Ge11N11O5 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are nine inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one N(4), two equivalent N(1), two equivalent N(2), and one O(1) atom to form GeN5O octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)N4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(9)N3O tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(6)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(8)N2O4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(2)N6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one N(3), one N(5), two equivalent N(2), and two equivalent N(7) atoms to form GeN6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(3)N4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(6)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(7)N4O2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(1)N5O octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one N(4), one N(5), and two equivalent N(7) atoms to form GeN4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N5O octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(7)N4O2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(2)N6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-59°. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one N(5), one N(6), one N(7), one N(8), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form GeN4O2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(9)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(6)N4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(8)N2O4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(2)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ge(7)N4O2 octahedra. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded to one N(1), one N(2), one N(3), one N(4), one O(1), and one O(2) atom to form GeN4O2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)N4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(9)N3O tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(6)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(8)N2O4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(2)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ge(1)N5O octahedra. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded to one N(3), one N(8), and two equivalent N(2) atoms to form GeN4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(7)N4O2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)N5O octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(2)N6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-58°. In the seventh Ge site, Ge(7) is bonded to one N(6), one N(8), two equivalent N(7), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form GeN4O2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(9)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(6)N4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(8)N2O4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(2)N6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra. In the eighth Ge site, Ge(8) is bonded to two equivalent N(1), one O(2), one O(4), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form GeN2O4 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(9)N3O tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(7)N4O2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(1)N5O octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra. In the ninth Ge site, Ge(9) is bonded to one N(6), two equivalent N(1), and one O(2) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(7)N4O2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)N5O octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(8)N2O4 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-60°. There are eight inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to one Ge(1), one Ge(5), one Ge(8), and one Ge(9) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NGe4 trigonal pyramids. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(6), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded to one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing NGe4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth N site, N(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the sixth N site, N(6) is bonded to one Ge(7), one Ge(9), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NGe4 trigonal pyramids. In the seventh N site, N(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), and one Ge(7) atom. In the eighth N site, N(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(6), one Ge(7), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(1) and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(8), one Ge(9), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ge(4), one Ge(7), and one Ge(8) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ge(8) and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms.
Ge11N11O5 is beta indium sulfide-derived structured and crystallizes in the monoclinic Cm space group. There are nine inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded to one N(4), two equivalent N(1), two equivalent N(2), and one O(1) atom to form GeN5O octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)N4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(9)N3O tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(6)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(8)N2O4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(2)N6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra. The Ge(1)-N(4) bond length is 2.03 Å. Both Ge(1)-N(1) bond lengths are 2.06 Å. Both Ge(1)-N(2) bond lengths are 2.02 Å. The Ge(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.95 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded to one N(3), one N(5), two equivalent N(2), and two equivalent N(7) atoms to form GeN6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(3)N4 tetrahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(6)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(7)N4O2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(1)N5O octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra. The Ge(2)-N(3) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Ge(2)-N(5) bond length is 2.03 Å. Both Ge(2)-N(2) bond lengths are 2.05 Å. Both Ge(2)-N(7) bond lengths are 2.03 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded to one N(4), one N(5), and two equivalent N(7) atoms to form GeN4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(1)N5O octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(7)N4O2 octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(2)N6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 57-59°. The Ge(3)-N(4) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Ge(3)-N(5) bond length is 1.91 Å. Both Ge(3)-N(7) bond lengths are 1.91 Å. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded to one N(5), one N(6), one N(7), one N(8), one O(3), and one O(4) atom to form GeN4O2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(9)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(6)N4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(8)N2O4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(2)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ge(7)N4O2 octahedra. The Ge(4)-N(5) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Ge(4)-N(6) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Ge(4)-N(7) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Ge(4)-N(8) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Ge(4)-O(3) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Ge(4)-O(4) bond length is 1.96 Å. In the fifth Ge site, Ge(5) is bonded to one N(1), one N(2), one N(3), one N(4), one O(1), and one O(2) atom to form GeN4O2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(3)N4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(9)N3O tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(6)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(8)N2O4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(2)N6 octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ge(1)N5O octahedra. The Ge(5)-N(1) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Ge(5)-N(2) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Ge(5)-N(3) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Ge(5)-N(4) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Ge(5)-O(1) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Ge(5)-O(2) bond length is 2.12 Å. In the sixth Ge site, Ge(6) is bonded to one N(3), one N(8), and two equivalent N(2) atoms to form GeN4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(7)N4O2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)N5O octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(2)N6 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-58°. The Ge(6)-N(3) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Ge(6)-N(8) bond length is 1.90 Å. Both Ge(6)-N(2) bond lengths are 1.91 Å. In the seventh Ge site, Ge(7) is bonded to one N(6), one N(8), two equivalent N(7), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form GeN4O2 octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(9)N3O tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one Ge(6)N4 tetrahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(3)N4 tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(8)N2O4 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(2)N6 octahedra, and edges with four equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra. The Ge(7)-N(6) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Ge(7)-N(8) bond length is 2.03 Å. Both Ge(7)-N(7) bond lengths are 2.01 Å. Both Ge(7)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.96 Å. In the eighth Ge site, Ge(8) is bonded to two equivalent N(1), one O(2), one O(4), and two equivalent O(3) atoms to form GeN2O4 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent Ge(9)N3O tetrahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(7)N4O2 octahedra,  an edgeedge with one Ge(1)N5O octahedra, edges with two equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra, and edges with two equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra. Both Ge(8)-N(1) bond lengths are 1.98 Å. The Ge(8)-O(2) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Ge(8)-O(4) bond length is 1.91 Å. Both Ge(8)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.94 Å. In the ninth Ge site, Ge(9) is bonded to one N(6), two equivalent N(1), and one O(2) atom to form GeN3O tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Ge(7)N4O2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(4)N4O2 octahedra, corners with two equivalent Ge(1)N5O octahedra, corners with three equivalent Ge(8)N2O4 octahedra, and corners with four equivalent Ge(5)N4O2 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 56-60°. The Ge(9)-N(6) bond length is 1.91 Å. Both Ge(9)-N(1) bond lengths are 1.94 Å. The Ge(9)-O(2) bond length is 2.02 Å. There are eight inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to one Ge(1), one Ge(5), one Ge(8), and one Ge(9) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing NGe4 trigonal pyramids. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(5), and one Ge(6) atom. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(6), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded to one Ge(1), one Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms to form distorted edge-sharing NGe4 trigonal pyramids. In the fifth N site, N(5) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the sixth N site, N(6) is bonded to one Ge(7), one Ge(9), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms to form distorted corner-sharing NGe4 trigonal pyramids. In the seventh N site, N(7) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(2), one Ge(3), one Ge(4), and one Ge(7) atom. In the eighth N site, N(8) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(6), one Ge(7), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. There are four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Ge(1) and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one Ge(8), one Ge(9), and two equivalent Ge(5) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ge(4), one Ge(7), and one Ge(8) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one Ge(8) and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms.