RbIn3O5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Rb(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(3), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. There are three inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing InO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-54°. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded to one O(4), two equivalent O(2), and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing InO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded to one O(2), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing InO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-54°. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), one In(3), and two equivalent In(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded to one In(1), two equivalent In(3), and three equivalent In(2) atoms to form edge-sharing OIn6 octahedra. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), one In(3), and two equivalent In(2) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one In(1), and two equivalent In(3) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), one In(2), and two equivalent In(1) atoms.
RbIn3O5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Rb(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(3), two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. The Rb(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.94 Å. Both Rb(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 3.14 Å. Both Rb(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 3.01 Å. Both Rb(1)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.94 Å. There are three inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(5) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing InO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-54°. The In(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.41 Å. The In(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.10 Å. Both In(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.21 Å. Both In(1)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.17 Å. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded to one O(4), two equivalent O(2), and three equivalent O(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing InO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. The In(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.12 Å. Both In(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.14 Å. There is one shorter (2.27 Å) and two longer (2.35 Å) In(2)-O(1) bond lengths. In the third In site, In(3) is bonded to one O(2), one O(5), two equivalent O(1), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing InO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 7-54°. The In(3)-O(2) bond length is 2.14 Å. The In(3)-O(5) bond length is 2.08 Å. Both In(3)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.53 Å. Both In(3)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.08 Å. There are five inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(5) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), one In(3), and two equivalent In(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded to one In(1), two equivalent In(3), and three equivalent In(2) atoms to form edge-sharing OIn6 octahedra. In the third O site, O(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), one In(3), and two equivalent In(2) atoms. In the fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Rb(1), one In(1), and two equivalent In(3) atoms. In the fifth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), one In(2), and two equivalent In(1) atoms.