MgCo2O5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmn space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and four equivalent O(3) atoms. Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1) and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form corner-sharing OMg2Co2 tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1) and three equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Mg(1) and one Co(1) atom.
MgCo2O5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmmn space group. Mg(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), two equivalent O(2), and four equivalent O(3) atoms. Both Mg(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.17 Å. Both Mg(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.45 Å. All Mg(1)-O(3) bond lengths are 2.24 Å. Co(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing CoO5 trigonal bipyramids. The Co(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Co(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.69 Å. There is one shorter (1.89 Å) and two longer (1.94 Å) Co(1)-O(2) bond lengths. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1) and two equivalent Co(1) atoms to form corner-sharing OMg2Co2 tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted see-saw-like geometry to one Mg(1) and three equivalent Co(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Mg(1) and one Co(1) atom.