BaOCl2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), three equivalent Cl(2), and four equivalent Cl(1) atoms. O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and one Cl(2) atom. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and one O(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ClBa4 tetrahedra.
BaOCl2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. Ba(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent O(1), three equivalent Cl(2), and four equivalent Cl(1) atoms. Both Ba(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 2.76 Å. There is one shorter (3.19 Å) and two longer (3.27 Å) Ba(1)-Cl(2) bond lengths. There are a spread of Ba(1)-Cl(1) bond distances ranging from 3.20-3.29 Å. O(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Ba(1) and one Cl(2) atom. The O(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.44 Å. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba(1) and one O(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded to four equivalent Ba(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing ClBa4 tetrahedra.