Ni10Sn5P3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are eleven inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ni(4), one Sn(2), one Sn(4), one Sn(5), one P(1), and one P(2) atom. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ni(4), one Sn(3), one Sn(4), one Sn(5), one P(2), and one P(3) atom. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ni(4), one Sn(1), one Sn(2), one Sn(3), two equivalent Sn(5), and one P(3) atom. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), one Sn(1), one Sn(2), one Sn(5), two equivalent Sn(3), and one P(2) atom. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Sn(2), one Sn(3), one Sn(4), one Sn(5), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. In the sixth Ni site, Ni(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sn(4), one Sn(5), one P(2), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. In the seventh Ni site, Ni(7) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ni(11), one Sn(2), one Sn(4), two equivalent Sn(1), one P(1), and one P(2) atom. In the eighth Ni site, Ni(8) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent Sn(3), two equivalent Sn(4), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. In the ninth Ni site, Ni(9) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(11), one Sn(1), one Sn(2), one Sn(4), one P(1), and one P(3) atom. In the tenth Ni site, Ni(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sn(1), one Sn(4), one P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. In the eleventh Ni site, Ni(11) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(7), two equivalent Ni(9), two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(2), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. There are five inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(10), one Ni(11), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), one Ni(9), and two equivalent Ni(7) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(11), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), one Ni(7), and one Ni(9) atom. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ni(2), one Ni(3), one Ni(5), one Ni(8), and two equivalent Ni(4) atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(10), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), one Ni(6), one Ni(7), one Ni(8), and one Ni(9) atom. In the fifth Sn site, Sn(5) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), one Ni(6), and two equivalent Ni(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(10), one Ni(11), one Ni(7), one Ni(9), and two equivalent Ni(6) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), one Ni(6), one Ni(7), and two equivalent Ni(10) atoms. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ni(2), one Ni(3), one Ni(8), one Ni(9), and two equivalent Ni(5) atoms.
Ni10Sn5P3 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are eleven inequivalent Ni sites. In the first Ni site, Ni(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ni(4), one Sn(2), one Sn(4), one Sn(5), one P(1), and one P(2) atom. The Ni(1)-Ni(4) bond length is 2.52 Å. The Ni(1)-Sn(2) bond length is 2.58 Å. The Ni(1)-Sn(4) bond length is 2.54 Å. The Ni(1)-Sn(5) bond length is 2.74 Å. The Ni(1)-P(1) bond length is 2.19 Å. The Ni(1)-P(2) bond length is 2.25 Å. In the second Ni site, Ni(2) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ni(4), one Sn(3), one Sn(4), one Sn(5), one P(2), and one P(3) atom. The Ni(2)-Ni(4) bond length is 2.63 Å. The Ni(2)-Sn(3) bond length is 2.53 Å. The Ni(2)-Sn(4) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Ni(2)-Sn(5) bond length is 2.72 Å. The Ni(2)-P(2) bond length is 2.23 Å. The Ni(2)-P(3) bond length is 2.18 Å. In the third Ni site, Ni(3) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one Ni(4), one Sn(1), one Sn(2), one Sn(3), two equivalent Sn(5), and one P(3) atom. The Ni(3)-Ni(4) bond length is 2.64 Å. The Ni(3)-Sn(1) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Ni(3)-Sn(2) bond length is 2.62 Å. The Ni(3)-Sn(3) bond length is 2.52 Å. Both Ni(3)-Sn(5) bond lengths are 2.64 Å. The Ni(3)-P(3) bond length is 2.18 Å. In the fourth Ni site, Ni(4) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(3), one Sn(1), one Sn(2), one Sn(5), two equivalent Sn(3), and one P(2) atom. The Ni(4)-Sn(1) bond length is 2.57 Å. The Ni(4)-Sn(2) bond length is 2.57 Å. The Ni(4)-Sn(5) bond length is 2.63 Å. There is one shorter (2.60 Å) and one longer (2.63 Å) Ni(4)-Sn(3) bond length. The Ni(4)-P(2) bond length is 2.27 Å. In the fifth Ni site, Ni(5) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Sn(2), one Sn(3), one Sn(4), one Sn(5), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. The Ni(5)-Sn(2) bond length is 2.81 Å. The Ni(5)-Sn(3) bond length is 2.77 Å. The Ni(5)-Sn(4) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Ni(5)-Sn(5) bond length is 2.76 Å. There is one shorter (2.19 Å) and one longer (2.21 Å) Ni(5)-P(3) bond length. In the sixth Ni site, Ni(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sn(4), one Sn(5), one P(2), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. The Ni(6)-Sn(4) bond length is 2.75 Å. The Ni(6)-Sn(5) bond length is 2.76 Å. The Ni(6)-P(2) bond length is 2.24 Å. There is one shorter (2.20 Å) and one longer (2.42 Å) Ni(6)-P(1) bond length. In the seventh Ni site, Ni(7) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Ni(11), one Sn(2), one Sn(4), two equivalent Sn(1), one P(1), and one P(2) atom. The Ni(7)-Ni(11) bond length is 2.54 Å. The Ni(7)-Sn(2) bond length is 2.87 Å. The Ni(7)-Sn(4) bond length is 2.56 Å. There is one shorter (2.61 Å) and one longer (2.71 Å) Ni(7)-Sn(1) bond length. The Ni(7)-P(1) bond length is 2.27 Å. The Ni(7)-P(2) bond length is 2.22 Å. In the eighth Ni site, Ni(8) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent Sn(3), two equivalent Sn(4), and two equivalent P(3) atoms. Both Ni(8)-Sn(3) bond lengths are 2.62 Å. Both Ni(8)-Sn(4) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. Both Ni(8)-P(3) bond lengths are 2.23 Å. In the ninth Ni site, Ni(9) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Ni(11), one Sn(1), one Sn(2), one Sn(4), one P(1), and one P(3) atom. The Ni(9)-Ni(11) bond length is 2.74 Å. The Ni(9)-Sn(1) bond length is 2.62 Å. The Ni(9)-Sn(2) bond length is 2.57 Å. The Ni(9)-Sn(4) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Ni(9)-P(1) bond length is 2.21 Å. The Ni(9)-P(3) bond length is 2.19 Å. In the tenth Ni site, Ni(10) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sn(1), one Sn(4), one P(1), and two equivalent P(2) atoms. The Ni(10)-Sn(1) bond length is 2.75 Å. The Ni(10)-Sn(4) bond length is 2.78 Å. The Ni(10)-P(1) bond length is 2.29 Å. There is one shorter (2.18 Å) and one longer (2.34 Å) Ni(10)-P(2) bond length. In the eleventh Ni site, Ni(11) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ni(7), two equivalent Ni(9), two equivalent Sn(1), two equivalent Sn(2), and two equivalent P(1) atoms. Both Ni(11)-Sn(1) bond lengths are 2.64 Å. Both Ni(11)-Sn(2) bond lengths are 2.63 Å. Both Ni(11)-P(1) bond lengths are 2.38 Å. There are five inequivalent Sn sites. In the first Sn site, Sn(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(10), one Ni(11), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), one Ni(9), and two equivalent Ni(7) atoms. In the second Sn site, Sn(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(11), one Ni(3), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), one Ni(7), and one Ni(9) atom. In the third Sn site, Sn(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ni(2), one Ni(3), one Ni(5), one Ni(8), and two equivalent Ni(4) atoms. In the fourth Sn site, Sn(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(10), one Ni(2), one Ni(5), one Ni(6), one Ni(7), one Ni(8), and one Ni(9) atom. In the fifth Sn site, Sn(5) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), one Ni(5), one Ni(6), and two equivalent Ni(3) atoms. There are three inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(10), one Ni(11), one Ni(7), one Ni(9), and two equivalent Ni(6) atoms. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one Ni(1), one Ni(2), one Ni(4), one Ni(6), one Ni(7), and two equivalent Ni(10) atoms. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ni(2), one Ni(3), one Ni(8), one Ni(9), and two equivalent Ni(5) atoms.