YbIr2 is Cubic Laves structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Ir(1) atoms. Ir(1) is bonded to six equivalent Yb(1) and six equivalent Ir(1) atoms to form a mixture of face, corner, and edge-sharing IrYb6Ir6 cuboctahedra.
YbIr2 is Cubic Laves structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fd-3m space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Ir(1) atoms. All Yb(1)-Ir(1) bond lengths are 3.10 Å. Ir(1) is bonded to six equivalent Yb(1) and six equivalent Ir(1) atoms to form a mixture of face, corner, and edge-sharing IrYb6Ir6 cuboctahedra. All Ir(1)-Ir(1) bond lengths are 2.64 Å.