EuMg2Bi2 crystallizes in the trigonal P-3m1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to four equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form MgBi4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent Eu(1)Bi6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Bi4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Eu(1)Bi6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Mg(1)Bi4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-55°. Eu(1) is bonded to six equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form EuBi6 octahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Mg(1)Bi4 tetrahedra, edges with six equivalent Eu(1)Bi6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent Mg(1)Bi4 tetrahedra. Bi(1) is bonded to four equivalent Mg(1) and three equivalent Eu(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing BiEu3Mg4 pentagonal bipyramids.
EuMg2Bi2 crystallizes in the trigonal P-3m1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to four equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form MgBi4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent Eu(1)Bi6 octahedra, corners with six equivalent Mg(1)Bi4 tetrahedra, edges with three equivalent Eu(1)Bi6 octahedra, and edges with three equivalent Mg(1)Bi4 tetrahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 16-55°. There are three shorter (2.94 Å) and one longer (3.00 Å) Mg(1)-Bi(1) bond length. Eu(1) is bonded to six equivalent Bi(1) atoms to form EuBi6 octahedra that share corners with twelve equivalent Mg(1)Bi4 tetrahedra, edges with six equivalent Eu(1)Bi6 octahedra, and edges with six equivalent Mg(1)Bi4 tetrahedra. All Eu(1)-Bi(1) bond lengths are 3.40 Å. Bi(1) is bonded to four equivalent Mg(1) and three equivalent Eu(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing BiEu3Mg4 pentagonal bipyramids.