bank

Coordination number

Stereochemistry

Average distortions with standard error in parentheses (degrees)

% of chlorides that assume the ideal stereochemistry (within 20 degrees)

2

Linear

75.0 (5.4)

0

3

Trigonal

27.5 (1.1)

29

4

Tetrahedral

25.8 (0.7)

25

Square planar

27.5 (0.6)

10

5

Trigonal bipyramidal

18.4 (0.6)

70

Square pyramidal

24.7 (0.7)

21

6

Octahedral

34.8 (0.9)

0

Trigonal prismatic

30.6 (1.1)

7