Dy(O4Cl)3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/m space group. Dy(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(2) and six equivalent O(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cl(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Dy(1) and one Cl(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Dy(1) and one Cl(1) atom. Cl(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms.
Dy(O4Cl)3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/m space group. Dy(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(2) and six equivalent O(3) atoms. All Dy(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.44 Å. All Dy(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.41 Å. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cl(1) atom. The O(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 1.42 Å. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Dy(1) and one Cl(1) atom. The O(2)-Cl(1) bond length is 1.47 Å. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Dy(1) and one Cl(1) atom. The O(3)-Cl(1) bond length is 1.47 Å. Cl(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms.