NdF3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3cm space group. Nd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one F(2), two equivalent F(3), three equivalent F(4), and four equivalent F(1) atoms. There are four inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(1) atoms. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Nd(1) atoms. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Nd(1) atoms. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Nd(1) atoms.
NdF3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3cm space group. Nd(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one F(2), two equivalent F(3), three equivalent F(4), and four equivalent F(1) atoms. The Nd(1)-F(2) bond length is 2.34 Å. Both Nd(1)-F(3) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. There is one shorter (2.41 Å) and two longer (2.45 Å) Nd(1)-F(4) bond lengths. There are a spread of Nd(1)-F(1) bond distances ranging from 2.40-2.77 Å. There are four inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(1) atoms. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Nd(1) atoms. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Nd(1) atoms. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Nd(1) atoms.