data_GeRuCl2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.48
_cell_length_b   4.48
_cell_length_c   3.73
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   90.0
_cell_angle_gamma   90.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   GeRuCl2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ge1 Ru1 Cl2'
_cell_volume   75.1
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Ge  Ge2  1  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0
  Ru  Ru3  1  0.24  0.24  0.0  1.0
  Cl  Cl0  1  0.24  0.0  0.87  1.0
  Cl  Cl1  1  0.0  0.24  0.87  1.0

data_GeRuCl2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   Cm
_cell_length_a   6.34
_cell_length_b   6.34
_cell_length_c   3.73
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   90.0
_cell_angle_gamma   90.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   8
_chemical_formula_structural   GeRuCl2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ge2 Ru2 Cl4'
_cell_volume   150.2
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
  2  'x, -y, z'
  3  'x+1/2, y+1/2, z'
  4  'x+1/2, -y+1/2, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Ge  Ge0  2  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0
  Ru  Ru1  2  0.24  0.0  0.0  1.0
  Cl  Cl2  4  0.12  0.12  0.87  1.0

Ge Ru Cl Cl
RuGeCl2 is alpha Po structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of two RuGeCl2 clusters. Ru(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. Both Ru(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths are 1.19 Å. Ge(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent Cl(1) atoms. Both Ge(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths are 1.19 Å. Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Ru(1) and one Ge(1) atom.