RbO2Cl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. Rb(1) is bonded to eight equivalent O(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing RbO8 hexagonal bipyramids. O(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Rb(1) and one Cl(1) atom. Cl(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent O(1) atoms.
RbO2Cl crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmcm space group. Rb(1) is bonded to eight equivalent O(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing RbO8 hexagonal bipyramids. There are four shorter (3.02 Å) and four longer (3.23 Å) Rb(1)-O(1) bond lengths. O(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Rb(1) and one Cl(1) atom. The O(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 1.59 Å. Cl(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent O(1) atoms.