PCl5 is alpha bismuth trifluoride structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of four [pcl4]+1 molecules, two hydrochloric acid atoms, and two PCl6 clusters. In each PCl6 cluster, P(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent Cl(1) and four equivalent Cl(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom.
PCl5 is alpha bismuth trifluoride structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/m space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of four [pcl4]+1 molecules, two hydrochloric acid atoms, and two PCl6 clusters. In each PCl6 cluster, P(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent Cl(1) and four equivalent Cl(2) atoms. Both P(2)-Cl(1) bond lengths are 2.16 Å. All P(2)-Cl(2) bond lengths are 2.15 Å. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P(2) atom.