DyRh5 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6/mmm space group. Dy(1) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to six equivalent Rh(2) and twelve equivalent Rh(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded to four equivalent Dy(1), four equivalent Rh(1), and four equivalent Rh(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner, face, and edge-sharing RhDy4Rh8 cuboctahedra. In the second Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Dy(1), three equivalent Rh(2), and six equivalent Rh(1) atoms.
DyRh5 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6/mmm space group. Dy(1) is bonded in a distorted hexagonal planar geometry to six equivalent Rh(2) and twelve equivalent Rh(1) atoms. All Dy(1)-Rh(2) bond lengths are 2.99 Å. All Dy(1)-Rh(1) bond lengths are 3.37 Å. There are two inequivalent Rh sites. In the first Rh site, Rh(1) is bonded to four equivalent Dy(1), four equivalent Rh(1), and four equivalent Rh(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner, face, and edge-sharing RhDy4Rh8 cuboctahedra. All Rh(1)-Rh(1) bond lengths are 2.59 Å. All Rh(1)-Rh(2) bond lengths are 2.62 Å. In the second Rh site, Rh(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Dy(1), three equivalent Rh(2), and six equivalent Rh(1) atoms. All Rh(2)-Rh(2) bond lengths are 2.99 Å.