Y6WO12 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. Y(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(1) atoms. W(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six equivalent O(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Y(1) and one W(1) atom. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded to four equivalent Y(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OY4 tetrahedra.
Y6WO12 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3 space group. Y(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to three equivalent O(2) and four equivalent O(1) atoms. There are a spread of Y(1)-O(2) bond distances ranging from 2.37-2.69 Å. There are a spread of Y(1)-O(1) bond distances ranging from 2.18-2.29 Å. W(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to six equivalent O(2) atoms. All W(1)-O(2) bond lengths are 1.94 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Y(1) and one W(1) atom. In the second O site, O(1) is bonded to four equivalent Y(1) atoms to form a mixture of edge and corner-sharing OY4 tetrahedra.