data_CoCl3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.76
_cell_length_b   3.77
_cell_length_c   6.46
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   90.0
_cell_angle_gamma   90.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CoCl3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Co1 Cl3'
_cell_volume   91.64
_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
  Co  Co3  1  0.88  0.88  0.64  1.0
  Cl  Cl0  1  0.88  0.0  0.43  1.0
  Cl  Cl1  1  0.0  0.0  0.94  1.0
  Cl  Cl2  1  0.0  0.88  0.77  1.0

data_CoCl3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   P1
_cell_length_a   3.76
_cell_length_b   3.77
_cell_length_c   6.46
_cell_angle_alpha   90.0
_cell_angle_beta   90.0
_cell_angle_gamma   90.0
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CoCl3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Co1 Cl3'
_cell_volume   91.64
_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
  Co  Co0  1  0.88  0.88  0.64  1.0
  Cl  Cl1  1  0.0  0.0  0.94  1.0
  Cl  Cl2  1  0.0  0.88  0.77  1.0
  Cl  Cl3  1  0.88  0.0  0.43  1.0

Co Cl Cl Cl
Co Cl Cl Cl 0 3 + o o 0 1 o + o 2 3 o - o 
CoCl3 is Indium-like structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of one dichlorocobalt;hydrochloride molecule. Co(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Cl(1) and one Cl(3) atom. The Co(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 1.40 Å. The Co(1)-Cl(3) bond length is 0.96 Å. There are three inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Co(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cl(3) atom. The Cl(2)-Cl(3) bond length is 1.16 Å. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Co(1) and one Cl(2) atom.