Dy2RuB6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), two equivalent B(6), and four equivalent B(1) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), and four equivalent B(6) atoms. Ru(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), three equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent B(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), and two equivalent B(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(2), and one B(5) atom. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(6) atom. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(5) atom. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(3), one B(5), and one B(6) atom. In the fifth B site, B(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(4) atom. In the sixth B site, B(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), four equivalent Dy(2), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(6) atom.
Dy2RuB6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), two equivalent B(6), and four equivalent B(1) atoms. There are a spread of Dy(1)-Ru(1) bond distances ranging from 3.06-3.19 Å. Both Dy(1)-B(2) bond lengths are 2.72 Å. Both Dy(1)-B(3) bond lengths are 2.79 Å. Both Dy(1)-B(4) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. Both Dy(1)-B(5) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. Both Dy(1)-B(6) bond lengths are 2.74 Å. There are two shorter (2.78 Å) and two longer (2.80 Å) Dy(1)-B(1) bond lengths. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), and four equivalent B(6) atoms. There is one shorter (2.85 Å) and one longer (2.86 Å) Dy(2)-Ru(1) bond length. Both Dy(2)-B(2) bond lengths are 2.62 Å. Both Dy(2)-B(3) bond lengths are 2.61 Å. Both Dy(2)-B(4) bond lengths are 2.60 Å. Both Dy(2)-B(5) bond lengths are 2.62 Å. All Dy(2)-B(6) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. Ru(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(2), three equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent B(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), and two equivalent B(5) atoms. Both Ru(1)-B(1) bond lengths are 2.36 Å. Both Ru(1)-B(2) bond lengths are 2.37 Å. Both Ru(1)-B(3) bond lengths are 2.39 Å. Both Ru(1)-B(4) bond lengths are 2.40 Å. Both Ru(1)-B(5) bond lengths are 2.34 Å. There are six inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(2), and one B(5) atom. The B(1)-B(1) bond length is 1.84 Å. The B(1)-B(2) bond length is 1.77 Å. The B(1)-B(5) bond length is 1.79 Å. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(6) atom. The B(2)-B(3) bond length is 1.80 Å. The B(2)-B(6) bond length is 1.82 Å. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(5) atom. The B(3)-B(4) bond length is 1.72 Å. The B(3)-B(5) bond length is 1.87 Å. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(3), one B(5), and one B(6) atom. The B(4)-B(5) bond length is 1.79 Å. The B(4)-B(6) bond length is 1.79 Å. In the fifth B site, B(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(4) atom. In the sixth B site, B(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Dy(1), four equivalent Dy(2), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(6) atom. The B(6)-B(6) bond length is 2.15 Å.