YbB12 crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 24-coordinate geometry to twenty-four equivalent B(1) atoms. B(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and five equivalent B(1) atoms.
YbB12 crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 24-coordinate geometry to twenty-four equivalent B(1) atoms. All Yb(1)-B(1) bond lengths are 2.79 Å. B(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and five equivalent B(1) atoms. There is one shorter (1.74 Å) and four longer (1.78 Å) B(1)-B(1) bond lengths.