Rb3CoNO3Cl4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are two inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(2), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms. In the second Rb site, Rb(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(2), two equivalent O(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and four equivalent Cl(1) atoms. Co(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(2) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(1), and one N(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(1), and one N(1) atom. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), two equivalent Rb(2), and one Co(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded to one Rb(2), four equivalent Rb(1), and one Co(1) atom to form distorted edge-sharing ClRb5Co octahedra. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Rb(2), four equivalent Rb(1), and one Co(1) atom.
Rb3CoNO3Cl4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are two inequivalent Rb sites. In the first Rb site, Rb(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(2), two equivalent O(1), two equivalent Cl(1), two equivalent Cl(2), and two equivalent Cl(3) atoms. The Rb(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.97 Å. There is one shorter (2.95 Å) and one longer (3.13 Å) Rb(1)-O(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.53 Å) and one longer (3.56 Å) Rb(1)-Cl(1) bond length. There is one shorter (3.58 Å) and one longer (3.62 Å) Rb(1)-Cl(2) bond length. There is one shorter (3.54 Å) and one longer (3.75 Å) Rb(1)-Cl(3) bond length. In the second Rb site, Rb(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one O(2), two equivalent O(1), one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and four equivalent Cl(1) atoms. The Rb(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.93 Å. Both Rb(2)-O(1) bond lengths are 3.04 Å. The Rb(2)-Cl(2) bond length is 3.43 Å. The Rb(2)-Cl(3) bond length is 3.77 Å. There are two shorter (3.43 Å) and two longer (3.50 Å) Rb(2)-Cl(1) bond lengths. Co(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one Cl(2), one Cl(3), and two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. The Co(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.30 Å. The Co(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 2.29 Å. Both Co(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths are 2.28 Å. N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one O(2) and two equivalent O(1) atoms. The N(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.27 Å. Both N(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.27 Å. There are two inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(1), and one N(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Rb(2), two equivalent Rb(1), and one N(1) atom. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to two equivalent Rb(1), two equivalent Rb(2), and one Co(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded to one Rb(2), four equivalent Rb(1), and one Co(1) atom to form distorted edge-sharing ClRb5Co octahedra. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Rb(2), four equivalent Rb(1), and one Co(1) atom.