Barium chlorite hydrate,Ba(ClO2)2·3.5H2O

The structure of barium chlorite hydrate, Ba(ClO₂)₂·3.5H₂O, has been determined by single‐crystal X‐ray analysis at 150 K. The structure is monoclinic, space group C2/c, with Z = 8. It contains layers of Ba²⁺ cations coordinated by ClO₂⁻ anions and water mol­ecules. There are also solvate water mol­ecules involved only in hydrogen bonding of the layers. Three solvate water O atoms are on sites of twofold symmetry, while all other atoms are in general positions. The full coordination environment of the Ba²⁺ cation consists of ten O atoms belonging to six chlorites and three water mol­ecules, forming a bicapped square antiprism.