NdCl4N2Cl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure consists of four N2Cl clusters inside a NdCl4 framework. In each N2Cl cluster, N(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cl(3) atom. Cl(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent N(1) atoms. In the NdCl4 framework, Nd(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(4), and four equivalent Cl(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing NdCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent Nd(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Nd(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent Nd(1) atoms.
NdCl4N2Cl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure consists of four N2Cl clusters inside a NdCl4 framework. In each N2Cl cluster, N(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cl(3) atom. The N(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 1.53 Å. Cl(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent N(1) atoms. In the NdCl4 framework, Nd(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(4), and four equivalent Cl(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing NdCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. The Nd(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.62 Å. There is one shorter (3.10 Å) and one longer (3.35 Å) Nd(1)-Cl(4) bond length. There are two shorter (2.73 Å) and two longer (2.79 Å) Nd(1)-Cl(2) bond lengths. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent Nd(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Nd(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent Nd(1) atoms.