YCo(WO4)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Y(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra and corners with four equivalent W(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-56°. There are two inequivalent W sites. In the first W site, W(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent W(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-56°. In the second W site, W(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-56°. Co(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Y(1) and one W(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Y(1), one W(1), and one Co(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one W(1), one W(2), and one Co(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Y(1), one W(1), one W(2), and one Co(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OYCoW2 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Y(1), one W(2), and one Co(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Y(1) and one W(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one W(1), one W(2), and one Co(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Y(1), one W(1), one W(2), and one Co(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OYCoW2 trigonal pyramids.
YCo(WO4)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. Y(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form YO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra and corners with four equivalent W(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-56°. The Y(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.24 Å. The Y(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.32 Å. The Y(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.36 Å. The Y(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.32 Å. The Y(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.24 Å. The Y(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.36 Å. There are two inequivalent W sites. In the first W site, W(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent W(2)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 43-56°. The W(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.83 Å. The W(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.84 Å. The W(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.17 Å. The W(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.14 Å. The W(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.93 Å. The W(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.01 Å. In the second W site, W(2) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom to form distorted WO6 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent Y(1)O6 octahedra and edges with two equivalent W(1)O6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 42-56°. The W(2)-O(3) bond length is 1.93 Å. The W(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.01 Å. The W(2)-O(5) bond length is 1.83 Å. The W(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.83 Å. The W(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.18 Å. The W(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.14 Å. Co(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. The Co(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.39 Å. The Co(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Co(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.62 Å. The Co(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.52 Å. The Co(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Co(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.67 Å. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Y(1) and one W(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Y(1), one W(1), and one Co(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one W(1), one W(2), and one Co(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Y(1), one W(1), one W(2), and one Co(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OYCoW2 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Y(1), one W(2), and one Co(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Y(1) and one W(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one W(1), one W(2), and one Co(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded to one Y(1), one W(1), one W(2), and one Co(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OYCoW2 trigonal pyramids.