Sc6ReO12 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are three inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. In the third Sc site, Sc(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. Re(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(4), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), one Sc(2), and one Sc(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), one Sc(2), and two equivalent Sc(3) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), one Sc(2), and one Sc(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), one Sc(3), and one Re(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Sc(2), two equivalent Sc(3), and one Re(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Sc(1), one Sc(2), and one Re(1) atom.
Sc6ReO12 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are three inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), and one O(6) atom. The Sc(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.30 Å. The Sc(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.85 Å. The Sc(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Sc(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Sc(1)-O(6) bond length is 1.90 Å. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The Sc(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Sc(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Sc(2)-O(3) bond length is 1.83 Å. The Sc(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.76 Å. The Sc(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.33 Å. In the third Sc site, Sc(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(4), two equivalent O(2), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. The Sc(3)-O(1) bond length is 2.32 Å. The Sc(3)-O(3) bond length is 2.32 Å. The Sc(3)-O(4) bond length is 2.84 Å. There is one shorter (2.12 Å) and one longer (2.41 Å) Sc(3)-O(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.38 Å) and one longer (2.61 Å) Sc(3)-O(5) bond length. Re(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(4), two equivalent O(5), and two equivalent O(6) atoms. Both Re(1)-O(4) bond lengths are 1.90 Å. Both Re(1)-O(5) bond lengths are 2.56 Å. Both Re(1)-O(6) bond lengths are 2.06 Å. There are six inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), one Sc(2), and one Sc(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), one Sc(2), and two equivalent Sc(3) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), one Sc(2), and one Sc(3) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Sc(1), one Sc(3), and one Re(1) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Sc(2), two equivalent Sc(3), and one Re(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Sc(1), one Sc(2), and one Re(1) atom.