MgN2Te crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pna2_1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms to form corner-sharing MgN4 tetrahedra. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Mg(1) and one Te(1) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms to form corner-sharing NMg2Te2 tetrahedra. Te(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms.
MgN2Te crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pna2_1 space group. Mg(1) is bonded to two equivalent N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms to form corner-sharing MgN4 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (2.03 Å) and one longer (2.04 Å) Mg(1)-N(1) bond length. There is one shorter (2.14 Å) and one longer (2.20 Å) Mg(1)-N(2) bond length. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to two equivalent Mg(1) and one Te(1) atom. The N(1)-Te(1) bond length is 1.91 Å. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to two equivalent Mg(1) and two equivalent Te(1) atoms to form corner-sharing NMg2Te2 tetrahedra. There is one shorter (2.11 Å) and one longer (2.16 Å) N(2)-Te(1) bond length. Te(1) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one N(1) and two equivalent N(2) atoms.