Yb(RuB)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4_1/acd space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent Ru(1) and four equivalent B(1) atoms. Ru(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1) and four equivalent B(1) atoms. B(1) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Ru(1), and one B(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing BYb2BRu4 hexagonal pyramids.
Yb(RuB)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4_1/acd space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to two equivalent Ru(1) and four equivalent B(1) atoms. Both Yb(1)-Ru(1) bond lengths are 3.02 Å. There are two shorter (2.67 Å) and two longer (2.68 Å) Yb(1)-B(1) bond lengths. Ru(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Yb(1) and four equivalent B(1) atoms. There are two shorter (2.03 Å) and two longer (2.28 Å) Ru(1)-B(1) bond lengths. B(1) is bonded to two equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Ru(1), and one B(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing BYb2BRu4 hexagonal pyramids. The B(1)-B(1) bond length is 1.77 Å.