KClO3 is Potassium chlorate-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. K(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(2) and six equivalent O(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to three equivalent K(1) and one Cl(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OK3Cl tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent K(1) and one Cl(1) atom. Cl(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(2) and two equivalent O(1) atoms.
KClO3 is Potassium chlorate-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. K(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(2) and six equivalent O(1) atoms. There is one shorter (2.87 Å) and two longer (3.21 Å) K(1)-O(2) bond lengths. There are a spread of K(1)-O(1) bond distances ranging from 2.88-3.02 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to three equivalent K(1) and one Cl(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OK3Cl tetrahedra. The O(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent K(1) and one Cl(1) atom. The O(2)-Cl(1) bond length is 1.50 Å. Cl(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(2) and two equivalent O(1) atoms.