Ce2PtNiSn2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmc2_1 space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1), four equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Sn(1), and four equivalent Sn(2) atoms. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pt(1), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Sn(2), and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. Pt(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. Ni(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Pt(1), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Pt(1), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms.
Ce2PtNiSn2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pmc2_1 space group. There are two inequivalent Ce sites. In the first Ce site, Ce(1) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Pt(1), four equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Sn(1), and four equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There is one shorter (3.00 Å) and one longer (3.56 Å) Ce(1)-Pt(1) bond length. There are two shorter (3.18 Å) and two longer (3.34 Å) Ce(1)-Ni(1) bond lengths. There is one shorter (3.24 Å) and one longer (3.26 Å) Ce(1)-Sn(1) bond length. There are two shorter (3.15 Å) and two longer (3.33 Å) Ce(1)-Sn(2) bond lengths. In the second Ce site, Ce(2) is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Pt(1), two equivalent Ni(1), two equivalent Sn(2), and four equivalent Sn(1) atoms. There are two shorter (3.23 Å) and two longer (3.27 Å) Ce(2)-Pt(1) bond lengths. There is one shorter (3.05 Å) and one longer (3.50 Å) Ce(2)-Ni(1) bond length. Both Ce(2)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 3.39 Å. There are two shorter (3.26 Å) and two longer (3.34 Å) Ce(2)-Sn(1) bond lengths. Pt(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. There is one shorter (2.75 Å) and one longer (2.96 Å) Pt(1)-Sn(1) bond length. Both Pt(1)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 2.74 Å. Ni(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Sn(1), and two equivalent Sn(2) atoms. Both Ni(1)-Sn(1) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. There is one shorter (2.65 Å) and one longer (2.82 Å) Ni(1)-Sn(2) bond length. There are two inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(1), four equivalent Ce(2), two equivalent Pt(1), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ce(2), four equivalent Ce(1), two equivalent Pt(1), and two equivalent Ni(1) atoms.