Y(CO2)3 crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. Y(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(1) and six equivalent O(2) atoms. C(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one O(1) and one O(2) atom. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Y(1) and one C(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Y(1) and one C(1) atom.
Y(CO2)3 crystallizes in the trigonal R3m space group. Y(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(1) and six equivalent O(2) atoms. All Y(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. All Y(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.51 Å. C(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one O(1) and one O(2) atom. The C(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.24 Å. The C(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.26 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Y(1) and one C(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Y(1) and one C(1) atom.