Y2WO6 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Y sites. In the first Y site, Y(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the second Y site, Y(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. In the third Y site, Y(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. W(1) is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Y(1), one Y(3), and one W(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Y(1), one Y(2), and one W(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Y(1), one Y(2), one Y(3), and one W(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OY3W tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Y(1), one Y(3), and one W(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Y(1), one Y(2), one Y(3), and one W(1) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OY3W tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Y(2), two equivalent Y(1), and one W(1) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OY3W tetrahedra.
Y2WO6 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Y sites. In the first Y site, Y(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. The Y(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.28 Å. The Y(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.24 Å. The Y(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.39 Å. The Y(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Y(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.24 Å. There is one shorter (2.26 Å) and one longer (2.40 Å) Y(1)-O(6) bond length. In the second Y site, Y(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. Both Y(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.37 Å. Both Y(2)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.53 Å. Both Y(2)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.26 Å. Both Y(2)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.28 Å. In the third Y site, Y(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. Both Y(3)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.43 Å. Both Y(3)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.34 Å. Both Y(3)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.32 Å. Both Y(3)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.44 Å. W(1) is bonded in a distorted octahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The W(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.87 Å. The W(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.88 Å. The W(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.96 Å. The W(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.85 Å. The W(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.06 Å. The W(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.03 Å. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Y(1), one Y(3), and one W(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Y(1), one Y(2), and one W(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded to one Y(1), one Y(2), one Y(3), and one W(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OY3W tetrahedra. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Y(1), one Y(3), and one W(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Y(1), one Y(2), one Y(3), and one W(1) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OY3W tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Y(2), two equivalent Y(1), and one W(1) atom to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing OY3W tetrahedra.