Nd2Co3Ge5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Nd(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(4), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Co(2), two equivalent Co(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(1), one Co(2), two equivalent Co(1), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(1), one Co(1), two equivalent Co(2), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(1) and four equivalent Co(1) atoms.
Nd2Co3Ge5 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Nd(1) is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ge(2), two equivalent Ge(4), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. There is one shorter (3.12 Å) and one longer (3.23 Å) Nd(1)-Ge(2) bond length. There is one shorter (3.11 Å) and one longer (3.23 Å) Nd(1)-Ge(4) bond length. There are a spread of Nd(1)-Ge(3) bond distances ranging from 2.93-3.28 Å. There are two inequivalent Co sites. In the first Co site, Co(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), one Ge(3), and two equivalent Ge(4) atoms. The Co(1)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.43 Å. The Co(1)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.37 Å. The Co(1)-Ge(3) bond length is 2.36 Å. There is one shorter (2.41 Å) and one longer (2.44 Å) Co(1)-Ge(4) bond length. In the second Co site, Co(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Ge(1), one Ge(2), and four equivalent Ge(3) atoms. The Co(2)-Ge(1) bond length is 2.79 Å. The Co(2)-Ge(2) bond length is 2.59 Å. There are two shorter (2.43 Å) and two longer (2.46 Å) Co(2)-Ge(3) bond lengths. There are four inequivalent Ge sites. In the first Ge site, Ge(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Co(2), two equivalent Co(1), two equivalent Ge(2), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. Both Ge(1)-Ge(2) bond lengths are 2.93 Å. Both Ge(1)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.68 Å. In the second Ge site, Ge(2) is bonded in a 11-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(1), one Co(2), two equivalent Co(1), two equivalent Ge(1), and two equivalent Ge(3) atoms. Both Ge(2)-Ge(3) bond lengths are 2.67 Å. In the third Ge site, Ge(3) is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(1), one Co(1), two equivalent Co(2), one Ge(1), and one Ge(2) atom. In the fourth Ge site, Ge(4) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Nd(1) and four equivalent Co(1) atoms.