NdCl2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Nd(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cl(1) and three equivalent Cl(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Nd(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Nd(1) atoms.
NdCl2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Nd(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cl(1) and three equivalent Cl(2) atoms. There is one shorter (2.83 Å) and two longer (2.87 Å) Nd(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths. There is one shorter (2.90 Å) and two longer (2.92 Å) Nd(1)-Cl(2) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Nd(1) atoms. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Nd(1) atoms.