ScIrP crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. Sc(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ir(1), one P(2), and four equivalent P(1) atoms. Ir(1) is bonded to six equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Ir(1), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing IrSc6P4Ir2 cuboctahedra. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Sc(1) and three equivalent Ir(1) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Sc(1) and six equivalent Ir(1) atoms.
ScIrP crystallizes in the hexagonal P-62m space group. Sc(1) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Ir(1), one P(2), and four equivalent P(1) atoms. There are two shorter (2.87 Å) and four longer (3.03 Å) Sc(1)-Ir(1) bond lengths. The Sc(1)-P(2) bond length is 2.66 Å. All Sc(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.73 Å. Ir(1) is bonded to six equivalent Sc(1), two equivalent Ir(1), two equivalent P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted face, corner, and edge-sharing IrSc6P4Ir2 cuboctahedra. Both Ir(1)-Ir(1) bond lengths are 2.74 Å. Both Ir(1)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.42 Å. Both Ir(1)-P(2) bond lengths are 2.52 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to six equivalent Sc(1) and three equivalent Ir(1) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Sc(1) and six equivalent Ir(1) atoms.