ZrInN2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. Zr(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one N(2) and four equivalent N(1) atoms. In(1) is bonded to five equivalent N(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing InN5 square pyramids. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to four equivalent Zr(1) atoms to form distorted NZr4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four equivalent N(2)ZrIn5 octahedra, corners with four equivalent N(1)Zr4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with four equivalent N(1)Zr4 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 65°. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to one Zr(1) and five equivalent In(1) atoms to form distorted NZrIn5 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent N(2)ZrIn5 octahedra, corners with four equivalent N(1)Zr4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with eight equivalent N(2)ZrIn5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 4°.
ZrInN2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm space group. Zr(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one N(2) and four equivalent N(1) atoms. The Zr(1)-N(2) bond length is 2.11 Å. All Zr(1)-N(1) bond lengths are 2.15 Å. In(1) is bonded to five equivalent N(2) atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing InN5 square pyramids. There is one shorter (2.21 Å) and four longer (2.77 Å) In(1)-N(2) bond lengths. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded to four equivalent Zr(1) atoms to form distorted NZr4 trigonal pyramids that share corners with four equivalent N(2)ZrIn5 octahedra, corners with four equivalent N(1)Zr4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with four equivalent N(1)Zr4 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 65°. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded to one Zr(1) and five equivalent In(1) atoms to form distorted NZrIn5 octahedra that share corners with four equivalent N(2)ZrIn5 octahedra, corners with four equivalent N(1)Zr4 trigonal pyramids, and edges with eight equivalent N(2)ZrIn5 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 4°.