ZnBiF5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Zn(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one F(1), one F(2), one F(3), and one F(4) atom. Bi(1) is bonded to one F(1), one F(2), one F(3), one F(4), and two equivalent F(5) atoms to form corner-sharing BiF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 41°. There are five inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one Bi(1) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one Bi(1) atom. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one Bi(1) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Zn(1) and one Bi(1) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Bi(1) atoms.
ZnBiF5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Zn(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one F(1), one F(2), one F(3), and one F(4) atom. The Zn(1)-F(1) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Zn(1)-F(2) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Zn(1)-F(3) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Zn(1)-F(4) bond length is 1.92 Å. Bi(1) is bonded to one F(1), one F(2), one F(3), one F(4), and two equivalent F(5) atoms to form corner-sharing BiF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 41°. The Bi(1)-F(1) bond length is 2.23 Å. The Bi(1)-F(2) bond length is 2.27 Å. The Bi(1)-F(3) bond length is 2.28 Å. The Bi(1)-F(4) bond length is 2.33 Å. There is one shorter (2.28 Å) and one longer (2.31 Å) Bi(1)-F(5) bond length. There are five inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one Bi(1) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one Bi(1) atom. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one Bi(1) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Zn(1) and one Bi(1) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Bi(1) atoms.