LuO(OH) crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Lu(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing LuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-58°. H(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one O(1) and one O(2) atom. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to three equivalent Lu(1) and one H(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLu3H tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Lu(1) and one H(1) atom.
LuO(OH) crystallizes in the monoclinic P2_1/c space group. Lu(1) is bonded to three equivalent O(1) and three equivalent O(2) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing LuO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 53-58°. There are a spread of Lu(1)-O(1) bond distances ranging from 2.13-2.16 Å. There is one shorter (2.28 Å) and two longer (2.31 Å) Lu(1)-O(2) bond lengths. H(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one O(1) and one O(2) atom. The H(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.65 Å. The H(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.01 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded to three equivalent Lu(1) and one H(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing OLu3H tetrahedra. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to three equivalent Lu(1) and one H(1) atom.