Structure
In the solid phase SeO3 consists of cyclic tetramers, with an 8 membered (Se-O)4 ring. Selenium atoms are 4 coordinate, bond lengths are Se-O bridging are 175 pm and 181pm, non-bridging 156 and 154 pm.
SeO3 in the gas phase consists of tetramers and monomeric SeO3 which is trigonal planar with an Se-O bond length of 168.78 pm.
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