BaTeF6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Fdd2 space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one F(3), one F(5), two equivalent F(1), two equivalent F(2), two equivalent F(4), and three equivalent F(6) atoms. Te(1) is bonded in a distorted square pyramidal geometry to one F(1), one F(2), one F(3), one F(4), and one F(5) atom. There are six inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the second F site, F(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ba(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third F site, F(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ba(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the sixth F site, F(6) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) atoms.
BaTeF6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Fdd2 space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to one F(3), one F(5), two equivalent F(1), two equivalent F(2), two equivalent F(4), and three equivalent F(6) atoms. The Ba(1)-F(3) bond length is 3.11 Å. The Ba(1)-F(5) bond length is 2.68 Å. There is one shorter (2.85 Å) and one longer (2.97 Å) Ba(1)-F(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.76 Å) and one longer (2.91 Å) Ba(1)-F(2) bond length. There is one shorter (2.99 Å) and one longer (3.01 Å) Ba(1)-F(4) bond length. There are a spread of Ba(1)-F(6) bond distances ranging from 2.61-2.65 Å. Te(1) is bonded in a distorted square pyramidal geometry to one F(1), one F(2), one F(3), one F(4), and one F(5) atom. The Te(1)-F(1) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Te(1)-F(2) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Te(1)-F(3) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Te(1)-F(4) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Te(1)-F(5) bond length is 1.97 Å. There are six inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the second F site, F(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ba(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the third F site, F(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ba(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the sixth F site, F(6) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) atoms.