Dy5Ru2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded to four equivalent Ru(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing DyRu4 tetrahedra. In the third Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1) atoms. Ru(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(3), three equivalent Dy(1), and three equivalent Dy(2) atoms.
Dy5Ru2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1) atoms. There are a spread of Dy(1)-Ru(1) bond distances ranging from 2.71-3.39 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded to four equivalent Ru(1) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing DyRu4 tetrahedra. There are two shorter (2.88 Å) and two longer (2.95 Å) Dy(3)-Ru(1) bond lengths. In the third Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1) atoms. There are a spread of Dy(2)-Ru(1) bond distances ranging from 2.81-3.02 Å. Ru(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(3), three equivalent Dy(1), and three equivalent Dy(2) atoms.