HoF3 is Cementite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Ho(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent F(2) and six equivalent F(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Ho(1) atoms. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ho(1) atoms.
HoF3 is Cementite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Ho(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent F(2) and six equivalent F(1) atoms. There are a spread of Ho(1)-F(2) bond distances ranging from 2.28-2.48 Å. There are two shorter (2.27 Å) and four longer (2.28 Å) Ho(1)-F(1) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Ho(1) atoms. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ho(1) atoms.