Sr8La3(RuO7)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are eight inequivalent Sr sites. In the first Sr site, Sr(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(19), one O(2), one O(20), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. In the second Sr site, Sr(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(19), one O(2), one O(20), one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), one O(9), and two equivalent O(10) atoms. In the third Sr site, Sr(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), one O(9), and two equivalent O(1) atoms. In the fourth Sr site, Sr(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), one O(18), and one O(21) atom. In the fifth Sr site, Sr(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), one O(17), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. In the sixth Sr site, Sr(6) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), one O(18), one O(19), one O(20), and two equivalent O(21) atoms. In the seventh Sr site, Sr(7) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), one O(17), and one O(5) atom. In the eighth Sr site, Sr(8) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(18), one O(19), one O(2), one O(20), one O(21), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. There are three inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(15), one O(16), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), one O(9), and two equivalent O(17) atoms. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(13), one O(14), one O(18), one O(19), one O(2), one O(20), one O(21), one O(3), and two equivalent O(12) atoms. There are three inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one O(10), one O(12), one O(19), one O(2), one O(20), and one O(3) atom. In the second Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(17), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. In the third Ru site, Ru(3) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), one O(21), and one O(5) atom. There are twenty-one inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(1), one Sr(2), two equivalent Sr(3), one La(2), and one Ru(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Sr(1), one Sr(2), one Sr(3), one Sr(8), one La(3), and one Ru(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(1), one Sr(2), one Sr(3), one Sr(8), one La(3), and one Ru(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Sr(1), one Sr(2), one Sr(3), and one Sr(8) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OSr4 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 43°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Sr(7), two equivalent Sr(5), one La(1), and one Ru(3) atom to form distorted OSr3LaRu square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(21)Sr4LaRu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(15)Sr4LaRu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(16)Sr4LaRu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Sr3LaRu square pyramids,  a faceface with one O(15)Sr4LaRu octahedra, and  a faceface with one O(16)Sr4LaRu octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-51°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Sr(3), one Sr(5), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ru(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Sr(3), one Sr(5), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ru(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Sr(2), one Sr(3), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ru(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Sr(2), one Sr(3), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ru(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(1), one Sr(3), two equivalent Sr(2), one La(2), and one Ru(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sr(5), one Sr(7), one La(1), and one La(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(4), one Sr(6), one Sr(8), two equivalent La(3), and one Ru(1) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(4), one Sr(5), one Sr(6), one Sr(7), one La(3), and one Ru(3) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(4), one Sr(5), one Sr(6), one Sr(7), one La(3), and one Ru(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Sr(4), one Sr(5), one Sr(6), one Sr(7), one La(1), and one Ru(3) atom to form distorted OSr4LaRu octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(21)Sr4LaRu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Sr3LaRu square pyramids,  a faceface with one O(21)Sr4LaRu octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(16)Sr4LaRu octahedra, and  a faceface with one O(5)Sr3LaRu square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded to one Sr(4), one Sr(5), one Sr(6), one Sr(7), one La(1), and one Ru(3) atom to form distorted OSr4LaRu octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(21)Sr4LaRu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Sr3LaRu square pyramids,  a faceface with one O(21)Sr4LaRu octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(15)Sr4LaRu octahedra, and  a faceface with one O(5)Sr3LaRu square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Sr(5), one Sr(7), two equivalent La(1), and one Ru(2) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Sr(4), one Sr(6), one Sr(8), and one La(3) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(1), one Sr(2), one Sr(6), one Sr(8), one La(3), and one Ru(1) atom. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(1), one Sr(2), one Sr(6), one Sr(8), one La(3), and one Ru(1) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded to one Sr(4), one Sr(8), two equivalent Sr(6), one La(3), and one Ru(3) atom to form distorted OSr4LaRu octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(15)Sr4LaRu octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(16)Sr4LaRu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(21)Sr4LaRu octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Sr3LaRu square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Sr4 trigonal pyramid,  a faceface with one O(15)Sr4LaRu octahedra, and  a faceface with one O(16)Sr4LaRu octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-60°.
Sr8La3(RuO7)3 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are eight inequivalent Sr sites. In the first Sr site, Sr(1) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(19), one O(2), one O(20), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The Sr(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.42 Å. The Sr(1)-O(10) bond length is 2.56 Å. The Sr(1)-O(19) bond length is 2.71 Å. The Sr(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.51 Å. The Sr(1)-O(20) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Sr(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.66 Å. The Sr(1)-O(4) bond length is 2.49 Å. In the second Sr site, Sr(2) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(19), one O(2), one O(20), one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), one O(9), and two equivalent O(10) atoms. The Sr(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Sr(2)-O(19) bond length is 3.02 Å. The Sr(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Sr(2)-O(20) bond length is 3.09 Å. The Sr(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Sr(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.36 Å. The Sr(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.89 Å. The Sr(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.78 Å. There is one shorter (2.86 Å) and one longer (2.93 Å) Sr(2)-O(10) bond length. In the third Sr site, Sr(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(10), one O(2), one O(3), one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), one O(9), and two equivalent O(1) atoms. The Sr(3)-O(10) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Sr(3)-O(2) bond length is 3.20 Å. The Sr(3)-O(3) bond length is 3.05 Å. The Sr(3)-O(4) bond length is 2.36 Å. The Sr(3)-O(6) bond length is 2.80 Å. The Sr(3)-O(7) bond length is 2.84 Å. The Sr(3)-O(8) bond length is 2.64 Å. The Sr(3)-O(9) bond length is 2.66 Å. There is one shorter (2.79 Å) and one longer (3.01 Å) Sr(3)-O(1) bond length. In the fourth Sr site, Sr(4) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), one O(18), and one O(21) atom. The Sr(4)-O(12) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Sr(4)-O(13) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Sr(4)-O(14) bond length is 2.62 Å. The Sr(4)-O(15) bond length is 2.68 Å. The Sr(4)-O(16) bond length is 2.58 Å. The Sr(4)-O(18) bond length is 2.70 Å. The Sr(4)-O(21) bond length is 2.60 Å. In the fifth Sr site, Sr(5) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), one O(17), one O(6), one O(7), and two equivalent O(5) atoms. The Sr(5)-O(11) bond length is 2.48 Å. The Sr(5)-O(13) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Sr(5)-O(14) bond length is 2.78 Å. The Sr(5)-O(15) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Sr(5)-O(16) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Sr(5)-O(17) bond length is 2.61 Å. The Sr(5)-O(6) bond length is 3.06 Å. The Sr(5)-O(7) bond length is 3.04 Å. There is one shorter (2.87 Å) and one longer (2.92 Å) Sr(5)-O(5) bond length. In the sixth Sr site, Sr(6) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), one O(18), one O(19), one O(20), and two equivalent O(21) atoms. The Sr(6)-O(12) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Sr(6)-O(13) bond length is 2.69 Å. The Sr(6)-O(14) bond length is 2.67 Å. The Sr(6)-O(15) bond length is 2.97 Å. The Sr(6)-O(16) bond length is 2.97 Å. The Sr(6)-O(18) bond length is 2.39 Å. The Sr(6)-O(19) bond length is 2.94 Å. The Sr(6)-O(20) bond length is 2.84 Å. There is one shorter (2.85 Å) and one longer (2.95 Å) Sr(6)-O(21) bond length. In the seventh Sr site, Sr(7) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), one O(17), and one O(5) atom. The Sr(7)-O(11) bond length is 3.22 Å. The Sr(7)-O(13) bond length is 2.74 Å. The Sr(7)-O(14) bond length is 2.66 Å. The Sr(7)-O(15) bond length is 2.52 Å. The Sr(7)-O(16) bond length is 2.61 Å. The Sr(7)-O(17) bond length is 2.40 Å. The Sr(7)-O(5) bond length is 2.47 Å. In the eighth Sr site, Sr(8) is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to one O(12), one O(18), one O(19), one O(2), one O(20), one O(21), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The Sr(8)-O(12) bond length is 2.68 Å. The Sr(8)-O(18) bond length is 3.12 Å. The Sr(8)-O(19) bond length is 2.39 Å. The Sr(8)-O(2) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Sr(8)-O(20) bond length is 2.54 Å. The Sr(8)-O(21) bond length is 2.63 Å. The Sr(8)-O(3) bond length is 2.54 Å. The Sr(8)-O(4) bond length is 2.53 Å. There are three inequivalent La sites. In the first La site, La(1) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(15), one O(16), one O(5), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), one O(9), and two equivalent O(17) atoms. The La(1)-O(11) bond length is 2.33 Å. The La(1)-O(15) bond length is 2.89 Å. The La(1)-O(16) bond length is 2.84 Å. The La(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.36 Å. The La(1)-O(6) bond length is 2.46 Å. The La(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.49 Å. The La(1)-O(8) bond length is 2.96 Å. The La(1)-O(9) bond length is 3.08 Å. There is one shorter (2.85 Å) and one longer (2.98 Å) La(1)-O(17) bond length. In the second La site, La(2) is bonded in a 7-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(11), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. The La(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.89 Å. The La(2)-O(10) bond length is 3.11 Å. The La(2)-O(11) bond length is 2.30 Å. The La(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.43 Å. The La(2)-O(7) bond length is 2.45 Å. The La(2)-O(8) bond length is 2.39 Å. The La(2)-O(9) bond length is 2.42 Å. In the third La site, La(3) is bonded in a 10-coordinate geometry to one O(13), one O(14), one O(18), one O(19), one O(2), one O(20), one O(21), one O(3), and two equivalent O(12) atoms. The La(3)-O(13) bond length is 3.10 Å. The La(3)-O(14) bond length is 3.00 Å. The La(3)-O(18) bond length is 2.16 Å. The La(3)-O(19) bond length is 2.64 Å. The La(3)-O(2) bond length is 2.67 Å. The La(3)-O(20) bond length is 2.59 Å. The La(3)-O(21) bond length is 2.62 Å. The La(3)-O(3) bond length is 2.86 Å. There is one shorter (2.75 Å) and one longer (3.06 Å) La(3)-O(12) bond length. There are three inequivalent Ru sites. In the first Ru site, Ru(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one O(10), one O(12), one O(19), one O(2), one O(20), and one O(3) atom. The Ru(1)-O(10) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Ru(1)-O(12) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Ru(1)-O(19) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Ru(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Ru(1)-O(20) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Ru(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.95 Å. In the second Ru site, Ru(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(17), one O(6), one O(7), one O(8), and one O(9) atom. The Ru(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Ru(2)-O(17) bond length is 1.90 Å. The Ru(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Ru(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Ru(2)-O(8) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Ru(2)-O(9) bond length is 1.93 Å. In the third Ru site, Ru(3) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), one O(16), one O(21), and one O(5) atom. The Ru(3)-O(13) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Ru(3)-O(14) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Ru(3)-O(15) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Ru(3)-O(16) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Ru(3)-O(21) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Ru(3)-O(5) bond length is 1.95 Å. There are twenty-one inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(1), one Sr(2), two equivalent Sr(3), one La(2), and one Ru(2) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Sr(1), one Sr(2), one Sr(3), one Sr(8), one La(3), and one Ru(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(1), one Sr(2), one Sr(3), one Sr(8), one La(3), and one Ru(1) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded to one Sr(1), one Sr(2), one Sr(3), and one Sr(8) atom to form distorted corner-sharing OSr4 trigonal pyramids. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 43°. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded to one Sr(7), two equivalent Sr(5), one La(1), and one Ru(3) atom to form distorted OSr3LaRu square pyramids that share  a cornercorner with one O(21)Sr4LaRu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(15)Sr4LaRu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(16)Sr4LaRu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Sr3LaRu square pyramids,  a faceface with one O(15)Sr4LaRu octahedra, and  a faceface with one O(16)Sr4LaRu octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 2-51°. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Sr(3), one Sr(5), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ru(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Sr(3), one Sr(5), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ru(2) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Sr(2), one Sr(3), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ru(2) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Sr(2), one Sr(3), one La(1), one La(2), and one Ru(2) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(1), one Sr(3), two equivalent Sr(2), one La(2), and one Ru(1) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Sr(5), one Sr(7), one La(1), and one La(2) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(4), one Sr(6), one Sr(8), two equivalent La(3), and one Ru(1) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(4), one Sr(5), one Sr(6), one Sr(7), one La(3), and one Ru(3) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(4), one Sr(5), one Sr(6), one Sr(7), one La(3), and one Ru(3) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded to one Sr(4), one Sr(5), one Sr(6), one Sr(7), one La(1), and one Ru(3) atom to form distorted OSr4LaRu octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(21)Sr4LaRu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Sr3LaRu square pyramids,  a faceface with one O(21)Sr4LaRu octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(16)Sr4LaRu octahedra, and  a faceface with one O(5)Sr3LaRu square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded to one Sr(4), one Sr(5), one Sr(6), one Sr(7), one La(1), and one Ru(3) atom to form distorted OSr4LaRu octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(21)Sr4LaRu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(5)Sr3LaRu square pyramids,  a faceface with one O(21)Sr4LaRu octahedra, faces with two equivalent O(15)Sr4LaRu octahedra, and  a faceface with one O(5)Sr3LaRu square pyramid. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 60°. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one Sr(5), one Sr(7), two equivalent La(1), and one Ru(2) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one Sr(4), one Sr(6), one Sr(8), and one La(3) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(1), one Sr(2), one Sr(6), one Sr(8), one La(3), and one Ru(1) atom. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Sr(1), one Sr(2), one Sr(6), one Sr(8), one La(3), and one Ru(1) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded to one Sr(4), one Sr(8), two equivalent Sr(6), one La(3), and one Ru(3) atom to form distorted OSr4LaRu octahedra that share  a cornercorner with one O(15)Sr4LaRu octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(16)Sr4LaRu octahedra, corners with two equivalent O(21)Sr4LaRu octahedra,  a cornercorner with one O(5)Sr3LaRu square pyramid,  a cornercorner with one O(4)Sr4 trigonal pyramid,  a faceface with one O(15)Sr4LaRu octahedra, and  a faceface with one O(16)Sr4LaRu octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 10-60°.