Bond-valence parameters r 0 and b, relating bond valence and bond length, are calculated for interactions between the ammonium ion and anions X = O, F, Cl. Searches in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) and in the Inorganic Crystal Structural Database (ICSD) were performed to obtain the lengths of NH 4 + Á Á ÁX contacts for ammonium ion environments in different structures. The procedure, which represents an extension of previous methods, allows certain environments to be rejected and enables the calculation of r 0 and b from a reasonable range of interaction distances. Results are in very good agreement with the expected values on the basis of the assumed bond-valence model and their overall applicability to ammonium ion interactions is discussed.
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