YbBr2 is Baddeleyite-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. Yb(1) is bonded to three equivalent Br(1) and four equivalent Br(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing YbBr7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are two inequivalent Br sites. In the first Br site, Br(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) atoms. In the second Br site, Br(2) is bonded to four equivalent Yb(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing BrYb4 tetrahedra.
YbBr2 is Baddeleyite-like structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. Yb(1) is bonded to three equivalent Br(1) and four equivalent Br(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing YbBr7 pentagonal bipyramids. There are a spread of Yb(1)-Br(1) bond distances ranging from 2.86-2.97 Å. There are a spread of Yb(1)-Br(2) bond distances ranging from 2.95-3.01 Å. There are two inequivalent Br sites. In the first Br site, Br(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) atoms. In the second Br site, Br(2) is bonded to four equivalent Yb(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing BrYb4 tetrahedra.