DySbO4 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), one O(7), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(8) atoms. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form corner-sharing SbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-48°. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form corner-sharing SbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-48°. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Dy(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Dy(2), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Dy(2), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), and one Sb(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ODy3Sb tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(1), and one Sb(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ODy3Sb tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), and one Sb(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(1), and one Sb(2) atom.
DySbO4 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Dy sites. In the first Dy site, Dy(1) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), one O(7), two equivalent O(6), and two equivalent O(8) atoms. The Dy(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Dy(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.33 Å. The Dy(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.27 Å. The Dy(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.35 Å. There is one shorter (2.24 Å) and one longer (2.55 Å) Dy(1)-O(6) bond length. There is one shorter (2.24 Å) and one longer (2.63 Å) Dy(1)-O(8) bond length. In the second Dy site, Dy(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. The Dy(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.30 Å. The Dy(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.47 Å. The Dy(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.25 Å. The Dy(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.18 Å. The Dy(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.39 Å. There is one shorter (2.22 Å) and one longer (2.55 Å) Dy(2)-O(5) bond length. There are two inequivalent Sb sites. In the first Sb site, Sb(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form corner-sharing SbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-48°. The Sb(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Sb(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Sb(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Sb(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Sb(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Sb(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.93 Å. In the second Sb site, Sb(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(8) atom to form corner-sharing SbO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 40-48°. The Sb(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Sb(2)-O(2) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Sb(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Sb(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Sb(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Sb(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.95 Å. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Dy(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Dy(1), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Dy(2), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Dy(2), one Sb(1), and one Sb(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Dy(1), two equivalent Dy(2), and one Sb(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ODy3Sb tetrahedra. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded to one Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(1), and one Sb(2) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ODy3Sb tetrahedra. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Dy(1), one Dy(2), and one Sb(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Dy(2), two equivalent Dy(1), and one Sb(2) atom.