BCl is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of seven chloroborane molecules, one B4Cl5 cluster, and one B7Cl6 cluster. In the B4Cl5 cluster, there are four inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(12) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Cl(9) atom. In the second B site, B(14) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one B(17), one Cl(13), one Cl(14), and one Cl(9) atom. In the third B site, B(16) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Cl(14) atom. In the fourth B site, B(17) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one B(14) and two equivalent Cl(15,18) atoms. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(15,18) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(17) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(9) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one B(12) and one B(14) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(13) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(14) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(14) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one B(14) and one B(16) atom. In the B7Cl6 cluster, there are seven inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one B(3), one B(5), and one B(7) atom. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one B(3), one B(8), and one Cl(2) atom. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one B(1), one B(2), and one Cl(3) atom. In the fourth B site, B(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one B(1) and one Cl(4) atom. In the fifth B site, B(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one B(1), one B(9), and one Cl(8) atom. In the sixth B site, B(8) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one B(2), one B(9), and one Cl(7) atom. In the seventh B site, B(9) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one B(7), one B(8), and one Cl(11) atom. There are six inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(2) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(3) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(5) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(8) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(7) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(9) atom.
BCl is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of seven chloroborane molecules, one B4Cl5 cluster, and one B7Cl6 cluster. In the B4Cl5 cluster, there are four inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(12) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Cl(9) atom. The B(12)-Cl(9) bond length is 1.83 Å. In the second B site, B(14) is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to one B(17), one Cl(13), one Cl(14), and one Cl(9) atom. The B(14)-B(17) bond length is 1.71 Å. The B(14)-Cl(13) bond length is 1.77 Å. The B(14)-Cl(14) bond length is 2.03 Å. The B(14)-Cl(9) bond length is 2.03 Å. In the third B site, B(16) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Cl(14) atom. The B(16)-Cl(14) bond length is 1.83 Å. In the fourth B site, B(17) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one B(14) and two equivalent Cl(15,18) atoms. Both B(17)-Cl(15,18) bond lengths are 1.75 Å. There are four inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(15,18) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(17) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(9) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one B(12) and one B(14) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(13) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(14) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(14) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one B(14) and one B(16) atom. In the B7Cl6 cluster, there are seven inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one B(3), one B(5), and one B(7) atom. The B(1)-B(3) bond length is 1.65 Å. The B(1)-B(5) bond length is 1.56 Å. The B(1)-B(7) bond length is 1.64 Å. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one B(3), one B(8), and one Cl(2) atom. The B(2)-B(3) bond length is 1.67 Å. The B(2)-B(8) bond length is 1.66 Å. The B(2)-Cl(2) bond length is 1.76 Å. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one B(1), one B(2), and one Cl(3) atom. The B(3)-Cl(3) bond length is 1.79 Å. In the fourth B site, B(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one B(1) and one Cl(4) atom. The B(5)-Cl(4) bond length is 1.67 Å. In the fifth B site, B(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one B(1), one B(9), and one Cl(8) atom. The B(7)-B(9) bond length is 1.67 Å. The B(7)-Cl(8) bond length is 1.79 Å. In the sixth B site, B(8) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one B(2), one B(9), and one Cl(7) atom. The B(8)-B(9) bond length is 1.66 Å. The B(8)-Cl(7) bond length is 1.75 Å. In the seventh B site, B(9) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one B(7), one B(8), and one Cl(11) atom. The B(9)-Cl(11) bond length is 1.76 Å. There are six inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(2) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(3) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(5) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(8) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(7) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one B(9) atom.