NbTeCl9 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of eight NbTeCl9 clusters. Nb(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(6), one Cl(8), and one Cl(9) atom to form NbCl6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Te(1)Cl5 square pyramid. Te(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(7), and one Cl(8) atom to form distorted TeCl5 square pyramids that share  an edgeedge with one Nb(1)Cl6 octahedra. There are nine inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(9) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Nb(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Nb(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Nb(1) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Nb(1) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Te(1) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Te(1) atom. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Nb(1) atom. In the eighth Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Te(1) atom. In the ninth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Nb(1) and one Te(1) atom.
NbTeCl9 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of eight NbTeCl9 clusters. Nb(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(6), one Cl(8), and one Cl(9) atom to form NbCl6 octahedra that share  an edgeedge with one Te(1)Cl5 square pyramid. The Nb(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.51 Å. The Nb(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.42 Å. The Nb(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Nb(1)-Cl(6) bond length is 2.30 Å. The Nb(1)-Cl(8) bond length is 2.54 Å. The Nb(1)-Cl(9) bond length is 2.32 Å. Te(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(7), and one Cl(8) atom to form distorted TeCl5 square pyramids that share  an edgeedge with one Nb(1)Cl6 octahedra. The Te(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.86 Å. The Te(1)-Cl(4) bond length is 2.34 Å. The Te(1)-Cl(5) bond length is 2.38 Å. The Te(1)-Cl(7) bond length is 2.37 Å. The Te(1)-Cl(8) bond length is 2.83 Å. There are nine inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(9) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Nb(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Nb(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Nb(1) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Nb(1) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Te(1) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Te(1) atom. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Nb(1) atom. In the eighth Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Te(1) atom. In the ninth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Nb(1) and one Te(1) atom.