Y2Ru3Ge5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ibam space group. Y(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ru(2), four equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent Ge(3), four equivalent Ge(1), and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y(1), two equivalent Ge(1), and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the second Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y(1), one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y(1), one Ru(2), two equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y(1), one Ru(1), two equivalent Ru(2), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y(1) and four equivalent Ru(1) atoms.
Y2Ru3Ge5 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ibam space group. Y(1) is bonded in a 16-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ru(2), four equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent Ge(3), four equivalent Ge(1), and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. Both Y(1)-Ru(2) bond lengths are 3.47 Å. There is one shorter (3.17 Å) and three longer (3.18 Å) Y(1)-Ru(1) bond lengths. Both Y(1)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 3.19 Å. There are two shorter (3.13 Å) and two longer (3.29 Å) Y(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths. There are a spread of Y(1)-Ge(2) bond distances ranging from 2.98-3.42 Å. There are two inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y(1), two equivalent Ge(1), and four equivalent Ge(2) atoms. Both Ru(2)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.58 Å. All Ru(2)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.49 Å. In the second Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y(1), one Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The Ru(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.40 Å. Both Ru(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.48 Å. Both Ru(1)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.49 Å. There are three inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y(1), one Ru(2), two equivalent Ru(1), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(2) atoms. Both Ge(1)-Ge(1) bond lengths are 2.88 Å. Both Ge(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y(1), one Ru(1), two equivalent Ru(2), and two equivalent Ge(1) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Y(1) and four equivalent Ru(1) atoms.