YbF3 is Cementite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent F(1) and six equivalent F(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) atoms. In the second F site, F(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) atoms.
YbF3 is Cementite structured and crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Yb(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent F(1) and six equivalent F(2) atoms. There are a spread of Yb(1)-F(1) bond distances ranging from 2.20-2.26 Å. There are a spread of Yb(1)-F(2) bond distances ranging from 2.30-2.37 Å. There are two inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) atoms. In the second F site, F(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) atoms.