Crystal structure of cesium methylsulfonate, CsCH3SO3

Cesium methylsulfonate, CsCH 3 SO 3 , crystallizes in space group Pnma with a = 9.526, b = 6.264, and c = 8.692 Å. Three-dimensional X-ray diffraction data have been collected photographically and refined to give a weighted agreement index (R) of 0.12. The structure is related to, but is not identical with, that of the isoelectronic compound barium sulfate. The CH 3 SO 3 − ion has C 3v symmetry within the accuracy of this analysis, with S—O = …