SmBO3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ama2 space group. Sm(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2) and six equivalent O(1) atoms. B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(2) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Sm(1) and one B(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sm(1) and one B(1) atom.
SmBO3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ama2 space group. Sm(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(2) and six equivalent O(1) atoms. Both Sm(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.29 Å. There are a spread of Sm(1)-O(1) bond distances ranging from 2.42-2.78 Å. B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(2) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. The B(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.37 Å. Both B(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.40 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Sm(1) and one B(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sm(1) and one B(1) atom.