GdO2Cl crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. Gd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(1), three equivalent O(2), and three equivalent Cl(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) atoms. Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) atoms.
GdO2Cl crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/m space group. Gd(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(1), three equivalent O(2), and three equivalent Cl(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.33 Å) and two longer (2.46 Å) Gd(1)-O(1) bond lengths. There is one shorter (2.30 Å) and two longer (2.43 Å) Gd(1)-O(2) bond lengths. There are two shorter (2.84 Å) and one longer (2.94 Å) Gd(1)-Cl(1) bond length. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) atoms. Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Gd(1) atoms.