WCl3 is Tungsten structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of three WCl3 clusters. W(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing WCl5 square pyramids. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent W(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one W(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent W(1) atoms.
WCl3 is Tungsten structured and crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of three WCl3 clusters. W(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing WCl5 square pyramids. The W(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.41 Å. There is one shorter (2.40 Å) and one longer (2.41 Å) W(1)-Cl(2) bond length. Both W(1)-Cl(3) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two equivalent W(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one W(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent W(1) atoms.