MoP2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmc2_1 space group. Mo(1) is bonded to three equivalent P(2) and four equivalent P(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing MoP7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mo(1) and one P(2) atom. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three equivalent Mo(1) and one P(1) atom.
MoP2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Cmc2_1 space group. Mo(1) is bonded to three equivalent P(2) and four equivalent P(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing MoP7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are two shorter (2.50 Å) and one longer (2.51 Å) Mo(1)-P(2) bond length. There are two shorter (2.48 Å) and two longer (2.49 Å) Mo(1)-P(1) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Mo(1) and one P(2) atom. The P(1)-P(2) bond length is 2.15 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to three equivalent Mo(1) and one P(1) atom.