BaGaF5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12_1 space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one F(5), two equivalent F(1), three equivalent F(2), three equivalent F(3), and three equivalent F(4) atoms. Ga(1) is bonded to one F(1), one F(2), one F(3), one F(4), and two equivalent F(5) atoms to form corner-sharing GaF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 43°. There are five inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and one Ga(1) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and one Ga(1) atom. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and one Ga(1) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and one Ga(1) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ba(1) and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms.
BaGaF5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12_1 space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to one F(5), two equivalent F(1), three equivalent F(2), three equivalent F(3), and three equivalent F(4) atoms. The Ba(1)-F(5) bond length is 2.97 Å. There is one shorter (2.71 Å) and one longer (2.74 Å) Ba(1)-F(1) bond length. There are a spread of Ba(1)-F(2) bond distances ranging from 2.67-3.16 Å. There are a spread of Ba(1)-F(3) bond distances ranging from 2.73-3.00 Å. There are a spread of Ba(1)-F(4) bond distances ranging from 2.85-2.93 Å. Ga(1) is bonded to one F(1), one F(2), one F(3), one F(4), and two equivalent F(5) atoms to form corner-sharing GaF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 43°. The Ga(1)-F(1) bond length is 1.86 Å. The Ga(1)-F(2) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Ga(1)-F(3) bond length is 1.87 Å. The Ga(1)-F(4) bond length is 1.91 Å. There is one shorter (1.93 Å) and one longer (1.95 Å) Ga(1)-F(5) bond length. There are five inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and one Ga(1) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and one Ga(1) atom. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and one Ga(1) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and one Ga(1) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ba(1) and two equivalent Ga(1) atoms.