NaBO2 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3c space group. Na(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and five equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, face, and edge-sharing NaO7 pentagonal bipyramids. B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(2) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Na(1) and two equivalent B(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five equivalent Na(1) and one B(1) atom.
NaBO2 crystallizes in the trigonal R-3c space group. Na(1) is bonded to two equivalent O(1) and five equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, face, and edge-sharing NaO7 pentagonal bipyramids. Both Na(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.46 Å. There are a spread of Na(1)-O(2) bond distances ranging from 2.42-2.59 Å. B(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(2) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. The B(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.31 Å. Both B(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.41 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Na(1) and two equivalent B(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to five equivalent Na(1) and one B(1) atom.