K2RuNOCl5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12_1 space group. There are two inequivalent K sites. In the first K site, K(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(3), two equivalent Cl(5), and three equivalent Cl(4) atoms. In the second K site, K(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(5) atoms. Ru(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one N(1), one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and one Cl(5) atom. N(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Ru(1) and one O(1) atom. O(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N(1) atom. There are five inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent K(2), and one Ru(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K(1), two equivalent K(2), and one Ru(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent K(2), and one Ru(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing ClK4Ru square pyramids. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent K(1) and one Ru(1) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent K(2), and one Ru(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing ClK4Ru square pyramids.
K2RuNOCl5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12_1 space group. There are two inequivalent K sites. In the first K site, K(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(3), two equivalent Cl(5), and three equivalent Cl(4) atoms. The K(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 3.74 Å. There is one shorter (3.40 Å) and one longer (3.60 Å) K(1)-Cl(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.43 Å) and one longer (3.52 Å) K(1)-Cl(3) bond length. There is one shorter (3.43 Å) and one longer (3.53 Å) K(1)-Cl(5) bond length. There are a spread of K(1)-Cl(4) bond distances ranging from 3.29-3.82 Å. In the second K site, K(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), two equivalent Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(5) atoms. There is one shorter (3.40 Å) and one longer (3.60 Å) K(2)-Cl(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.29 Å) and one longer (3.31 Å) K(2)-Cl(2) bond length. There is one shorter (3.44 Å) and one longer (3.54 Å) K(2)-Cl(3) bond length. There is one shorter (3.42 Å) and one longer (3.58 Å) K(2)-Cl(5) bond length. Ru(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one N(1), one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), and one Cl(5) atom. The Ru(1)-N(1) bond length is 1.74 Å. The Ru(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.41 Å. The Ru(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.40 Å. The Ru(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.38 Å. The Ru(1)-Cl(4) bond length is 2.40 Å. The Ru(1)-Cl(5) bond length is 2.41 Å. N(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Ru(1) and one O(1) atom. The N(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.17 Å. O(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N(1) atom. There are five inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent K(2), and one Ru(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one K(1), two equivalent K(2), and one Ru(1) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent K(2), and one Ru(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing ClK4Ru square pyramids. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent K(1) and one Ru(1) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded to two equivalent K(1), two equivalent K(2), and one Ru(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing ClK4Ru square pyramids.