Yb3W crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent W(1) atoms. W(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Yb(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing WYb12 cuboctahedra.
Yb3W crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent W(1) atoms. There are two shorter (3.22 Å) and two longer (3.45 Å) Yb(1)-W(1) bond lengths. W(1) is bonded to twelve equivalent Yb(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and face-sharing WYb12 cuboctahedra.