BiCl3 is Cementite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Bi(1) is bonded to two equivalent Cl(2) and four equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing BiCl6 pentagonal pyramids. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Bi(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent Bi(1) atoms.
BiCl3 is Cementite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Bi(1) is bonded to two equivalent Cl(2) and four equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge and corner-sharing BiCl6 pentagonal pyramids. There is one shorter (2.51 Å) and one longer (3.13 Å) Bi(1)-Cl(2) bond length. There are two shorter (2.60 Å) and two longer (3.05 Å) Bi(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Bi(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to two equivalent Bi(1) atoms.