BiScO3 is Ilmenite structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. Sc(1) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form distorted ScO6 octahedra that share corners with nine equivalent Bi(1)O6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with three equivalent Sc(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Bi(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. Bi(1) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form distorted BiO6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with nine equivalent Sc(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Bi(1)O6 pentagonal pyramids, and  a faceface with one Sc(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-66°. O(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Sc(1) and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms.
BiScO3 is Ilmenite structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. Sc(1) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form distorted ScO6 octahedra that share corners with nine equivalent Bi(1)O6 pentagonal pyramids, edges with three equivalent Sc(1)O6 octahedra, and  a faceface with one Bi(1)O6 pentagonal pyramid. There are three shorter (2.10 Å) and three longer (2.21 Å) Sc(1)-O(1) bond lengths. Bi(1) is bonded to six equivalent O(1) atoms to form distorted BiO6 pentagonal pyramids that share corners with nine equivalent Sc(1)O6 octahedra, edges with three equivalent Bi(1)O6 pentagonal pyramids, and  a faceface with one Sc(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-66°. There are three shorter (2.37 Å) and three longer (2.43 Å) Bi(1)-O(1) bond lengths. O(1) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to two equivalent Sc(1) and two equivalent Bi(1) atoms.