Mo6AgCl13 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are six inequivalent Mo sites. In the first Mo site, Mo(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(12), one Cl(2), one Cl(5), and one Cl(6) atom to form MoCl5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Ag(1)Cl4 trigonal pyramid, edges with two equivalent Mo(2)Cl5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Mo(5)Cl5 square pyramids. In the second Mo site, Mo(2) is bonded to one Cl(12), one Cl(13), one Cl(2), one Cl(5), and one Cl(6) atom to form MoCl5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Ag(1)Cl4 trigonal pyramid, edges with two equivalent Mo(1)Cl5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Mo(5)Cl5 square pyramids. In the third Mo site, Mo(3) is bonded to one Cl(10), one Cl(11), one Cl(4), one Cl(7), and one Cl(8) atom to form MoCl5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Ag(1)Cl4 trigonal pyramid, edges with two equivalent Mo(4)Cl5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Mo(6)Cl5 square pyramids. In the fourth Mo site, Mo(4) is bonded to one Cl(10), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(7), and one Cl(8) atom to form MoCl5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Ag(1)Cl4 trigonal pyramid, edges with two equivalent Mo(3)Cl5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Mo(6)Cl5 square pyramids. In the fifth Mo site, Mo(5) is bonded to one Cl(12), one Cl(2), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), and one Cl(9) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MoCl5 square pyramids. In the sixth Mo site, Mo(6) is bonded to one Cl(10), one Cl(4), one Cl(7), one Cl(8), and one Cl(9) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MoCl5 square pyramids. Ag(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(11), one Cl(13), and one Cl(3) atom to form distorted AgCl4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Mo(1)Cl5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Mo(2)Cl5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Mo(3)Cl5 square pyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Mo(4)Cl5 square pyramid. There are thirteen inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mo(1) and one Ag(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), and one Mo(5) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mo(4) and one Ag(1) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(3), one Mo(4), and one Mo(6) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), and one Mo(5) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), and one Mo(5) atom. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(3), one Mo(4), and one Mo(6) atom. In the eighth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(3), one Mo(4), and one Mo(6) atom. In the ninth Cl site, Cl(9) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mo(5) and one Mo(6) atom. In the tenth Cl site, Cl(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(3), one Mo(4), and one Mo(6) atom. In the eleventh Cl site, Cl(11) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mo(3) and one Ag(1) atom. In the twelfth Cl site, Cl(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), and one Mo(5) atom. In the thirteenth Cl site, Cl(13) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mo(2) and one Ag(1) atom.
Mo6AgCl13 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are six inequivalent Mo sites. In the first Mo site, Mo(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(12), one Cl(2), one Cl(5), and one Cl(6) atom to form MoCl5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Ag(1)Cl4 trigonal pyramid, edges with two equivalent Mo(2)Cl5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Mo(5)Cl5 square pyramids. The Mo(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.45 Å. The Mo(1)-Cl(12) bond length is 2.46 Å. The Mo(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.50 Å. The Mo(1)-Cl(5) bond length is 2.49 Å. The Mo(1)-Cl(6) bond length is 2.46 Å. In the second Mo site, Mo(2) is bonded to one Cl(12), one Cl(13), one Cl(2), one Cl(5), and one Cl(6) atom to form MoCl5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Ag(1)Cl4 trigonal pyramid, edges with two equivalent Mo(1)Cl5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Mo(5)Cl5 square pyramids. The Mo(2)-Cl(12) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Mo(2)-Cl(13) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Mo(2)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.49 Å. The Mo(2)-Cl(5) bond length is 2.49 Å. The Mo(2)-Cl(6) bond length is 2.49 Å. In the third Mo site, Mo(3) is bonded to one Cl(10), one Cl(11), one Cl(4), one Cl(7), and one Cl(8) atom to form MoCl5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Ag(1)Cl4 trigonal pyramid, edges with two equivalent Mo(4)Cl5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Mo(6)Cl5 square pyramids. The Mo(3)-Cl(10) bond length is 2.49 Å. The Mo(3)-Cl(11) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Mo(3)-Cl(4) bond length is 2.49 Å. The Mo(3)-Cl(7) bond length is 2.45 Å. The Mo(3)-Cl(8) bond length is 2.48 Å. In the fourth Mo site, Mo(4) is bonded to one Cl(10), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(7), and one Cl(8) atom to form MoCl5 square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Ag(1)Cl4 trigonal pyramid, edges with two equivalent Mo(3)Cl5 square pyramids, and edges with two equivalent Mo(6)Cl5 square pyramids. The Mo(4)-Cl(10) bond length is 2.49 Å. The Mo(4)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Mo(4)-Cl(4) bond length is 2.47 Å. The Mo(4)-Cl(7) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Mo(4)-Cl(8) bond length is 2.49 Å. In the fifth Mo site, Mo(5) is bonded to one Cl(12), one Cl(2), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), and one Cl(9) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MoCl5 square pyramids. The Mo(5)-Cl(12) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Mo(5)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Mo(5)-Cl(5) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Mo(5)-Cl(6) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Mo(5)-Cl(9) bond length is 2.55 Å. In the sixth Mo site, Mo(6) is bonded to one Cl(10), one Cl(4), one Cl(7), one Cl(8), and one Cl(9) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing MoCl5 square pyramids. The Mo(6)-Cl(10) bond length is 2.49 Å. The Mo(6)-Cl(4) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Mo(6)-Cl(7) bond length is 2.46 Å. The Mo(6)-Cl(8) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Mo(6)-Cl(9) bond length is 2.56 Å. Ag(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(11), one Cl(13), and one Cl(3) atom to form distorted AgCl4 trigonal pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one Mo(1)Cl5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Mo(2)Cl5 square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one Mo(3)Cl5 square pyramid, and  a cornercorner with one Mo(4)Cl5 square pyramid. The Ag(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.57 Å. The Ag(1)-Cl(11) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Ag(1)-Cl(13) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Ag(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.61 Å. There are thirteen inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mo(1) and one Ag(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), and one Mo(5) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mo(4) and one Ag(1) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(3), one Mo(4), and one Mo(6) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), and one Mo(5) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), and one Mo(5) atom. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(3), one Mo(4), and one Mo(6) atom. In the eighth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(3), one Mo(4), and one Mo(6) atom. In the ninth Cl site, Cl(9) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mo(5) and one Mo(6) atom. In the tenth Cl site, Cl(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(3), one Mo(4), and one Mo(6) atom. In the eleventh Cl site, Cl(11) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mo(3) and one Ag(1) atom. In the twelfth Cl site, Cl(12) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), and one Mo(5) atom. In the thirteenth Cl site, Cl(13) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Mo(2) and one Ag(1) atom.