LaAu3 is alpha bismuth trifluoride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. La(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to six equivalent Au(2) and eight equivalent Au(1) atoms. There are two inequivalent Au sites. In the first Au site, Au(1) is bonded to four equivalent La(1) and four equivalent Au(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing AuLa4Au4 tetrahedra. In the second Au site, Au(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to six equivalent La(1) and eight equivalent Au(1) atoms.
LaAu3 is alpha bismuth trifluoride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. La(1) is bonded in a distorted body-centered cubic geometry to six equivalent Au(2) and eight equivalent Au(1) atoms. All La(1)-Au(2) bond lengths are 3.55 Å. All La(1)-Au(1) bond lengths are 3.08 Å. There are two inequivalent Au sites. In the first Au site, Au(1) is bonded to four equivalent La(1) and four equivalent Au(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing AuLa4Au4 tetrahedra. All Au(1)-Au(2) bond lengths are 3.08 Å. In the second Au site, Au(2) is bonded in a 14-coordinate geometry to six equivalent La(1) and eight equivalent Au(1) atoms.