YbMoO5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. Mo(1) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), one Mo(1), and one O(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and one Mo(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and one Mo(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Yb(1) and one Mo(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb(1) and one Mo(1) atom.
YbMoO5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(3) atoms. The Yb(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.29 Å. The Yb(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.34 Å. There is one shorter (2.44 Å) and one longer (2.56 Å) Yb(1)-O(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.42 Å) and one longer (2.48 Å) Yb(1)-O(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.34 Å) and one longer (2.45 Å) Yb(1)-O(3) bond length. Mo(1) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. The Mo(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.38 Å. The Mo(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Mo(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.84 Å. The Mo(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.76 Å. The Mo(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.76 Å. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), one Mo(1), and one O(1) atom. The O(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.00 Å. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and one Mo(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Yb(1) and one Mo(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Yb(1) and one Mo(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Yb(1) and one Mo(1) atom.