K2MoOCl5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. K(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(3), two equivalent Cl(4), and three equivalent Cl(2) atoms. Mo(1) is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to one O(1), one Cl(1), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(2) atoms. O(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mo(1) atom. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Mo(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing ClK4Mo square pyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent K(1) and one Mo(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Mo(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing ClK4Mo square pyramids. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Mo(1) atom to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing ClK4Mo square pyramids.
K2MoOCl5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. K(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(3), two equivalent Cl(4), and three equivalent Cl(2) atoms. There is one shorter (3.30 Å) and one longer (3.56 Å) K(1)-Cl(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.38 Å) and one longer (3.52 Å) K(1)-Cl(3) bond length. There is one shorter (3.34 Å) and one longer (3.48 Å) K(1)-Cl(4) bond length. There are a spread of K(1)-Cl(2) bond distances ranging from 3.41-3.62 Å. Mo(1) is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to one O(1), one Cl(1), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(2) atoms. The Mo(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.71 Å. The Mo(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Mo(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Mo(1)-Cl(4) bond length is 2.60 Å. Both Mo(1)-Cl(2) bond lengths are 2.43 Å. O(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mo(1) atom. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Mo(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing ClK4Mo square pyramids. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent K(1) and one Mo(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Mo(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing ClK4Mo square pyramids. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded to four equivalent K(1) and one Mo(1) atom to form a mixture of corner, edge, and face-sharing ClK4Mo square pyramids.