Yb2WO6 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(2) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the third Yb site, Yb(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. W(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(3), and one W(1) atom. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), one Yb(3), and one W(1) atom to form corner-sharing OYb3W tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded to one Yb(3), two equivalent Yb(1), and one W(1) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OYb3W tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), one Yb(3), and one W(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), and one W(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), and one W(1) atom.
Yb2WO6 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and two equivalent O(2) atoms. The Yb(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.32 Å. The Yb(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.50 Å. The Yb(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.30 Å. The Yb(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.25 Å. The Yb(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.33 Å. There is one shorter (2.27 Å) and one longer (2.40 Å) Yb(1)-O(2) bond length. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. Both Yb(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.42 Å. Both Yb(2)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.44 Å. Both Yb(2)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.34 Å. Both Yb(2)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.37 Å. In the third Yb site, Yb(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. Both Yb(3)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.24 Å. Both Yb(3)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.27 Å. Both Yb(3)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.53 Å. Both Yb(3)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.42 Å. W(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The W(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.05 Å. The W(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.04 Å. The W(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.93 Å. The W(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.82 Å. The W(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.81 Å. The W(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.90 Å. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(3), and one W(1) atom. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), one Yb(3), and one W(1) atom to form corner-sharing OYb3W tetrahedra. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded to one Yb(3), two equivalent Yb(1), and one W(1) atom to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OYb3W tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), one Yb(3), and one W(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), and one W(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Yb(1), one Yb(2), and one W(1) atom.