PCl3 is Ammonia-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of four phosphorus trichloride molecules. P(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cl(2) and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(1) atom.
PCl3 is Ammonia-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of four phosphorus trichloride molecules. P(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cl(2) and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. The P(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.05 Å. Both P(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths are 2.05 Å. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(1) atom.