Dy6Cl13 is Baddeleyite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(3), and three equivalent Cl(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing DyCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(7), two equivalent Cl(5), two equivalent Cl(6), and three equivalent Cl(4) atoms. In the third Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Cl(3), two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(6), and two equivalent Cl(7) atoms. There are seven inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(3) and two equivalent Dy(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Dy(2) atoms. In the third Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded to four equivalent Dy(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClDy4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(2) and two equivalent Dy(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClDy4 tetrahedra. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Dy(2) and two equivalent Dy(3) atoms. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(1) and two equivalent Dy(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ClDy4 trigonal pyramids. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Dy(1) atoms.
Dy6Cl13 is Baddeleyite-like structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are three inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded to two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(3), and three equivalent Cl(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing DyCl7 pentagonal bipyramids. There is one shorter (2.77 Å) and one longer (2.88 Å) Dy(1)-Cl(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.69 Å) and one longer (2.84 Å) Dy(1)-Cl(3) bond length. There are a spread of Dy(1)-Cl(2) bond distances ranging from 2.72-2.87 Å. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Cl(7), two equivalent Cl(5), two equivalent Cl(6), and three equivalent Cl(4) atoms. The Dy(2)-Cl(7) bond length is 2.78 Å. There is one shorter (2.86 Å) and one longer (2.89 Å) Dy(2)-Cl(5) bond length. There is one shorter (2.88 Å) and one longer (2.93 Å) Dy(2)-Cl(6) bond length. There are a spread of Dy(2)-Cl(4) bond distances ranging from 2.71-2.91 Å. In the third Dy site, Dy(3) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Cl(3), two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(6), and two equivalent Cl(7) atoms. The Dy(3)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.64 Å. There is one shorter (2.77 Å) and one longer (2.80 Å) Dy(3)-Cl(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.86 Å) and one longer (3.08 Å) Dy(3)-Cl(6) bond length. There is one shorter (2.81 Å) and one longer (2.97 Å) Dy(3)-Cl(7) bond length. There are seven inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(3) and two equivalent Dy(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Dy(2) atoms. In the third Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded to four equivalent Dy(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClDy4 tetrahedra. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(2) and two equivalent Dy(3) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing ClDy4 tetrahedra. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Dy(2) and two equivalent Dy(3) atoms. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to two equivalent Dy(1) and two equivalent Dy(3) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ClDy4 trigonal pyramids. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Dy(1) atoms.