MoCl4 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P-31m space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of one MoCl4 cluster. Mo(1) is bonded to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms to form edge-sharing MoCl6 octahedra. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Mo(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mo(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent Mo(1) atoms.
MoCl4 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the trigonal P-31m space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of one MoCl4 cluster. Mo(1) is bonded to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms to form edge-sharing MoCl6 octahedra. Both Mo(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths are 2.25 Å. Both Mo(1)-Cl(2) bond lengths are 2.46 Å. Both Mo(1)-Cl(3) bond lengths are 2.50 Å. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Mo(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mo(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent Mo(1) atoms.