Zr6NiCl15 crystallizes in the cubic Im-3m space group. The structure consists of a Zr6NiCl15 framework. Zr(1) is bonded to one Ni(1), one Cl(2), and four equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ZrNiCl5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. Ni(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six equivalent Zr(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Zr(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Zr(1) atoms.
Zr6NiCl15 crystallizes in the cubic Im-3m space group. The structure consists of a Zr6NiCl15 framework. Zr(1) is bonded to one Ni(1), one Cl(2), and four equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing ZrNiCl5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra are not tilted. The Zr(1)-Ni(1) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Zr(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.65 Å. All Zr(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths are 2.54 Å. Ni(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six equivalent Zr(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Zr(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Zr(1) atoms.