Re(MoTe2)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Mo sites. In the first Mo site, Mo(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mo(2), one Mo(3), one Re(1), one Re(2), one Te(1), one Te(3), one Te(4), one Te(5), and one Te(7) atom. In the second Mo site, Mo(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(3), one Mo(4), one Re(2), one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(4), one Te(5), and one Te(8) atom. In the third Mo site, Mo(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), one Mo(4), one Re(1), one Te(1), one Te(3), one Te(5), one Te(6), and one Te(8) atom. In the fourth Mo site, Mo(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mo(2), one Mo(3), one Re(1), one Re(2), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(4), one Te(6), and one Te(8) atom. There are two inequivalent Re sites. In the first Re site, Re(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(3), one Mo(4), one Re(2), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(5), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom. In the second Re site, Re(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), one Mo(4), one Re(1), one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(4), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom. There are eight inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(3), one Mo(4), and one Re(1) atom. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mo(2), one Mo(4), one Re(1), and one Re(2) atom. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), one Mo(3), and one Re(2) atom. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), one Mo(4), and one Re(2) atom. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), one Mo(3), and one Re(1) atom. In the sixth Te site, Te(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mo(3), one Mo(4), one Re(1), and one Re(2) atom. In the seventh Te site, Te(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Re(1), and one Re(2) atom. In the eighth Te site, Te(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(2), one Mo(3), and one Mo(4) atom.
Re(MoTe2)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Mo sites. In the first Mo site, Mo(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mo(2), one Mo(3), one Re(1), one Re(2), one Te(1), one Te(3), one Te(4), one Te(5), and one Te(7) atom. The Mo(1)-Mo(2) bond length is 2.79 Å. The Mo(1)-Mo(3) bond length is 2.75 Å. The Mo(1)-Re(1) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Mo(1)-Re(2) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Mo(1)-Te(1) bond length is 2.82 Å. The Mo(1)-Te(3) bond length is 2.77 Å. The Mo(1)-Te(4) bond length is 2.91 Å. The Mo(1)-Te(5) bond length is 2.76 Å. The Mo(1)-Te(7) bond length is 2.74 Å. In the second Mo site, Mo(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(3), one Mo(4), one Re(2), one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(4), one Te(5), and one Te(8) atom. The Mo(2)-Mo(3) bond length is 2.68 Å. The Mo(2)-Mo(4) bond length is 2.72 Å. The Mo(2)-Re(2) bond length is 2.74 Å. The Mo(2)-Te(2) bond length is 2.86 Å. The Mo(2)-Te(3) bond length is 2.72 Å. The Mo(2)-Te(4) bond length is 2.77 Å. The Mo(2)-Te(5) bond length is 2.85 Å. The Mo(2)-Te(8) bond length is 2.77 Å. In the third Mo site, Mo(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), one Mo(4), one Re(1), one Te(1), one Te(3), one Te(5), one Te(6), and one Te(8) atom. The Mo(3)-Mo(4) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Mo(3)-Re(1) bond length is 2.73 Å. The Mo(3)-Te(1) bond length is 2.75 Å. The Mo(3)-Te(3) bond length is 2.86 Å. The Mo(3)-Te(5) bond length is 2.79 Å. The Mo(3)-Te(6) bond length is 2.87 Å. The Mo(3)-Te(8) bond length is 2.77 Å. In the fourth Mo site, Mo(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mo(2), one Mo(3), one Re(1), one Re(2), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(4), one Te(6), and one Te(8) atom. The Mo(4)-Re(1) bond length is 2.75 Å. The Mo(4)-Re(2) bond length is 2.74 Å. The Mo(4)-Te(1) bond length is 2.90 Å. The Mo(4)-Te(2) bond length is 2.73 Å. The Mo(4)-Te(4) bond length is 2.85 Å. The Mo(4)-Te(6) bond length is 2.77 Å. The Mo(4)-Te(8) bond length is 2.74 Å. There are two inequivalent Re sites. In the first Re site, Re(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(3), one Mo(4), one Re(2), one Te(1), one Te(2), one Te(5), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom. The Re(1)-Re(2) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Re(1)-Te(1) bond length is 2.76 Å. The Re(1)-Te(2) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Re(1)-Te(5) bond length is 2.88 Å. The Re(1)-Te(6) bond length is 2.73 Å. The Re(1)-Te(7) bond length is 2.74 Å. In the second Re site, Re(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), one Mo(4), one Re(1), one Te(2), one Te(3), one Te(4), one Te(6), and one Te(7) atom. The Re(2)-Te(2) bond length is 2.76 Å. The Re(2)-Te(3) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Re(2)-Te(4) bond length is 2.73 Å. The Re(2)-Te(6) bond length is 2.90 Å. The Re(2)-Te(7) bond length is 2.73 Å. There are eight inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(3), one Mo(4), and one Re(1) atom. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mo(2), one Mo(4), one Re(1), and one Re(2) atom. In the third Te site, Te(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), one Mo(3), and one Re(2) atom. In the fourth Te site, Te(4) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), one Mo(4), and one Re(2) atom. In the fifth Te site, Te(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(2), one Mo(3), and one Re(1) atom. In the sixth Te site, Te(6) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Mo(3), one Mo(4), one Re(1), and one Re(2) atom. In the seventh Te site, Te(7) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(1), one Re(1), and one Re(2) atom. In the eighth Te site, Te(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Mo(2), one Mo(3), and one Mo(4) atom.