Yb2RuB6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), two equivalent B(6), and four equivalent B(1) atoms. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), and four equivalent B(6) atoms. Ru(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2), three equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent B(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), and two equivalent B(5) atoms. There are six inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(2), and one B(5) atom. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(6) atom. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(5) atom. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(3), one B(5), and one B(6) atom. In the fifth B site, B(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(4) atom. In the sixth B site, B(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Yb(2), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(6) atom.
Yb2RuB6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbam space group. There are two inequivalent Yb sites. In the first Yb site, Yb(1) is bonded in a 17-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), two equivalent B(6), and four equivalent B(1) atoms. There are a spread of Yb(1)-Ru(1) bond distances ranging from 3.03-3.13 Å. Both Yb(1)-B(2) bond lengths are 2.75 Å. Both Yb(1)-B(3) bond lengths are 2.75 Å. Both Yb(1)-B(4) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. Both Yb(1)-B(5) bond lengths are 2.72 Å. Both Yb(1)-B(6) bond lengths are 2.88 Å. There are two shorter (2.75 Å) and two longer (2.77 Å) Yb(1)-B(1) bond lengths. In the second Yb site, Yb(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), two equivalent B(5), and four equivalent B(6) atoms. Both Yb(2)-Ru(1) bond lengths are 2.78 Å. Both Yb(2)-B(2) bond lengths are 2.61 Å. Both Yb(2)-B(3) bond lengths are 2.57 Å. Both Yb(2)-B(4) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. Both Yb(2)-B(5) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. All Yb(2)-B(6) bond lengths are 2.60 Å. Ru(1) is bonded in a 15-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(2), three equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent B(1), two equivalent B(2), two equivalent B(3), two equivalent B(4), and two equivalent B(5) atoms. Both Ru(1)-B(1) bond lengths are 2.39 Å. Both Ru(1)-B(2) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. Both Ru(1)-B(3) bond lengths are 2.39 Å. Both Ru(1)-B(4) bond lengths are 2.40 Å. Both Ru(1)-B(5) bond lengths are 2.37 Å. There are six inequivalent B sites. In the first B site, B(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(2), and one B(5) atom. The B(1)-B(1) bond length is 1.81 Å. The B(1)-B(2) bond length is 1.79 Å. The B(1)-B(5) bond length is 1.76 Å. In the second B site, B(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(6) atom. The B(2)-B(3) bond length is 1.80 Å. The B(2)-B(6) bond length is 1.83 Å. In the third B site, B(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(5) atom. The B(3)-B(4) bond length is 1.71 Å. The B(3)-B(5) bond length is 1.80 Å. In the fourth B site, B(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(3), one B(5), and one B(6) atom. The B(4)-B(5) bond length is 1.79 Å. The B(4)-B(6) bond length is 1.84 Å. In the fifth B site, B(5) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), two equivalent Yb(2), two equivalent Ru(1), one B(1), one B(3), and one B(4) atom. In the sixth B site, B(6) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Yb(1), four equivalent Yb(2), one B(2), one B(4), and one B(6) atom. The B(6)-B(6) bond length is 1.83 Å.