WRe2 is Hexagonal Laves structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. W(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent W(1), three equivalent Re(1), and nine equivalent Re(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Re sites. In the first Re site, Re(1) is bonded to six equivalent W(1) and six equivalent Re(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing ReRe6W6 cuboctahedra. In the second Re site, Re(2) is bonded to six equivalent W(1), two equivalent Re(1), and four equivalent Re(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing ReRe6W6 cuboctahedra.
WRe2 is Hexagonal Laves structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. W(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to four equivalent W(1), three equivalent Re(1), and nine equivalent Re(2) atoms. There is one shorter (3.07 Å) and three longer (3.17 Å) W(1)-W(1) bond lengths. All W(1)-Re(1) bond lengths are 3.02 Å. There are six shorter (2.99 Å) and three longer (3.02 Å) W(1)-Re(2) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Re sites. In the first Re site, Re(1) is bonded to six equivalent W(1) and six equivalent Re(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing ReRe6W6 cuboctahedra. All Re(1)-Re(2) bond lengths are 2.60 Å. In the second Re site, Re(2) is bonded to six equivalent W(1), two equivalent Re(1), and four equivalent Re(2) atoms to form a mixture of edge, corner, and face-sharing ReRe6W6 cuboctahedra. There are two shorter (2.48 Å) and two longer (2.66 Å) Re(2)-Re(2) bond lengths.