Sc4N2Te3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are three inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent N(1) and four equivalent Te(2) atoms. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. In the third Sc site, Sc(3) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent N(1), one Te(1), and three equivalent Te(2) atoms. N(1) is bonded to one Sc(1), one Sc(2), and two equivalent Sc(3) atoms to form distorted NSc4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent Te(2)Sc5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent N(1)Sc4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)Sc5 trigonal bipyramids. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(2) and two equivalent Sc(3) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to two equivalent Sc(1) and three equivalent Sc(3) atoms to form distorted TeSc5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six equivalent N(1)Sc4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Te(2)Sc5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent N(1)Sc4 tetrahedra, and edges with four equivalent Te(2)Sc5 trigonal bipyramids.
Sc4N2Te3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. There are three inequivalent Sc sites. In the first Sc site, Sc(1) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent N(1) and four equivalent Te(2) atoms. Both Sc(1)-N(1) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. There are two shorter (3.10 Å) and two longer (3.15 Å) Sc(1)-Te(2) bond lengths. In the second Sc site, Sc(2) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms. Both Sc(2)-N(1) bond lengths are 2.03 Å. There is one shorter (2.86 Å) and one longer (2.96 Å) Sc(2)-Te(1) bond length. In the third Sc site, Sc(3) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to two equivalent N(1), one Te(1), and three equivalent Te(2) atoms. There is one shorter (2.06 Å) and one longer (2.12 Å) Sc(3)-N(1) bond length. The Sc(3)-Te(1) bond length is 3.02 Å. There are a spread of Sc(3)-Te(2) bond distances ranging from 2.99-3.12 Å. N(1) is bonded to one Sc(1), one Sc(2), and two equivalent Sc(3) atoms to form distorted NSc4 tetrahedra that share corners with six equivalent Te(2)Sc5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent N(1)Sc4 tetrahedra, and edges with two equivalent Te(2)Sc5 trigonal bipyramids. There are two inequivalent Te sites. In the first Te site, Te(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Sc(2) and two equivalent Sc(3) atoms. In the second Te site, Te(2) is bonded to two equivalent Sc(1) and three equivalent Sc(3) atoms to form distorted TeSc5 trigonal bipyramids that share corners with six equivalent N(1)Sc4 tetrahedra, corners with four equivalent Te(2)Sc5 trigonal bipyramids, edges with two equivalent N(1)Sc4 tetrahedra, and edges with four equivalent Te(2)Sc5 trigonal bipyramids.