is distorted octahedral as the stereochemical inert-pair effect is not significant in the chlorine atom.

The and ions have a trans-Z-type structure, analogous to that of .

Higher polyiodides

The polyiodide ions have much more complicated structures. Discrete polyiodides usually have a linear sequence of iodine atoms and iodide ions, and are described in terms of association between , and units, which reflects the origin of the polyiodide. In the solid states, the polyiodides

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