Tm2Ru3Ge5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ibam space group. Tm(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ru(1), four equivalent Ru(2), two equivalent Ge(1), four equivalent Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the second Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm(1), one Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm(1) and four equivalent Ru(2) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm(1), one Ru(1), two equivalent Ru(2), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm(1), one Ru(2), two equivalent Ru(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms.
Tm2Ru3Ge5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ibam space group. Tm(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ru(1), four equivalent Ru(2), two equivalent Ge(1), four equivalent Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. Both Tm(1)-Ru(1) bond lengths are 3.47 Å. All Tm(1)-Ru(2) bond lengths are 3.18 Å. Both Tm(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 3.20 Å. There are two shorter (3.12 Å) and two longer (3.31 Å) Tm(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths. There are a spread of Tm(1)-Ge(3) bond distances ranging from 2.98-3.45 Å. There are two inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. Both Ru(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.58 Å. All Ru(1)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.50 Å. In the second Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm(1), one Ge(3), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. The Ru(2)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.40 Å. Both Ru(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.51 Å. Both Ru(2)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.48 Å. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm(1) and four equivalent Ru(2) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm(1), one Ru(1), two equivalent Ru(2), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. Both Ge(2)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.87 Å. Both Ge(2)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.70 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Tm(1), one Ru(2), two equivalent Ru(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms.