CrZnF5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Cr(1) is bonded to one F(1), one F(2), one F(3), one F(4), and two equivalent F(5) atoms to form corner-sharing CrF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 33°. Zn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one F(1), one F(3), one F(4), and two equivalent F(2) atoms. There are five inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1) and one Zn(1) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one Zn(1) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Cr(1) and one Zn(1) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) atoms.
CrZnF5 crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Cr(1) is bonded to one F(1), one F(2), one F(3), one F(4), and two equivalent F(5) atoms to form corner-sharing CrF6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 33°. The Cr(1)-F(1) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Cr(1)-F(2) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Cr(1)-F(3) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Cr(1)-F(4) bond length is 1.94 Å. Both Cr(1)-F(5) bond lengths are 1.95 Å. Zn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one F(1), one F(3), one F(4), and two equivalent F(2) atoms. The Zn(1)-F(1) bond length is 2.10 Å. The Zn(1)-F(3) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Zn(1)-F(4) bond length is 1.94 Å. There is one shorter (2.09 Å) and one longer (2.40 Å) Zn(1)-F(2) bond length. There are five inequivalent F sites. In the first F site, F(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1) and one Zn(1) atom. In the second F site, F(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cr(1) and two equivalent Zn(1) atoms. In the third F site, F(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cr(1) and one Zn(1) atom. In the fourth F site, F(4) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Cr(1) and one Zn(1) atom. In the fifth F site, F(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Cr(1) atoms.