K3InCl6 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. There are three inequivalent K sites. In the first K site, K(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(6), two equivalent Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(5) atoms. In the second K site, K(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms. In the third K site, K(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), two equivalent Cl(1), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. There are two inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(6) atoms. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(2), two equivalent K(3), and one In(2) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(2), one K(3), and one In(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to one K(1), one K(3), two equivalent K(2), and one In(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ClK4In square pyramids. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent K(3), and one In(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ClK4In trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded to one K(2), one K(3), two equivalent K(1), and one In(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ClK4In trigonal bipyramids. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(2), one K(3), and one In(1) atom.
K3InCl6 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. There are three inequivalent K sites. In the first K site, K(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(6), two equivalent Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(5) atoms. The K(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 3.14 Å. The K(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 3.31 Å. The K(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 3.19 Å. The K(1)-Cl(6) bond length is 3.16 Å. There is one shorter (3.15 Å) and one longer (3.18 Å) K(1)-Cl(4) bond length. There is one shorter (3.28 Å) and one longer (3.56 Å) K(1)-Cl(5) bond length. In the second K site, K(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms. The K(2)-Cl(1) bond length is 3.56 Å. The K(2)-Cl(2) bond length is 3.27 Å. The K(2)-Cl(5) bond length is 3.38 Å. The K(2)-Cl(6) bond length is 3.17 Å. There is one shorter (3.20 Å) and one longer (3.36 Å) K(2)-Cl(3) bond length. In the third K site, K(3) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), two equivalent Cl(1), and two equivalent Cl(4) atoms. The K(3)-Cl(2) bond length is 3.28 Å. The K(3)-Cl(3) bond length is 3.58 Å. The K(3)-Cl(5) bond length is 3.09 Å. The K(3)-Cl(6) bond length is 3.01 Å. There is one shorter (3.35 Å) and one longer (3.54 Å) K(3)-Cl(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.18 Å) and one longer (3.20 Å) K(3)-Cl(4) bond length. There are two inequivalent In sites. In the first In site, In(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(6) atoms. Both In(1)-Cl(2) bond lengths are 2.49 Å. Both In(1)-Cl(3) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. Both In(1)-Cl(6) bond lengths are 2.51 Å. In the second In site, In(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(4), and two equivalent Cl(5) atoms. Both In(2)-Cl(1) bond lengths are 2.51 Å. Both In(2)-Cl(4) bond lengths are 2.56 Å. Both In(2)-Cl(5) bond lengths are 2.54 Å. There are six inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(2), two equivalent K(3), and one In(2) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(2), one K(3), and one In(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to one K(1), one K(3), two equivalent K(2), and one In(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ClK4In square pyramids. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent K(3), and one In(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ClK4In trigonal bipyramids. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded to one K(2), one K(3), two equivalent K(1), and one In(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ClK4In trigonal bipyramids. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one K(1), one K(2), one K(3), and one In(1) atom.