YbCl2 is Rutile structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mnm space group. Yb(1) is bonded to six equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing YbCl6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 49°. Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) atoms.
YbCl2 is Rutile structured and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mnm space group. Yb(1) is bonded to six equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of corner and edge-sharing YbCl6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 49°. There are two shorter (2.69 Å) and four longer (2.70 Å) Yb(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths. Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent Yb(1) atoms.