KHo2Cl7 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. K(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), one Cl(7), two equivalent Cl(1), and two equivalent Cl(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), and one Cl(7) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing HoCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), and one Cl(7) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing HoCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are seven inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom.
KHo2Cl7 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. K(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), one Cl(7), two equivalent Cl(1), and two equivalent Cl(2) atoms. The K(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 3.64 Å. The K(1)-Cl(4) bond length is 3.41 Å. The K(1)-Cl(5) bond length is 3.25 Å. The K(1)-Cl(6) bond length is 3.32 Å. The K(1)-Cl(7) bond length is 3.25 Å. There is one shorter (3.35 Å) and one longer (3.59 Å) K(1)-Cl(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.38 Å) and one longer (3.73 Å) K(1)-Cl(2) bond length. There are two inequivalent Ho sites. In the first Ho site, Ho(1) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), and one Cl(7) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing HoCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. The Ho(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Ho(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.76 Å. The Ho(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Ho(1)-Cl(4) bond length is 2.68 Å. The Ho(1)-Cl(5) bond length is 2.66 Å. The Ho(1)-Cl(6) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Ho(1)-Cl(7) bond length is 2.71 Å. In the second Ho site, Ho(2) is bonded to one Cl(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), one Cl(4), one Cl(5), one Cl(6), and one Cl(7) atom to form a mixture of distorted edge and face-sharing HoCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. The Ho(2)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Ho(2)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.71 Å. The Ho(2)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Ho(2)-Cl(4) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Ho(2)-Cl(5) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Ho(2)-Cl(6) bond length is 2.71 Å. The Ho(2)-Cl(7) bond length is 2.66 Å. There are seven inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one K(1), one Ho(1), and one Ho(2) atom.